Cornwallis Navy or the Cornwallis Cougars were a senior and also an intermediate-level team that played out of the Royal Canadian Navy base HMCS Cornwallis in Deep Brook, Nova Scotia. The team was made up of military personnel at the base.
The Cougars played in the Nova Scotia National Defense Hockey League from 1943 to 1945 (with their B team in 1944-45) as well as the Halifax City League in 1944-45, and the Maritimes Armed Forces League from 1956 to 1958.
The team also won the 1965-66 Nova Scotia Intermediate B championship before losing in the final of the Maritime regional final to the St. Basile Aces.
Among the players on the teams over the years was Bill Allum, who is a member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.
Nova Scotia National Defense Hockey League[]
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
1943-44 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | - | - | 1st | |
1944 MSP | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | Won Nova Scotia |
1944-45 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 70 | 14 | 1st | N/A |
Note: Despite winning the provincial championship; the 1943-44 team was ineligible for the 1943-44 Maritimes Senior Playoffs due to military restrictions and their final opponent Truro Bearcats, advanced in their place, reaching the semifinals of the 1943-44 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.
Halifax City League[]
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
1944-45 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 80 | 56 | 1st | Won League |
Note:Despite winning the league playoffs the team did not participate in the 1944-45 Maritimes Senior Playoffs.
Maritimes Armed Forces League[]
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
1955-56 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 88 | 122 | 5th | Did not qualify |
1956-57 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 138 | 181 | 4th | Lost Semifinals |
1957-58 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 96 | 119 | 3rd | Lost Semifinals |