Abitibi Eskimos

Abitibi Eskimos
City:	Iroquois Falls, Ontario
League:	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division:	Eastern
Founded:	1999 (1999)
Home Arena:	Jus Jordan Arena
Head Coach:	Paul Gagne
General Manager:	Paul Gagne
Franchise history
1991-1999:	Timmins Golden Bears
1999-2002:	Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis
2002-2015:	Abitibi Eskimos
2015-Present:	Timmins Rock

The Abitibi Eskimos were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada. They were 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	OTL	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	4th 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 6 of 12 NOJHL	Lost Div. Semi-final

External links

• Eskimos Webpage