Cumberland County Blues

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Cumberland County Blues
Cumberland County Blues.gif
City Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada
League Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
DivisionSid Rowe
Founded2004
Home arenaDr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre
Colours Blue, Yellow, Black and White
    
Owner(s)Cumberland Blues Executive
PresidentDoug Williams
Head coachGreg Nickerson
Franchise history
2000–2003Oxford Blues
2004–presentCumberland County Blues

The Cumberland County Blues are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Springhill, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are 2010 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions.

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History

In 2007, the Blues hosted the Don Johnson Cup, the Maritime Junior B Championship. They would go on to lose in the final to the East Hants Penguins 2–0. They finished the tournament with a 4–2–0 record.

In 2010, the Cumberland County Blues won their second consecutive NSJHL championship. They won the right to attend their second straight Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Championship. In 2009, after an impressive 3–1–0 record in the round robin, they were dropped 6–5 in the semi-final by the St. John's Junior Hockey League's St. John's Jr. Caps in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2010, in St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia, the Blues had a chance for redemption. In the first game of the round robin, the Blues clipped the host Bay Ducks 6–4. In their second game, they defeated the defending Jr. Caps 3–2 in an overtime shootout. The Blues third game was lost to the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League's Charlotte County Jr. Silverkings 4–3, but they closed out the round robin strong the next day by beating the Island Junior Hockey League's Kensington Vipers 7–2 to clinch first in the tournament. On April 24, the Blues again played the Jr. Caps in the semi-final. The Blues again defeated them 3–2 to enter the finals. On April 25, in the final, the Blues beat the Bay Ducks 4–1 to clinch their first ever Don Johnson Cup as Maritime Champions.

Just prior to the start of the 2023-24 season, the Blues announced the termination of the franchise. it was so late the league maintain the schedule and showed the Blues as a forfeit for their 32 games.

Season-by-season record

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
2002–033272410141225159th NSJBHL
2003–04Leave of Absence
2004–053292210101157199th NSJBHL
2005–0634151711122126326th NSJBHL
2006–07341815-1128138376th NSJHLDJC as Host
2007–0834277-0190101541st NSJHL
2008–0934276-116285551st NSJHLWon League
2009–1034264-419190561st NSJHLWon League
Won DJC
2010–11342010-4176139442nd Sid Rowe Div
4th NSJHL
Won Div SemiFinal, 4–3 (Bulldogs)
Lost Div Finals, 3–4 (Pirates)
2011–12341119-4153177264th Sid Rowe Div
10th NSJHL
Lost Div SemiFinal, 4–3 (Pirates)
2012–13341023-1101163215th Sid Rowe Div
11th NSJHL
Didn't Qualify
2013–1434924-1102179195th Sid Rowe Div
11 of 11 NSJHL
Didn't Qualify
2014–1534629-298244145th Sid Rowe Div
11 of 11 NSJHL
Didn't Qualify
SeasonGPWOTW/SOWT/OTLLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
2015–163482317--254th of 5 Sid Rowe
10th of 11 NSJHL
Lost Div Semifinal, 0–4 (Jr. Miners)
2016–173492720104140245th of 5 Sid Rowe
10th of 11 NSJHL
did not qualify
2017–18341-1329324835th of 5 Sid Rowe
11th of 11 NSJHL
did not qualify
2018–19324-0288024586th of 6 Sid Rowe
11th of 12 NSJHL
did not qualify
2019–20315-22488164126th of 6 Sid Rowe
11th of 12 NSJHL
did not qualify
2020–2151-13122236th of 6 Sid Rowe
12th of 12 NSJHL
season -covid
2021–22205-2135291126th of 6 Sid Rowe
10th of 12 NSJHL
Lost quarterfinals. 0-3 (Jr. Miners)
2022–23302-1277922256th of 6 Sid Rowe
12th of 12 NSJHL
did not qualify

Don Johnson Cup

Eastern Canada Jr B Championships

YearRound RobinRecordStandingSemiFinalBronze Medal GameGold Medal Game
2007
HOST
L, East Hants 2–7
W, Madawska (Quebec) 12–1
W, Central 15–1
W, Kensington 8–2
3–1–02nd of 5W, Kensington 3–2n/aL, East Hants 0–2
Silver Medal
2009W, Central 7–2
W, Conception Bay 6–4
SOW, St John's 7–4
OTL, Sherwood 4–5
3–1–02nd of 5L, St John's 5–6n/an/a
2010 W, Bay 6–4
SOW, St John's 3–2
L, Charlotte County 3–4
W, Kensington 7–2
3–1–01st of 5W, St John's 3–2n/aW, Bay 4–1
Don Johnson
Cup Champions
Preceded by Don Johnson Cup Champions
2010
Succeeded by

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