2009-"72" WHS Warriors

Playing in their inaugural season, the Woodstock High School (WHS) Warriors stunned the New Brunswick interscholastic hockey community by upsetting the Minto High Tigers 8-4 in the final of the 1972 NBIAA Class "M” Championship held in St. Andrews, NB.

 The following is an excerpt from the Telegraph-Journal’s summary of the championship game:

 ... Minto led 2-1 early in the game, but WHS tied it 2-2 by the end of the period and went on to lead 6-4 by the end of the second

 … Brent Wilson, with two goals and three assists, led the way for WHS. Rick Bell added two goals and two assists, while Neil Dickinson came up with a goal and two helpers. Brian Fox, Ron McLellan, and Brian Schriver scored the other goals. [ … Woodstock goalkeeper Mac Fox came up with 38 saves.]

The following season, returning players from this championship team lead the Warriors back to the Provincial Class "M” final where they finished runner-up to Minto in the championship game.

 Woodstock High School began its participation in interscholastic hockey in the fall of 1971 when, at the request of the Woodstock Minor Hockey Association, it assumed operation of the association’s Juvenile team.

 The 1971-1972 championship season began a rich tradition that saw Warrior Hockey become one of the most outstanding and successful hockey programs in the province of New Brunswick.

 

~ INDUCTION MAY 16TH, 2009 ~