History[]
The North Bay Centennials were a major junior team.
They played in the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 2002. The Centennials played in the North Bay Memorial Gardens.
The Centennials were born when the second version of the Niagara Falls Flyers moved to North Bay in 1982 after a new arena was turned down in Niagara Falls.
The team won the league title in 1993-94 but lost out in that year's Memorial Cup round robin tournament,
An aging arena, declining attendance, and a poor on-ice record led to the team's sale and move to become the Saginaw Spirit in 2002.
Season-by-season results[]
Ontario Hockey League[]
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | Points | Goals For |
Goals Against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
1982-83 | 70 | 44 | 23 | 3 | - | 91 | 352 | 285 | 3rd Emms | Lost Quarter Final | |
1983-84 | 70 | 22 | 43 | 5 | - | 49 | 236 | 327 | 5th Emms | Lost First Round | |
1984-85 | 66 | 34 | 28 | 4 | - | 72 | 289 | 254 | 3rd Emms | Lost First Round | |
1985-86 | 66 | 41 | 21 | 4 | - | 86 | 330 | 240 | 1st Emms | Lost Quarter Final | |
1986-87 | 66 | 46 | 18 | 2 | - | 94 | 357 | 216 | 1st Emms | Lost Final | |
1987-88 | 66 | 31 | 30 | 5 | - | 67 | 284 | 257 | 4th Emms | Lost First Round | |
1988-89 | 66 | 24 | 36 | 6 | - | 54 | 282 | 334 | 6th Emms | Lost Quarter Final | |
1989-90 | 66 | 23 | 35 | 8 | - | 54 | 292 | 314 | 5th Emms | Lost First Round | |
1990-91 | 66 | 40 | 23 | 3 | - | 83 | 322 | 247 | 2nd Leyden | Lost Quarter Final | |
1991-92 | 66 | 40 | 21 | 5 | - | 85 | 323 | 259 | 2nd Leyden | Lost Final | |
1992-93 | 66 | 22 | 38 | 6 | - | 50 | 251 | 299 | 7th Leyden | Lost First Round | |
1993-94 | 66 | 46 | 15 | 5 | - | 97 | 351 | 226 | 1st Leyden | Won Final, Lost Memorial Cup tournament | |
1994-95 | 66 | 35 | 27 | 4 | - | 74 | 272 | 247 | 3rd Eastern | Lost Division Quarter Final | |
1995-96 | 66 | 14 | 45 | 7 | - | 35 | 242 | 360 | 6th Eastern | out of playoffs | |
1996-97 | 66 | 14 | 44 | 8 | - | 36 | 214 | 337 | 6th Eastern | out of playoffs | |
1997-98 | 66 | 15 | 45 | 6 | - | 36 | 213 | 291 | 6th Central | out of playoffs | |
1998-99 | 68 | 22 | 40 | 6 | - | 50 | 215 | 248 | 3rd Central | Lost Conference Quarter Final | |
1999-00 | 68 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 214 | 253 | 3rd Central | Lost Conference Quarter Final | |
2000-01 | 68 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 232 | 220 | 3rd Central | Lost Conference Quarter Final | |
2001-02 | 68 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 185 | 247 | 4th Central | Lost Conference Quarter Final |