Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
| Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats | |
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| City | Rayside-Balfour, Ontario |
| League | Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Operated | 1962-2005 |
| Home arena | Rayside-Balfour Community Centre |
| Colours | Grey, Blue, and White |
| Franchise history | |
| 1962-1969 | Garson Falconbridge Native Sons |
| 1969-1973 | Chelmsford Canadiens |
| 1973-1995 | Rayside-Balfour Canadians |
| 1995-2005 | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats |
The Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
A very successful franchise, the Sabrecats won the Dudley Hewitt Cup three times (1997, 2000, and 2002) and a dynastic seven straight McNamara Trophies as NOJHL champions (1996–2002). In 2000, they reached the finals of the Royal Bank Cup, only to lose a heartbreaking 2-1 game to the host Fort McMurray Oil Barons.
The team was granted a one-year leave from the NOJHL in 2005, but in Spring 2006 the NOJHL announced that the Sabrecats will not be returning and have officially folded.
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