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The following is a list of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick , past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won.
| Team | City | Existed | Calder Cups | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericton Express | Fredericton | 1981–1988 | 0 | Became the Halifax Citadels in 1988 |
| Fredericton Canadiens | Fredericton | 1990–1999 | 0 | Became the Quebec Citadelles in 1999 |
| Moncton Hawks | Moncton | 1978–1994 | 1 | Also known as New Brunswick Hawks, Moncton Alpines and Moncton Golden Flames during their tenure |
| Saint John Flames | Saint John | 1993–2003 | 1 | Became Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in 2005 |
| Team | City | Established | President's Cups | Memorial Cups | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadie-Bathurst Titan | Bathurst | 1998 | 2 | 1 | Founded in 1972 as the Rosemont National |
| Moncton Wildcats | Moncton | 1995 | 2 | 0 | Known in their first year as the Moncton Alpines |
| Saint John Sea Dogs | Saint John | 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| Team | City | Established | League titles | Fred Page Cups | Royal Bank Cups | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton Tigers | Campbellton | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Founded as Campbellton Tigers, later Restigouche River Rats, later reverted to Campbellton Tigers. |
| Edmundston Blizzard | Edmundston | 1983 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Formerly known as the Moncton Beavers and later the Dieppe Commandos, moved to Edmundston in 2017. |
| Fredericton Red Wings | Fredericton | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Formerly known as the St. Stephen Aces, moved to Fredericton in 2019 |
| Grand Falls Rapids | Grand Falls | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Formerly known as the Woodstock Slammers, moved to Grand Falls in 2018 |
| Miramichi Timberwolves | Miramichi | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League | Region | Established | Don Johnson Cups | Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League | New Brunswick | 2009 | 2 | 2 | Previously operated as the original New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League (1983–2003). Bottom-tier teams collectively play for the Junior C league title and represent the NBJHL at the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship. |
| League | Region | Existed | Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League | New Brunswick | 2003–2011 | 4 |
| Team | City | Existed | League titles | Allan Cups | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sackville Combines | Sackville | c. 1970s– | 2 | 0 | At least two league titles have been won: 1989–90 and 1998–99. The team has existed in one form or another dating to at least the 1970s, and likely predates the 1970s. [1] | |
| St. Stephen Sea Hawks | St. Stephen | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saint John Blackhawks | Saint John | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grand Lake Thrashers | Grand Lake | ???? | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blacks Harbour Silverkings | Blacks Harbour | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nackawic Senior Hawks | Nackawic-Millville | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| River Valley Rock | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cap-Pele Pecheurs | Cap-Pele | ???? | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bas-Madawaska Draveurs | St-Léonard | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grand-Sault Cataractes | Grand-Sault | 1991 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Haut-Madawaska Pantheres | St-Francois de Madawaska | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perth-Andover River Valley Thunder | Perth-Andover | 1997 | 0 | 0 | Known as the Perth Andover Rapids, then the River Valley Thunder | |
| Saint-Basile As | Saint-Basile | 1991–2007, 2008–present | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saint-Quentin Castors | Saint-Quentin | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saint-Jacques Ambassadeurs | Saint-Jacques | 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | City | Established | Conference titles | University Cups | Women's Titles [2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncton Aigles Bleu | Moncton | ???? | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| Mount Allison Mounties | Sackville | ???? | 6 | 0 | 0 | Since 1997 has not played CIS men's hockey, only women's hockey |
| St. Thomas Tommies | Fredericton | ???? | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| UNB Varsity Reds | Fredericton | ???? | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Championship | Times won | Description |
| Calder Cup | 2 | American Hockey League champion |
| President's Cup | 7 | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion |
| Memorial Cup | 3 | Canadian Major-Junior national champion |
| Allan Cup | 3 | Canadian senior national champion |
| Canadian Tire Cup | 10 | Maritime Junior A Hockey League championship (formerly the Kent Cup) |
| Fred Page Cup | 2 | Eastern Canada Junior "A" regional championship |
| National Junior A Championship | 0 | Canadian Junior "A" national champion (formerly the RBC Cup) |
| Don Johnson Cup | 3 | Atlantic Canada Junior B champion |
| Maritime-Hockey North Championship | 6 | Regional Junior "C" Champion |
| David Johnston University Cup | 9 | CIS national men's university champion |
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