All players are guaranteed 2 practices, 1 off-ice testing session and a minimum of 2 exhibition games (possibility of 3).

 

Phase 1:                   COST: $125

Monday, Aug 22        5:45pm-6:00pm Registration/Player                                           Check-In at Entrance to Dressing Room area at RECC

Monday, Aug 22        6:30pm-6:50pm Parent Meeting (RECC)

Monday, Aug 22         7:00pm-8:20pm Practice (RECC)

Tuesday, Aug 23        5:30-6:50pm Practice (RECC)

Wednesday, Aug 24   6:00-7:00pm Off-ice Testing (RECC)

Saturday, Aug 27       11:30am-1:00pm Game vs. Landworks Gulls (Spryfield Lyons Rink)

Saturday, Aug 27       6:30-8:00pm Game vs. Bedford Barons (Spryfield Lyons Rink)

Sunday, Aug 28        8:30-10:00am Game vs Dartmouth Whalers (Spryfield Lyons Rink)

Sunday, Aug 28        1:30-2:45pm Game vs Pro Hockey Life Harbour Storm (Spryfield Lyons Rink)

Sunday, Aug 28      First round of Releases

 

Phase 2:                  COST: $100

Tuesday, Aug 30        5:30-6:50pm Scrimmage (RECC)

Wednesday, Aug 31   6:30-8:30pm Exhibition Game vs. Wear Well Bombers (Wellness Centre, New Glasgow)

Thursday, Sept 1        7:00-8:20pm Practice (RECC)

Thursday, Sept 1      Second Round of Releases (Protected list of 13 skaters plus 1 goalie submitted to League)

Saturday, Sept 3        3:00-5:00pm Exhibition Game vs. Kings Mutual Wildcats (RECC)

Tuesday, Sept 6         7:00-8:20pm Practice (RECC)

Wednesday, Sept 7    7:00-8:20pm Practice (RECC)

Friday, Sept 9            Final Roster Submitted to League

 

Payment method: Email Transfer to gmullen@burchellmacdougall.com Password: Bearcats

Cheques to: SRM Hockey Inc. and dropped off or mailed to:  710 Prince Street, Truro, N.S. B2N 5H1, Att'n: Greg Mullen

The staff will be comprised of:

Troy Fougere - Troy is the long standing assistant coach of the Truro Jr. A Bearcat hockey team of the Maritime Hockey League.  Troy brings a wealth of experience to the Major Bantam staff, not only through his years of coaching the Jr. A. team but also through the vast amount of teaching and instructing that he has done at various hockey schools/camps throughout the Province and at Hockey Nova Scotia programs.

Ali MacEachern - Ali returns to the Major Bantam staff having served the previous two seasons as an assistant coach on the staff of former coach Lou Lancelve.  Ali brings a great amount of knowledge to the staff based on his past playing experience, which includes four seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads (serving as captain of the team his last two seasons) and playing university and professional hockey following his QMJHL career.

Greg Mullen - Greg has served as a minor hockey coach at various levels in the Truro and Area Minor Hockey Association for the past number of years, most recently on the coaching staff of the 2015-16 PeeWee AAA team.  In addition, Greg has coached various levels of spring hockey teams with the Nova Scotia Prospects, Atlantic Hockey Group and Acadia Hockey Development programs.

The new coaching staff is eager to get the 2016-17 season underway with the spring ID camp that will be held from April 29-May 1 (details of which can be found in the below article).

The Truro Major Bantam hockey team will be holding its spring ID camp for the 2016-17 season on the following dates/times at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre:

Friday, April 29 - 6:00-8:00 pm
Saturday, April 30 - 11:00 a.m.-12:00p.m.
Sunday, May 1 - 4:00-5:00 p.m.

The camp registration fee is $75.00 (payable in advance).  All players intending to participate must pre-register by e-mailing Greg Mullen at gmullen@burmac.ca.  Failure to pre-register by Thursday, April 28 at 5:00 p.m. will render players ineligble to participate in the ID Camp.  Also, all players are required to attend a Hockey Nova Scotia sanctioned checking clinic prior to participation at the camp.  Further information will be provided about available checking clinics for players that require same.

The Bearcats begin play Thursday March 17th vs Halifax @ 12:00 pm  and vs Bedford @ 6:30 pm .

On Friday March 18th they vs  Nova @ 10:00 am and @ 4:00 pm vs the Gulls . 

Semi Final  play begins Saturday evening 

Go Bearcats !!!!!!! 

Goaltender Alec MacDonald and Forwards Rowan Sears and Cam Patton were members of the New Bridge Prep School U 18 Team that captured the National Championship tournament defeating Le Sommet International in the final by a score of 2 - 1 . All 3 players were part of the Truro Major Bantams for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons .Goaltender Alec MacDonald was chosen as New Bridge's Co MVP for the 2015-2016 season prior to travelling to the tournament .  We would like to congratulate these former players and wish them continued success in their future hockey endeavours , Well Done Boys

Truro Major Bantam Bearcats would like to congratulate  Hunter Martin , as he  was selected Tournament Top Defenceman for the 2016 Ice Jam Tournament . Well Done Hunter !!!!!!