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The Edmundston Blizzard are a junior ice hockey team from Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. They play in the Maritime Junior Hockey League.

History

Moncton Beavers and also as Richview Junior Canucks and Moncton Hawks were members in the now defunct Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League (1958-1965) from 1961 to 1965.

The Moncton Hawks were New Brunswick Junior Hockey League Junior A champions in 1981, 1982, and 1983.

In 1983, the Moncton Hawks abandoned the faltering New Brunswick Junior Hockey League and joined the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League which until then was a Nova Scotia-based league.

In the summer of 2008, the Moncton Beavers moved to neighbouring Dieppe and became the Commandos. The Commandos played host to the 2009 Fred Page Cup.

The Commandos lost their first game after moving to Dieppe on September 13, 2008 2-1 to the Yarmouth Mariners.

On November 2, 2016 it was announced that Dieppe could not support a Jr. A team and that the franchise would be relocating to the city of Edmundston, New Brunswick for the start of the 2017-18 season. On February 8, 2017 it was announced that they would become the Edmundston Blizzard, beginning at season end.

In their first season in Edmundston, the Blizzard won the divisional season championship, finished first overall and won the league playoffs.

Season-by-season record

Source:

Fred Page Cup

Eastern Canada Championships
MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.

Notable alumni

• Ryan Clowe
• Sidney Veysey
• Don Wheldon
• Patrice Cormier

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ "League Playoff Champions". www.themhl.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
2. "Fred Page Cup". www.themhl.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
3. Harding, Gail (November 2, 2016). "Dieppe Commandos hockey franchise moving to Edmundston". CBC.
4. "Blizzard Storm Their Way to MHL Title". www.themhl.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
5. "Edmundston Blizzard". www.blizzardedmundston.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

External links

• Blizzard homepage

v t e Sports teams based in New Brunswick
Baseball	NBSBL: Moncton Fisher Cats Saint John Alpines Chatham Ironmen Fredericton Royals
Basketball	ECBL: Moncton Motion Saint John Union Bathurst Bears
Football	AFL: Moncton Junior Mustangs University of New Brunswick Fredericton Red Bombers University of New Brunswick Saint John Seawolves MFL: Capital Area Gladiators Moncton Mustangs Saint John Wanderers MWFL: Capital Area Lady Gladiators Moncton Vipers Saint John Storm
Hockey	QMJHL: Acadie–Bathurst Titan Moncton Wildcats Saint John Sea Dogs MHL: Campbellton Tigers Edmundston Blizzard Fredericton Red Wings Grand Falls Rapids Miramichi Timberwolves
Ringette	NRL: Atlantic Attack
Roller derby	WFTDA: Fog City Rollers Muddy River Rollers
Rugby union	RCNJC: New Brunswick Timber NWL: New Brunswick Black Caps
U Sports Canada	University of Moncton Aigles Bleu(e)s Mount Allison University Mounties St. Thomas University Tommies University of New Brunswick Reds
CCAA	Crandall Chargers Mount Allison University Mounties St. Thomas University Tommies University of New Brunswick Reds UNBSJ Seawolves

• Maritime Junior Hockey League teams
• Ice hockey teams in New Brunswick
• Edmundston
• 1959 establishments in New Brunswick
• Ice hockey clubs established in 1959