| Timmins Rock | |
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| City: | Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
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| League: | Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Division: | Eastern |
| Founded: | 1991 |
| Home Arena: | McIntyre Arena |
| General Manager: | Paul Gagne |
| Head Coach: | Paul Gagne |
| Franchise history | |
| 1991-1999: | Timmins Golden Bears |
| 1999-2002: | Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis |
| 2002-2015: | Abitibi Eskimos |
| 2015-Present: | Timmins Rock |
The Timmins Rock are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Timmins, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
History[]
The Timmins Golden Bears became members of the NOJHA in 1991. The Golden Bears won their league championship in 1995. In 1999, the Timmins Golden Bears relocated to Iroquois Falls, Ontario and became the Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskies. After 3 seasons, the Jr. Eskies re-branded as the Abitibi Eskimos. Attendance improved and the Eskimos played good-quality hockey. The Eskimos hosted the 2007 Dudley Hewitt Cup, but lost the semi-finals to the Schreiber Diesels. Three years later in 2009-10, the Eskimos clinched first overall and won the NOJHL championship over the Soo Thunderbirds, who were hosting the Dudley-Hewitt Cup. The Eskimos were gunning to make the Royal Bank Cup, but finished 4th. The Eskimos never made the.NOJHL finals again.
Golden Bears Logo
In March 2015, the Abitibi Eskimos announced they were relocating back to Timmins after 16 years in Iroquois Falls. When the Eskimos announced they were moving, the Mattawa Blackhawks left the small town without junior hockey for next season as they filled the void and became the Iroquois Falls Eskimos.
Season-by-season results[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| Timmins Golden Bears | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 2 | - | 361 | 173 | 68 | 2nd NOJHL | |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 42 | 4 | 2 | - | 407 | 176 | 86 | 1st NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 1993-94 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | - | 190 | 192 | 40 | 4th NOJHL | |
| 1994-95 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 0 | - | 303 | 165 | 78 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
| 1995-96 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 1 | - | 206 | 173 | 59 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 1996-97 | 40 | 13 | 25 | 2 | - | 131 | 222 | 28 | 4th NOJHL | |
| 1997-98 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 7 | - | 136 | 210 | 33 | 4th NOJHL | |
| 1998-99 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 4 | - | 128 | 189 | 28 | 5th NOJHL | |
| Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 1 | - | 171 | 180 | 41 | 4th NOJHL | |
| 2000-01 | 40 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 224 | 31 | 5th NOJHL | |
| 2001-02 | 42 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 165 | 246 | 32 | 5th NOJHL | |
| Abitibi Eskimos | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | - | 210 | 207 | 49 | 5th NOJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 48 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 191 | 156 | 56 | 4th NOJHL | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 201 | 148 | 65 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 174 | 190 | 44 | 5th NOJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 177 | 174 | 58 | 3rd NOJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2007-08 | 50 | 31 | 14 | - | 5 | 224 | 157 | 94 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 2008-09 | 50 | 29 | 17 | - | 4 | 198 | 166 | 62 | 3rd NOJHL | Lost Semi-Final |
| 2009-10 | 50 | 40 | 7 | - | 3 | 263 | 141 | 83 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 26 | 23 | - | 1 | 216 | 217 | 53 | 5th NOJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2011-12 | 50 | 28 | 18 | - | 4 | 241 | 222 | 60 | 4th NOJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2012-13 | 48 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 258 | 31 | 7th NOJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2013-14 | 56 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 212 | 64 | 4th NOJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2014-15 | 52 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 243 | 233 | 60 | 4rd of 5 East 6 of 9 NOJHL |
Lost Div. Semi-final, 2-4 (Crunch) |
| Timmins Rock | ||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 54 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 219 | 59 | 4th of 6 East 6th of 12 NOJHL |
Lost Div. Semi-final |
| 2016-17 | 56 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 271 | 202 | 76 | 3rd of 6 East 4th of 12 NOJHL |
Won Div. Semi-final 4-2 vs. Cochrane Crunch Lost Div. Final 0-4 vs. Powassan Voodoos |
| 2017-18 | 56 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 142 | 184 | 44 | 5th of 6 East 9th of 12 NOJHL |
Won Prelim. Round 2-0 vsHearst Lumberjacks Won Div. Semi-final 4-2 vs Powassan Voodoos Lost Div. Final 1-4 vs. Cochrane Crunch |
| 2018-19 | 56 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 156 | 69 | 4th of 6 East 5th of 12 NOJHL |
Won Prelim. Round 2-0 vs Cochrane Crunch Lost Div. Semi-final 3-4 vs Hearst Lumberjacks |
| 2019-20 | 56 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 231 | 100 | 87 | 2nd of 6 East 2nd of 12 NOJHL |
Leading Div. Semifnal 1-0 vs Hearst Lumberjacks when playoffs cancelled |
| 2020–21 | 22 | 18 | 14 | — | 0 | 110 | 43 | 36 | 1st of 4, East 1st of 9, NOJHL |
No playoffs were held |
| 2021–22 | 48 | 33 | 8 | — | 7 | 225 | 124 | 73 | 1st of 6, East 2nd of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. French River Rapids Lost div. semi-finals, 3–4 vs. Hearst Lumberjacks |
| 2022–23 | 58 | 45 | 8 | — | 5 | 273 | 111 | 95 | 1st of 6, East 1st of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. French River Rapids Won div. Semi-finals, 4–0 vs. Powassan Voodoos Won League finals, 4–2 vs. Soo Thunderbirds WON LEAGUE Advance to Centennial Cup |
| 2023–24 | 58 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 272 | 177 | 73 | 1st of 6, East 3rd of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Semi-finals, 4–0 vs. Iroquois Falls Storm Lost Div. Finals, 3-4 vs. Powassan Voodoos |