The 1955/56 Glace Bay Miners were recently inducted into the Maritime Sports Hall of Fame at the BMO Centre in Bedford NS.

The Glace Bay Junior Miners were actual coal miners. They put in an 8 hour day in the coal mines before practice or playing a game. Although their regular season was no great shakes, it was a totally different story during the playoffs.. They defeated the Northside Franklins and Sydney Millionaires to win the Cape Breton championship. Then they defeated the Halifax Junior Canadians in six games to win the Maritime Championship. The lost the Eastern Canadian Finals three games to two to the Montreal St. Jean Braves which included future Montreal Canadiens star Bobby Rousseau.

Captain Fred Courtney and some of his teammates were on hand at the induction.

WATCH HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQv2VEbHpOA

QUICK LINKS:

Enter your name for the chance to win TWO TICKETS to see Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators on October 1st at 5:00 pm at Centre 200 in Sydney.  Tickets for the teams' practice session on the morning of October 1st are also available to be won.

Entries are collected between 8:00 am on September 19 and end at 12:00 pm AST on September 22, 2023. First draw winners will be announced September 23.

Tickets will be drawn by the Kraft Hockeyville Cape Breton Blizzard Local Organizing Committee. As additional tickets become available for the public draw, more winners will be chosen from these entries only. Additional tickets could become available very close to October 1st activities.

LINK TO DRAW FOR RESIDENTS OF CBRM, ESKASONI, MEMBERTOU ONLY: 

https://form.jotform.com/231426290946257

LINK TO DRAW FOR MINOR HOCKEY PLAYERS ONLY: 

https://form.jotform.com/232477884959277

Read the entry rules. ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. You will be required to confirm your name and address by showing a current Nova Scotia drivers licence at the time of pick up.  Only you and your guest may use the tickets.

More details of rules and regulations are here: https://www.capebretonblizzard.ca/l/50/Cape-Breton-Blizzard/pages/6186/Hockeyville/

Don't forget to get your tickets for the 2 AUS Women's Hockey Games next weekend.

Tickets will be available at the GBMH Office, Monday - Thursday from 9-12 & 1-4! 

Tickets will also be available during the 1st GBMH 50/50 draw this Sunday, September 17th from 12-3pm!!

Tickets are $5 each.

We have a few local female players on both teams!!! 

Orianna MacNeil - UPEI

Erin Denny - SMU

Maddy Corbett - SMU

Aimee O'Neill - SMU

Anyone interested in becoming an official for the upcoming hockey season needs to be 14 years of age by December 31st. Contact our RIC Bobby O'Handley for more information. 

Exciting day for two Glace Bay boys who were drafted in the QMJHL Draft on Saturday.

Congratulations to go Rory Pilling ( CB Eagles) and Luke Sinclair ( Moncton Wildcats).