Spryfield Attack

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Spryfield Attack
Spryfield Attack Official Team Logo.jpg
City Spryfield, Nova Scotia
League Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League
DivisionJunior C
Founded1989
Home arenaSpryfield Lion's Arena
Colours Silver, Black and White
   
Owner(s)Stephen Adams
General managerStephen Adams (2011-17)
Head coachPaul Strople (2017-2018)
Website www.spryfieldattackhockey.com
Franchise history
2011–2016Spryfield Silver & Black Attack
2016–presentSpryfield Attack

The Spryfield Attack are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Spryfield, Nova Scotia. They compete in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League as members of Hockey Nova Scotia and Hockey Canada and are the winners of the 2014 Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship. Spryfield Attack for the second time were 2015-16 Nova Scotia Junior C Champions and 'silver medalists' in the 2015-16 Maritime North Junior Hockey Champions in New Brunswick.

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History

The Spryfield Silver and Black Attack was founded in 1989 as a Junior Hockey Team based out of Spryfield, Nova Scotia. In their first year, they finished third in the League, and won the Provincial title. The team continued in operation for 1990. In 1991, the team was turned over to Chebucto Minor Hockey, as their owner and founder, Stephen Adams, became an Alderman for the City of Halifax.

In 2010, Stephen Adams and Paul Strople made a presentation to the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League to become the newest Junior B franchise in the province. That application was unsuccessful. In 2011, Adams and Strople presented to the NSJCHL, as they sought to become the only Junior C franchise in HRM. The application was approved unanimously by the league.

In their first year of operation, Spryfield finished third overall and set a league record for wins by a new franchise, with 18. For the 2016-17 season the team shortened their name to the Spryfield Attack.

Coaches

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

SeasonGPWLOTL
SOL
PtsGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
2011-12281711034119111-2nd of 4 Central
3 of 8 NSJRCHL
data not found
2012-13281810036169139-3 of 9 NSJRCHL Won quarter-finals, 3-0 (Wild)
Lost semi-finals, 1-4 (Ice Dogs)
2013-14282341471686916171st of 9 NSJRCHL Won semi-finals, 4-0 (Ice Dogs)
Won finals, 4-1 (Rhinos)
NSJRCHL Champions
2014-152822604414772-2 of 5 NSJRCHL Won semi-finals, 4-0 (
Lost League Finals, 1-4 (Rhino)
2015-162722324621197-1st of 5 NSJRCHLWon semi-finals, 4-1 (Wolverines)
Won League Finals, 42 (Jaguars)
NSJRCHL Champions
2016-1729177539187110-3 of 6 NSJRCHLWon quarter-finals, 3-0 (Wolverines)
Lost semi-finals, 2-4 (River Rats)
2017-183025325222591-1 of 5 NSJRCHLWon semi-finals, 4-0 (Colts)
Won finals, 4-3 (Thunder)
NSJRCHL Champions
2018-192922524617894-1 of 6 NSJRCHLWon semi-finals, 4-3 (Royals)
Won finals, 4-3 (Thunder)
NSJRCHL Champions
2019-202417703413392-1 of 5 NSJRCHLLost semi-finals, 2-4 (Castaways)
2020-2112660125656-4 of 5 NSJRCHLWon Preliminary, 2-0 (Knights)
Lost semifinals, 2-4 (Penguins)
2021-221271121678103-5 of 6 NSJRCHLLost quarterfinals, 0-2 (Storm)
2022-232310112229490-4 of 6 NSJRCHLLost quarterfinals, 1-3 (Thunder)
2023-2424121022610191-6 of 8 NSJRCHLLost quarterfinals, 2-3 (Storm)

Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship

Atlantic Canada Jr C Championships

SeasonRound RobinRecordStandingSemifinalGold Medal Game
2014 T, Kivalliq Canucks 3-3
W, Hampton Hurricanes 3-0
W, Tignish Aces 3-2
W, South Shore Wild 6-1
3-0-12 of 4W, Tignish Aces 10-1W, Hampton Hurricanes 3-1
CHAMPIONS
2016 L, Tri-County River Cats, 1-6
W, South Side Lynx 5-2
W, Western Valley Panthers 4-2
W, Kivalliq Canucks 5-4
3-1-02 of 5W, Kivalliq Canucks 3-1L, Western Valley Panthers 2-7
Finalists
2018W, Sherwood Metros, 4-1
OTL, Tri-County River Cats 2-3
OTL, Baffin Blizzard 6-7
W, South Side Lynx 5-1
2-0-23rd of 5L, Sherwood Metros 3-4did not qualify
2019 L, Western Valley Panthers, 3-7
L, Tignish Aces, 3-6
L, Tri-County River Cats, 1-6
L, Kivalliq Canucks, 4-6
0-5-05th of 5did not qualifydid not qualify

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