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Metro Marauders City Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada League Maritime Junior Hockey League Division Bent Founded 1967 Home arena Dartmouth Sportsplex Colors Blue, Yellow and White
General manager TBA Head coach TBA Franchise history 1967-2008 Antigonish Bulldogs 2008-2010 Halifax Lions 2010-Present Metro Marauders The Metro Marauders are a junior A hockey franchise based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. They play their home games at the Dartmouth Sportsplex. The team is a member of the Maritime Hockey League and plays in the Bent Division.
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History
The Bulldogs were founded in 1967 as members of the Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Junior B Hockey League. After two seasons the league became the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. In 1974, the Bulldogs became a founding member of what became the Eastern Junior A Hockey League, but returned to the Northumberland League in 1975. The Bulldogs would win league titles and provincial titles in 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985. They would also win the Don Johnson Cup as Atlantic Junior B Champions in 1983 and 1984, the first team to ever win the Cup back-to-back. In 1987 they jumped to the Metro Valley Junior A League, which became the MJAHL in 1991.
The Marauders were known as the "Antigonish Bulldogs" for 40 years. After it was decided that operating in Antigonish, Nova Scotia was no longer viable, the franchise was sold to a Metro Halifax group and then relocated to that city in the summer of 2008. The team's nickname, then, as "Halifax Lions" was announced on August 22, 2008. The name is a tribute to the successful Halifax Lions teams of the 1980s.
In 2010, the team was relocated to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and renamed again as the Metro Marauders.
Season-by-season record
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs 1967-68 18 7 10 1 - -- -- 15 2nd APCJBHL Lost Final 1968-69 Statistics Not Available 1969-70 24 13 9 2 - 103 92 28 3rd NJBHL Lost Semi-final 1970-71 30 14 13 3 - -- -- 31 3rd NJBHL Lost Semi-final 1971-82 Statistics Not Available 1982-83 24 16 7 1 - -- -- 33 1st NJBHL Won League, Won DJC 1983-85 Statistics Not Available 1985-86 30 19 9 2 - 147 119 40 2nd NJBHL 1986-87 40 11 21 8 - 171 222 30 4th MVJHL 1987-88 40 21 16 3 - 202 171 45 3rd MVJHL 1988-89 40 20 13 7 - 209 186 47 3rd MVJHL 1989-90 38 24 12 2 - 230 181 50 3rd MVJHL 1990-91 40 21 12 7 - 210 172 49 3rd MVJHL 1991-92 46 25 14 7 - 256 195 57 2nd MJAHL 1992-93 48 23 16 7 2 235 179 55 3rd MJAHL Won League 1993-94 48 32 13 2 1 273 177 67 2nd MJAHL Won League 1994-95 48 27 14 7 0 215 202 61 2nd MJAHL 1995-96 54 32 19 2 1 288 231 67 2nd MJAHL 1996-97 56 30 21 3 2 287 264 65 4th MJAHL 1997-98 51 19 25 3 4 229 244 45 7th MJAHL 1998-99 48 29 16 3 - 241 149 64 3rd MJAHL 1999-00 52 34 12 5 1 273 181 74 3rd MJAHL 2000-01 52 33 16 2 1 260 187 69 2nd MJAHL Won League 2001-02 52 4 41 4 3 123 296 15 10th MJAHL 2002-03 52 24 27 1 0 210 226 49 7th MJAHL 2003-04 52 20 25 3 4 166 206 47 7th MJAHL 2004-05 56 23 25 5 3 200 216 54 8th MJAHL 2005-06 56 30 22 0 4 196 182 65 5th MJAHL Lost in division semi-final 2006-07 58 28 21 0 9 218 229 65 7th MJAHL Lost in division quarter-Final 2007-08 58 6 48 - 4 105 299 16 12th MJAHL 2008-09 54 10 39 - 5 159 288 25 10th MJAHL 2009-10 50 22 24 - 4 178 199 48 6th MJAHL Lost Quarter-final 2010-11 52 27 21 - 4 173 177 58 7th MHL Lost Mini Series External links
See also
Preceded by
St. John's Jr. CelticsDon Johnson Cup Champions
1983 and 1984Succeeded by
St. John's Jr. 50'sMaritime Junior Hockey League Teams Amherst Ramblers · Bridgewater Lumberjacks · Campbellton Tigers · Dieppe Commandos · Metro Marauders · Miramichi Timberwolves · Pictou County Crushers · Summerside Western Capitals · Truro Bearcats · Woodstock Slammers · Yarmouth MarinersFormer Teams Cape Breton Islanders · Charlottetown Abbies · Dartmouth Pepsis · Glace Bay Miners · Saint John AlpinesHistory Original Maritime Junior A League · Eastern Junior A Hockey League · Island Junior Hockey League · New Brunswick Junior Hockey League · Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League · St. John's Junior Hockey League · J. Pius Callaghan CupBaseball NSSBL: Dartmouth Moosehead Dry · Halifax Pelham Canadians · Kentville Wildcats · Sydney Sooners · Truro BearcatsBasketball Football Hockey QMJHL: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles · Halifax Mooseheads - MHL: Amherst Ramblers · Bridgewater Lumberjacks · Metro Marauders · Truro Bearcats · Weeks Crushers · Yarmouth MarinersRugby union RCNJC: Nova Scotia KelticsCanadian
Interuniversity SportAcadia University Axemen · Cape Breton University Capers · Dalhousie University Tigers · St. Francis Xavier University X-Men · Saint Mary's University HuskiesCategories:- Maritime Junior A Hockey League teams
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