St. Stephen Aces

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St. Stephen Aces
St. Stephen Aces logo.jpg
City St. Stephen, New Brunswick
League Maritime Junior Hockey League
DivisionEastLink North (Roger Meek)
Founded2014
Home arena Garcelon Civic Centre
ColoursNavy blue, green, and light grey
   
Franchise history
2014–2016County Aces
2016–2019St. Stephen Aces
2019–present Fredericton Red Wings

The St. Stephen Aces [1] [2] were a Canadian junior ice hockey franchise from St. Stephen, New Brunswick. The team was a member of the Maritime Junior Hockey League and played in the Eastlink North Division. They played their home games in the Garcelon Civic Centre in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.

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History

The County Aces were founded in 2014 as an expansion team in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League [3] The Aces were part of the Roger Meek (later renamed the EastLink North) Division and were the Maritime Junior A Hockey League's 12th team, bringing balance to the two divisions (6 teams each). [4]

In their first two seasons, the Aces were one of the top draws at the gate despite their on ice struggles.

After playing their last game in the EastLink North Division Semifinal on March 23, 2019, rumours began to swirl around the future of the franchise in St. Stephen. Ownership kept the fans and community waiting to hear about the future of the team, although people in the community (including Mayor Allan MacEachern) felt the future did not look good for the team. [5] On April 10, 2019, a local group came together, with the support of the town council, to try and purchase the team and keep it in St. Stephen. However, by that time an announcement was set for April 15 in Fredericton, and neither the League nor the team responded to the requests for a meeting. [6]

On April 15, the Maritime Junior A Hockey League announced that the St. Stephen Aces had been sold to Global Centre Ice Inc. of Fredericton. The deal had been pitched to the League in March 2019, and the League had voted at that time in favour of the deal. The team was renamed as Fredericton Junior A Red Wings, with plans to begin play at Fredericton's Grant-Harvey Centre in the Fall of 2019. [7]

Season-by-season record

Regular season

Legend: OTL=Overtime loss, SOL=Shootout loss

SeasonDivisionGamesWonLostOTLSOLPointsGoals
For		Goals
Against		Standing
DivisionMHL
2014–15 Roger Meek48640021410627312th12th
2015–16 Eastlink North48103620221242426th12th
2016–17 50162563411832164th8th
2017–18 50123602261122156th12th
2018–19 50202730431381744th9th

Playoffs

SeasonQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
2014–15 Did not qualify
2015–16 Did not qualify
2016–17 0-4 Miramichi Timberwolves Eliminated
2017–18 Did not qualify
2018–19 0-4 Summerside Western Capitals Eliminated

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