Truro Jr. "A" Bearcats

The Truro Bearcats had a rich past from the late 1960's through 1983. As a member of the Metro-Valley Junior Hockey League, the Bearcats established their dominance at the provincial level. From 1968 to 1976 the club won four provincial championships and six league titles. Few teams can boast of a more impressive run. Truro left the league midway through the 1982-1983 season. The Truro Junior "A" Bearcat re-entry into the MHL in 1997-1998 was the beginning of the most recent chapter for junior hockey in this town. To date; Truro has never had a losing record, and have never missed the playoffs. In their seventeen seasons the team has won three league championships and has appeared in five Fred Page Cup tournaments - twice as hosts. The 2012-13 season was the arguably the biggest in Bearcats history. Truro passed the 800 games played mark, and celebrated their 500th franchise win. On February 23, 2013 the Truro Bearcats closed out Colchester Legion Stadium with a 3-2 shoot-out victory over the Yarmouth Mariners. The victory marked the end of a 45 year run of senior and junior hockey games being played at the stadium. Approximately 1000 people attended the final game. The Bearcats inaugural game at the new Rath Eastlink Community Centre was held March 2, 2013 against the Metro Shipbuilders. Before roughly 2,800 fans the Bearcats defeated the Shipbuilders by a score of 4-3. 50/50 sales that first evening topped $3000.00 for the winner. Admission into the inaugural game was free, and the Rotary Club collected donations for the Colchester Community Workshops. On May 5, 2013 the Bearcats captured their first Fred Page Cup Championship by defeating the Summerside Western Capitals in double overtime. The Capitals had defeated the Bearcats in the league finals just over a week earlier. Both teams punched their tickets to the national championships by qualifying for the Fred Page Cup finals, and they would once again face-off in the Royal Bank Cup. Truro won the last meeting by taking a preliminary game in the RBC, but it was the Capitals who made it to the final game of the 2012-13 CJHL season. Retired Numbers: #33 Matt Climie (Retied May 3, 2013) #49 David Brine (Retired May 3, 2013)