Port Arthur Bearcats
The Port Arthur Bearcats were an amateur men's senior ice hockey team based in Port Arthur, Ontario, now part of the city of Thunder Bay. Port Arthur were champions Canadian Amateur Hockey Association four times, and were chosen twice as represent Canada as the Canada men's national ice hockey team at international competitions.
The Port Arthur team played several season without a nicknames over its history, with several generic names applied to the team including the Port Arthur Ports, Port Arthur Hockey Club, and the Port Arthur Seniors. The team ceased due to World War II in 1943.
There was a revival in 1945 with a new Port Arthur Bearcats club that operated until the merger of Port Arthur and Fort William and creation of the Thunder Bay Twins in 1970.
Season-by-Season Standings
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | ||
1915-16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 8 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1916-22 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
1922-23 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | - | 95 | 57 | 22 | 2nd MSHL | ||
1923-24 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 16 | 3rd MTBSHL | ||
1924-25 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 24 | 2nd MTBSHL | ||
1925-26 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 28 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1926-27 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | -- | -- | 21 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1927-28 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | - | 56 | 97 | 13 | 3rd MTBSHL | ||
1928-29 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | - | -- | -- | 25 | 2nd MTBSHL | ||
1929-30 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 25 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1930-31 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | -- | -- | 21.5 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1931-32 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | -- | -- | 23 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1932-33 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | - | -- | -- | 28 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1933-34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 41 | 34 | 17 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1934-35 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | - | -- | -- | 23 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1935-36 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 54 | 7 | 14 | 2nd 1936 Olympics | ||
1936-37 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
1937-38 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | - | 85 | 103 | 22 | 3rd IAHL | ||
1938-39 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | - | -- | -- | 31 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1939-40 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | - | -- | -- | 28 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1940-41 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
1941-42 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | - | 101 | 51 | 28 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1942-43 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 45 | 41 | 8 | 1st PASHL | ||
1943-45 | Folded for WW2 | ||||||||||
1945-46 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 45 | 44 | 8 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1946-47 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | -- | -- | 19 | 1st IAHL | ||
1947-48 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 51 | 45 | 12 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1948-51 | No Regular Season | ||||||||||
1951-52 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | - | 64 | 107 | 8 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1952-53 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | - | 61 | 149 | 8 | 3rd TBSHL | ||
1953-54 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 20 | 3rd TBSHL | ||
1954-55 | 45 | 14 | 30 | 1 | - | -- | -- | 29 | 3rd TBSHL | ||
1955-56 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 37 | 34 | 9 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1956-57 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 0 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1957-58 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 0 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1958-60 | No Regular Season | ||||||||||
1960-61 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | 45 | 29 | 12 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1961-62 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 14 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1962-63 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - | 60 | 67 | 12 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1963-64 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | - | 80 | 74 | 27 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1964-65 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | - | 90 | 91 | 26 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1965-66 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | - | 65 | 107 | 10.5 | 4th TBSHL | ||
1966-67 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | 57 | 67 | 9 | 2nd TBSHL | ||
1967-68 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | - | 84 | 53 | 20 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1968-69 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | - | 85 | 39 | 22 | 1st TBSHL | ||
1969-70 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | - | 54 | 84 | 4 | 2nd TBSHL |