Timmins Rock

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Timmins Rock
CityTimmins, Ontario, Canada
LeagueNOJHL
Founded1991
Home arenaMcIntyre Arena
Colours  Gold
  Maroon
General managerBrandon Perry
Head coachBrandon Perry
AffiliatesTimmins Majors (GNML)
Websitetimminsrock.com
Franchise history
1991–1999Timmins Golden Bears
1999–2002Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis
2002–2015Abitibi Eskimos
2015–presentTimmins Rock

The Timmins Rock are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Timmins, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).

History

The Timmins Golden Bears became members of the NOJHL in 1991. The Golden Bears won their league championship in 1995. In 1999, the Timmins Golden Bears relocated to Iroquois Falls, Ontario, and became the Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskies. After three seasons, the Jr. Eskies re-branded as the Abitibi Eskimos. Attendance improved and the Eskimos played good-quality hockey. The Eskimos hosted the 2007 Dudley Hewitt Cup, but lost the semi-finals to the Schreiber Diesels. Three years later in 2009–10, the Eskimos clinched first overall and won the NOJHL championship over the Soo Thunderbirds, who were hosting the Dudley Hewitt Cup. The Eskimos would finish 4th in the 2010 Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament. The Eskimos never made the NOJHL finals again.

In March 2015, the Abitibi Eskimos announced they were relocating back to Timmins after 16 years in Iroquois Falls. The Timmins NOJHL franchise announced that they were not going to name the team the Timmins Golden Bears, and named the team the Timmins Rock instead when unveiling the team name, colors and jerseys at an event.

The Rock finished their first season in Timmins with a 29–24–1 record, which was good for 4th place in the NOJHL East Division. The Rock swept the Iroquois Falls Eskis in the 1st round of the playoffs, winning 8–1 at home in game one, and 3–1 in Iroquois Falls. However the Cochrane Crunch would be too much for them to handle in the next round, and they defeated the Rock in 4 straight. Jordan Rendle would pace the team with 30 goals, while Zachary Kercz had a team high 55 assists and 81 points. Logan Ferrington appeared in net 35 times for the Rock, and finished with a 20–13–1 record with a 3.94 GAA. The Rock averaged 595 fans per game at the McIntyre Arena, second highest in the league. Kercz would also be awarded a place on the CCM 2nd All-Star Team at the end of the season.

In the 2016–17 season, the Rock finished the regular season with a record of 36–16–3–1 and 76 points, third in the East Division and fourth overall. In the playoffs, they upset the Cochrane Crunch in six games and advanced to the divisional finals where they were swept in four games against regular season champion Powassan Voodoos.

Head coach Paul Gagne retired at the end of the 2016–17 season and Ryan Woodard was named as his replacement, however, in May 2017 he was fired before the season for a non-hockey related matter. Corey Beer was hired as the next head coach in the 2017–18 season. Beer was previously an associate coach of the Cobourg Cougars in the Ontario Junior Hockey League that had won the 2017 Royal Bank Cup. He left before the abbreviated 2020–21 season for the Okanaghan Hockey Academy[1] and the team completed the season without a head coach. Brandon Perry was then hired as the head coach and general manager for the 2021–22 season.[2]

Statistics
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsResultsPlayoffs
Timmins Golden Bears
1991–924833132—361173682nd NOJHL
1992–93484242—407176861st NOJHLLost final
1993–944019192—190192404th NOJHL
1994–95483990—303165781st NOJHLWon League
1995–964429141—206173593rd NOJHL
1996–974013252—131222284th NOJHL
1997–984013207—136210334th NOJHL
1998–994012244—128189285th NOJHL
Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis
1999–004020191—171180414th NOJHL
2000–0140152401171224315th NOJHL
2001–0242142404165246325th NOJHL
Abitibi Eskimos
2002–034823223—210207495th NOJHL
2003–0448261831191156564th NOJHL
2004–0548301341201148652nd NOJHLLost semi-final
2005–0648202431174190445th NOJHLLost quarter-final
2006–0748261606177174583rd NOJHLLost quarter-final
2007–08503114—5224157942nd NOJHLLost final
2008–09502917—4198166623rd NOJHLLost semi-final
2009–1050407—3263141831st NOJHLWon League
2010–11502623—1216217535th NOJHLLost semi-final
2011–12502818—4241222604th NOJHLLost quarter-final
2012–1348143103165258317th NOJHLLost quarter-final
2013–1456302204212212644th NOJHLLost semi-final
2014–1552282004243233604th of 5, East
6 of 9, NOJHL		Lost div. semi-finals, 2–4 vs. Cochrane Crunch
Timmins Rock
2015–1654292410257219594th of 6, East
6th of 12, NOJHL		Won Div. Play-in series, 2–0 vs. Iroquois Falls Eskis
Lost div. semi-finals, 0–4 vs. Cochrane Crunch
2016–1756361631271202763rd of 6, East
4th of 12, NOJHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Cochrane Crunch
Lost Div. Finals, 0–4 vs. Powassan Voodoos
2017–1856193133142184445th of 6, East
10th of 12, NOJHL		Won Div. Play-in series, 2–1 vs. Hearst Lumberjacks
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Powassan Voodoos
Lost Div. Finals, 1–4 vs. Cochrane Crunch
2018–1956332003186156694th in division
5th overall		Won quarterfinal against Cochrane (2:0)
Lost semifinal against Hearst (4:3)
2019–2056421103231100872nd in division
2nd overall		Playoffs cancelled
2020–212218140011043361st in division
1st overall		Playoffs cancelled
2021–224833807225124731st in division
2nd overall		Won quarterfinal against French River (4:0)
Lost semifinal against Hearst (4:3)
2022–235845805273111951st in division
1st overall		Won quarterfinal against French River (4:1)
Won semifinal against Powassan (4:0)
Won final against Soo Thunderbirds (4:2)
2023–2458411520272177731st in division
3rd overall		Won quarterfinal against Iroquois Falls (4:0)
Lost semifinal against Powassan (4:3)
2024–2552331621272177694th overallWon quarterfinal against Soo Eagles (4:2)
Lost semifinals against Hearst (4:1)
2025–2652341404245149724th overallWon quarterfinal against Soo Thunderbirds (4:3)
Won semifinal against Hearst (4:0)

Source: "Timmins Rock statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

Centennial Cup

YearRound-robinRecordStandingQuarterfinalSemifinalChampionship
2023OTW, Yarmouth Mariners (MarJHL), 4-3
L, Cobras de Terrebonne (LHJQ), 1-2
L, Brooks Bandits (AJHL), 0-9
OTW, Ottawa Jr. Senators (CJHL), 2-1		0-2-2-05th of 5
Pool A		Did not qualifyDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Notable alumni

Golden Bears Logo

References

  1. "Corey Beer Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "Rock name Brandon Perry head coach/GM". NOJHL. 30 April 2021.

Further reading

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