This article is about the senior team. For the article about the contemporary junior team of the same name, please see Truro Bearcats (junior) or see Truro Bearcats (original junior)
History[]
The Truro Bearcats were a senior team.
They played in various leagues from 1924-25 through 1954-55. Only in 1944-45 did they not play because of World War II.
The Bearcats won the Maritimes Senior Championship six times - 1924-25, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1930-31, and 1943-44.
The Maritimes Amateur Hockey Association did not join the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association until 1927, so it was only after that date that their champions could play in the Allan Cup playoffs. The Bearcats did in 1928,1930, 1931, and 1944. They never won the Eastern Canada championship.
Season-by-Season Results[]
Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League (1923-27)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1923-24 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 2nd/3rd | N/A |
| 1924-25 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1924-25 MSP | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | - | Won Maritimes |
| 1925-26 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 65 | 21 | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1925-26 MSP | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 65 | 21 | - | Won Maritimes |
| 1926-27 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | - | - | Tied 1st | Lost Final |
Note: League played two halves in 1923-24.
Eastern Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League (1927-28, 1930-32)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1927-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | Won Final |
| 1927-28 MSP | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | 1st | Won Maritimes, |
| 1927-28 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | Lost Eastern Canada Quarter Final |
| 1930-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | Won Final |
| 1930-31 MSP | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 65 | 21 | - | Won Maritimes, |
| 1930-31 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | - | Lost East ern Canada Final |
| 1931-32 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 88 | 37 | 1st | Lost Final |
New Eastern League (1928-30)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1928-29 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | - | - | 2nd | Lost Final |
| 1929-30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 59 | 43 | Tied 1st | Won Final, |
| 1929-30 MSP | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 9 | - | Won Maritimes |
| 1936-37 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | Lost East Semi Final |
Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League (1932-36)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1932-33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | out of playoffs |
| 1933-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | Won Final, Lost Maritmes Sr. B Final |
| 1934-35 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 21 | 2nd/2nd half | Lost Semi Final |
| 1935-36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | out of playoffs |
Independent Team in Maritimes Senior Playoffs[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1936-37 MSP | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | - | Lost Quarterfinal |
Nova Scotia Hockey League (1937-39)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| [[1937-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1938-39 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 30 | Tied 1st | Won Final, | |
| 1938-39 MSP | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 28 | - | Lost South Section Semi Final |
Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League (1939-44)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1939-40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | out of playoffs | |
| 1940-41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st West | Won Final | |
| 1940-41 MSP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - | Lost Maritimes Quarter Final | |
| 1941-42 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 54 | 55 | Tied 1st | Won Final | |
| 1941-42 MSP | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 31 | - | Lost Maritimes Final | |
| 1942-43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | out of playoffs | |
| 1943-44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | ||
| 1943-44 MSP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 25 | - | Won Maritimes | |
| 1943-44 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | - | Lost Eastern Semi Final |
The Bearcats did not play in the 1944-45 Season
Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League (1945-46)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1945-46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | Lost Final |
Maritime Senior Hockey League (1947-50) (1946-48)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1946-47 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 44 | - | - | 3rd | Lost Final | |
| 1947-48 | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 52 | 238 | 229 | 2nd | Lost Semi Final |
Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League (1948-55)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1948-49 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 26 | - | - | 3rd | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1949-50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | out of playoffs | |
| 1950-51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | out of playoffs | |
| 1951-52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lost Final | |
| 1952-53 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 221 | 158 | 1st | Lost Final | |
| 1953-54 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 43.5 | 186 | 174 | 1st | Lost Final | |
| 1954-55 | 38 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 127 | 240 | 5th | out of playoffs |
Note: The 1949-50 APC Season was Senior B and not eligible for the Allan Cup playoffs.
Modern History[]
In 1998, the Truro Bearcats became only the second team from Nova Scotia to win the Allan Cup.
The Bearcats started off the 1997-98 season by announcing that the team would cease operation to help make away for the upstart Truro Bearcats Junior "A" team after twelve years of operation. For their final year, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association awarded them the right to host the 1998 Allan Cup.
In the first game of the Allan Cup, the Bearcats beat the Powell River Regals 5-1. In their second game, they tied the Ile des Chenes North Stars 1-1. They closed out the round robin with a 5-3 win over the London Admirals. The victory allowed them to finish first in the round robin and advance directly to the Allan Cup final. In front of a hometown crowd, the Bearcats again faced London, beating them soundly 6-1 to win their only ever Allan Cup. This would be the last game ever played by the Bearcats.
Maritime Senior Hockey League (1991-92)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1991-92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League (1982-1995)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1992-93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993-94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994-95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |