Greater Sudbury Cubs

For the former NOJHL team, see Sudbury Cubs.

Ice hockey team in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

Greater Sudbury Cubs

City| Greater Sudbury, Ontario
League| Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division| West
Founded| 2000
Home arena| Countryside Sports Complex
Colours| Blue and white

General manager| Dave Clancy
Head coach| Darryl Moxam
Media| The Sudbury Star, Sudbury Sports, CTV Northern Ontario
Affiliates| Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves (GNML)
Franchise history
2000–2005| Sudbury Northern Wolves
2005–2011| Sudbury Jr. Wolves
2011–2012| Sudbury Cubs
2012–2015| Sudbury Nickel Barons
2015–2021| Rayside-Balfour Canadians
2021–present| Greater Sudbury Cubs

The Greater Sudbury Cubs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).

## History

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The Sudbury Northern Wolves came into the league in 2000 and were present up until they announced an affiliation agreement with the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves midway through the 2005–06 season. The Sudbury Northern Wolves were then re-branded as the Sudbury Jr. Wolves. The team went on to break league records that season. In their first season, the Jr. Wolves won the NOJHL championship over their rivals North Bay Skyhawks. The Jr. Wolves came one goal short of qualifying for the Royal Bank Cup losing to the Fort William North Stars 7–6 in overtime scored by former Sudbury Northern Wolves player, Josh Slobodian.

The Sudbury Jr. Wolves would lose the NOJHL finals to the Soo Indians at the conclusion of the 2006–07 season. The following season, the Jr. Wolves defeated the Abitibi Eskimos and moved on to the Dudley Hewitt Cup in Newmarket, but came back winless. The Sudbury Jr. Wolves last taste of success came in 2010–11 when they went to the NOJHL finals, but lost to the Soo Eagles.

In the summer of 2011, the Jr. Wolves broke their ties with the Sudbury Wolves and elected to change their name to the Cubs. In 2012, the Cubs were sold and changed their name to the Sudbury Nickel Barons and were later awarded hosting duties for the Dudley Hewitt Cup, but they pulled out and the tournament was awarded to North Bay instead.

In spring 2015, the Nickel Barons relocated to Rayside-Balfour and became the Rayside-Balfour Canadians and at the same time pulled out of hosting the 2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup, in which it was allocated to Kirkland Lake. The team was sold to local player agent Adrian Gedye over the spring of 2016.

On August 2, 2016, defenceman Sam Oden died in a car accident in Edina, Minnesota.[1] After the team received the news of Oden's passing, they promptly and permanently retired his jersey number 4.[2]

In the 2017–18 regular season, the team won its first division title with 79 points.

On September 9, 2021, the team officially changed its name to the Greater Sudbury Cubs.

## Season-by-season results

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Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Result | Playoffs

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Sudbury Northern Wolves
2000–01 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 204 | 172 | 45 | 3rd NOJHL |
2001–02 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 253 | 176 | 55 | 3rd NOJHL |
2002–03 | 48 | 28 | 16 | 4 | — | 260 | 200 | 60 | 4th NOJHL |
2003–04 | 48 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 168 | 65 | 3rd NOJHL |
2004–05 | 48 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 245 | 27 | 8th NOJHL | Lost quarter-final
Sudbury Jr. Wolves
2005–06 | 48 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 139 | 73 | 1st NOJHL | Won League
2006–07 | 48 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 207 | 166 | 64 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost final
2007–08 | 50 | 28 | 17 | — | 5 | 216 | 176 | 61 | 4th NOJHL | Won League
2008–09 | 50 | 20 | 25 | — | 5 | 207 | 238 | 45 | 6th NOJHL |
2009–10 | 50 | 19 | 27 | — | 4 | 186 | 216 | 42 | 6th NOJHL | Lost semi-final
2010–11 | 50 | 30 | 14 | — | 6 | 231 | 89 | 66 | 3rd NOJHL | Lost final
Sudbury Cubs
2011–12 | 50 | 29 | 15 | — | 6 | 283 | 229 | 64 | 3rd NOJHL |
Sudbury Nickel Barons
2012–13 | 48 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 177 | 59 | 3rd NOJHL |
2013–14 | 56 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 170 | 219 | 45 | 6th NOJHL | Lost quarter-final
2014–15 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 203 | 179 | 67 | 3rd of 4, West
4th of 9, NOJHL | Lost div. semi-finals, 2–4 vs. Elliot Lake Wildcats
Rayside-Balfour Canadians
2015–16 | 54 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 208 | 57 | 3rd of 6, West
7th of 12, NOJHL | Lost div. semi-finals, 1–4 vs. Elliot Lake Wildcats
2016–17 | 56 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 191 | 209 | 60 | 3rd of 6, West
7th of 12, NOJHL | Lost div. semi-finals, 3–4 vs. Blind River Beavers
2017–18 | 56 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 222 | 139 | 79 | 1st of 6, West
2nd of 12, NOJHL | Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Blind River Beavers
Won Div. Finals, 4–2 vs. Soo Thunderbirds
Lost League Finals, 2–4 vs. Cochrane Crunch
2018–19 | 56 | 31 | 20 | — | 5 | 194 | 169 | 67 | 2nd of 6, West
7th of 12, NOJHL | Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Soo Eagles
Lost Div. Finals, 2–4 vs. Soo Thunderbirds
2019–20 | 56 | 40 | 11 | — | 5 | 260 | 163 | 85 | 1st of 6, West
3rd of 12, NOJHL | Postseason cancelled
2020–21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 32 | 42 | 7 | Withdrew from season due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Greater Sudbury Cubs
2021–22 | 58 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 171 | 131 | 58 | 3rd of 6, West
6th of 12, NOJHL | Lost Div. Semifinals, 2-4 vs. Soo Eagles
2022–23 | 58 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 248 | 138 | 94 | 1st of 6, West
2nd of 12, NOJHL | Won Div. Semifinals, 4-1 vs. Espanola Paper Kings
Lost Div. Finals, 2–4 vs. Soo Thunderbirds
2023–24 | 58 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 285 | 167 | 89 | 2nd of 6, West
2nd of 12, NOJHL | Won Div. Semifinals, 4-2 vs. Soo Thunderbirds
Won Div. Finals, 4-1 vs. Blind River Beavers
Won League Finals 4-1 (Powassan Voodoos)
Advance to centennial Cup

## Centennial Cup

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CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Revised Format 2022
Maritime Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League, and Host. The BCHL declared itself an independent league and there is no BC representative.
Round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in pool advancing to determine a Champion.

Year | Round-robin | Record | Standing | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Championship

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2024 | L, Collingwood Blues (OJHL), 2-10
L, Navan Grads (CCHL), 1-5
L, Calgary Canucks (AJHL), 2-3
W, Collège Français de Longueuil (QJHL), 6-0 | 1-0-3-0 | 4th of 5
Group A | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified

## Retired numbers

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4 — Sam Oden[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Canadians mourn former teammate". Sudbury Star. August 3, 2016.
2. ^ a b "REST IN PEACE SAM ODEN". Rayside-Balfour Canadians. August 2, 2016.
3. ^ "COVID-19 restrictions cause season cancellations by Espanola, French River, Rayside-Balfour". NOJHL. March 10, 2021.

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* Elliot Lake Vikings (2014)
* Espanola Paper Kings
* French River Rapids
* Greater Sudbury Cubs
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* Iroquois Falls Storm
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