Moncton Beavers
| Edmundston Blizzard | |
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| City | Edmundston, NB, Canada |
| League | Maritime Junior A Hockey League |
| Division | Meek |
| Founded | 1959 (Moncton Beavers) |
| Home arena | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
| Colours |
Navy, Light Blue, Grey, and White |
| General manager | Steve MacPherson (2017-18) |
| Head coach | Ryan Salvis (2017-18) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1959-1961 | Moncton Beavers |
| 1962-1963 | Riverview Jr. Canucks |
| 1963-1964 | Moncton Geldarts |
| 1965-1966 | Moncton Hawks |
| 1966-1968 | Moncton Seals |
| 1968-1981 | Moncton Beavers |
| 1981-1989 | Moncton Hawks |
| 1989-1993 | Moncton Classics |
| 1993-2008 | Moncton Beavers |
| 2008-2017 | Dieppe Commandos |
| 2017-Future | Edmundston Blizzard |
Navy, Light Blue, Grey, and White
The Edmundston Blizzard are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. They play in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.
The Moncton Hawks were New Brunswick Junior Hockey League Junior A champions in 1981, 1982, and 1983.
In 1983, the Moncton Hawks abandoned the faltering New Brunswick Junior Hockey League and joined the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League which until then was a Nova Scotia-based league.
In the summer of 2008, the Moncton Beavers moved to neighboring Dieppe and became the Commandos. The Commandos played host to the 2009 Fred Page Cup.
The Commandos lost their first game after moving to Dieppe on September 13, 2008 2-1 to the Yarmouth Mariners.
On November 2, 2016 it was announced that Dieppe could not support a Jr. A team and that the franchise would be relocating to the city of Edmundston, New Brunswick for the start of the 2017-18 season. On February 8, 2017 it was announced that they will go by the Edmundston Blizzard, beginning at season end.
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