| Edmundston Blizzard | |
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| City: | Dieppe, New Brunswick |
| League: | Maritime Junior A Hockey League |
| Founded: | 1959 |
| Home Arena: | Jean-Daigle Centre |
| Colors: | Blue, Light Blue, and White |
| Head Coach: | Troy Dumville |
| General Manager: | Troy Dumville |
| Franchise history | |
| 1959-1961, 1968-1981, 1993-2008: | Moncton Beavers |
| 1962-1963: | Riverview Jr. Canucks |
| 1963-1964: | Moncton Geldarts |
| 1965-1966,1981-1989: | Moncton Hawks |
| 1966-1968: | Moncton Seals |
| 1989-1993: | Moncton Classics |
| 2008-2017: | Dieppe Commandos |
| 2017-Present: | Edmundston Blizzard |
The Edmundston Blizzard are a Junior A hockey team scheduled to begin play in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League with the 2017-18 season. The team will be based out of the Jean-Daigle Centre in Edmundston, New Brunswick.
On November 2, 2016 the league announced they approved the relocation of the Dieppe Commandos to Edmundston, New Brunswick for the 2017-18 season. The team moved into the Jean-Daigle Centre. The facility seats 2,400 and opened in the fall of 2017.
History[]
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 hosted the 2009 Fred Page Cup.
The Blizzard won the 2017-18 MJAHL playoffs and qualified for the 2018 Fred Page Cup where they finished 3rd out of 4 in the round robin and lost to the Longueuil College-Francais in the semifinals 5-1.
During the COVID-19 ravaged 2020-21 season, the team was forced to withdraw for the remainder of the season on April 8th due to restrictions in Edmundston and the surrounding Upper Madawaska region..[1]
Season-by-Season Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1979-80 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | - | 223 | 193 | 47 | 1st NBJHL | |
| 1980-81 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 2 | - | 214 | 182 | 36 | 2nd NBJHL | |
| 1981-82 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | - | 201 | 162 | 33 | 1st NBJHL | |
| 1982-83 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | - | 213 | 99 | 44 | 1st NBJHL | |
| 1983-84 | 40 | 18 | 19 | 3 | - | 240 | 229 | 39 | 4th MVJHL | |
| 1984-85 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 4 | - | 204 | 204 | 38 | 3rd MVJHL | |
| 1985-86 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 3 | - | 221 | 179 | 51 | 2nd MVJHL | |
| 1986-87 | 40 | 27 | 10 | 3 | - | 245 | 160 | 57 | 2nd MVJHL | |
| 1987-88 | 40 | 13 | 19 | 8 | - | 190 | 214 | 34 | 4th MVJHL | |
| 1988-89 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 4 | - | 287 | 184 | 58 | 1st MVJHL | Won League |
| 1989-90 | 38 | 6 | 29 | 3 | - | 152 | 270 | 15 | 5th MVJHL | |
| 1990-91 | 40 | 11 | 24 | 5 | - | 128 | 181 | 27 | 5th MVJHL | |
| 1991-92 | 47 | 22 | 17 | 8 | - | 230 | 198 | 52 | 4th MJAHL | |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 290 | 279 | 46 | 6th MJAHL | |
| 1993-94 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 223 | 47 | 3rd MJAHL | |
| 1994-95 | 48 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 207 | 67 | 1st MJAHL | Won League |
| 1995-96 | 53 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 198 | 71 | 1st MJAHL | |
| 1996-97 | 56 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 279 | 262 | 55 | 5th MJAHL | |
| 1997-98 | 52 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 240 | 61 | 3rd MJAHL | |
| 1998-99 | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | - | 217 | 194 | 55 | 5th MJAHL | |
| 1999-00 | 52 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 183 | 231 | 40 | 7th MJAHL | |
| 2000-01 | 52 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 202 | 255 | 42 | 8th MJAHL | |
| 2001-02 | 52 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 207 | 216 | 54 | 6th MJAHL | |
| 2002-03 | 52 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 217 | 47 | 8th MJAHL | |
| 2003-04 | 52 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 192 | 184 | 58 | 4th MJAHL | |
| 2004-05 | 56 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 183 | 210 | 52 | 10th MJAHL | |
| 2005-06 | 56 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 176 | 208 | 60 | 9th MJAHL | Lost Division SF |
| 2006-07 | 58 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 198 | 143 | 78 | 4th MJAHL | Lost Division Final |
| 2007-08 | 58 | 30 | 22 | - | 6 | 213 | 208 | 66 | 6th MJAHL | |
| 2008-09 | 54 | 34 | 17 | - | 3 | 180 | 143 | 71 | 5th MJAHL | |
| 2009-10 | 50 | 15 | 29 | - | 6 | 123 | 195 | 36 | 10th MJAHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2010-11 | 52 | 9 | 41 | - | 2 | 120 | 254 | 20 | 11th MHL | DNQ |
| 2011-12 | 52 | 22 | 26 | - | 4 | 167 | 220 | 48 | 8th MHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2012-13 | 52 | 27 | 20 | - | 5 | 212 | 201 | 59 | 7th MHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2013-14 | 52 | 28 | 17 | - | 7 | 200 | 179 | 63 | 6th MHL | Lost League Final |
| 2014-15 | 48 | 36 | 10 | - | 2 | 232 | 134 | 74 | 1st MHL | Won League 2nd Fred Page Cup |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 33 | 14 | - | 1 | 207 | 160 | 67 | 3rd MJAHL, 3rd North |
Lost League Final |
| Season | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2016-17 | 50 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 187 | 159 | 61 | 6th MJAHL, 2nd North |
L, DSF 2-4 (Capitals) |
| 2017-18 | 50 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 137 | 76 | 1st MJAHL, 1st North |
W, DSF 4-0 (Timberwolves) W, DF 4-3 (Capitals) W, F 4-2 (Mariners) MJAHL Champions Fred Page Cup Lost Semifinals |
| 2018-19 | 50 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 184 | 161 | 57 | T-6th MJAHL, 3rd North |
L, DSF 1-4 (Tigers) |
| 2019-20 | 52 | 34 | 9 | 9 | - | 227 | 170 | 77 | 2nd MJAHL, 2nd North |
Playoffs cancelled before start |
| 2020-21 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 66 | .579 | 6th MJAHL, 2nd North |
Withdrew prior to playoffs due to COVID-19 restrictions |
| 2021-22 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 152 | 119 | 47 | 5th, MJAHL, 4th North |
L, DSF 1-4 (Capitals) |
| 2022-23 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 242 | 165 | 77 | 2nd, MJAHL, 1st North |
W, DSF 4-2 (Timberwolves) W, DF 4-0 (Capitals L, F 0-4 (Mariners) |