History Of The Team Name

It was during the league Board of Directors meeting prior to the press conference when the team name was actually decided.

Between the founding members and C&C a silent ballot on a napkin was done.

Since there was only a few days after the establishment of the team and the press conference, the original founding members had a few days to consult with the community and come up with names.

Thanks goes out to message board poster "For the Record" for the information

History Of The Team Logo

The OCN Blizzard logo was adapted from the Utica Blizzard logo. A member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Jason Smith, played there in his first year as a pro in 1994. When the OCN first entered the MJHL, in May 1996, the original board had only 4 months to put together a team, let alone come up with a name and team logo.In fact the logo was decided in the 59er coffee shop outside of Winnipeg. Incidentally, the Utica Blizzard were approached and they supported the use of the logo and sweater colors.

The Utica Blizzard logo is triangular in design, while the OCN Blizzard logo is spherical. Thanks goes out to message board posters "the water bottle boy" and "For the Record" for the information

Team Achievements

1996-97
Team Record: 33 Wins 23 Loses 6 Ties
MJHL Best Home Record With Only 4 Loses
Allard Division Champions
MJHL Finalists

1997-98
Team Record: 43 Wins 12 Loses 7 Ties
MJHL Best Home Record Only 5 Loses
MJHL Best Power Play Percentage
MJHL Best Penalty Kill Percentage
Allard Division Finalist

1998-99
Team Record: 53 Wins 7 Loses 2 Ties
MJHL Record Most Points In A Season-108
MJHL Record Most Wins In A Season-53
MJHL Record Most Home Wins-29
MJHL Record Most Road Wins-24
MJHL Record Consecutive Wins-19
MJHL Best Goals Against-2.38
League Champions
Allard Division Champions
MJHL Provincial Champions
Anavet Cup Finalist

1999-2000
Team Record: 44 Wins 16 Loses 3 Ties
MJHL Best Penalty Kill Percentage
MJHL Best Home Record With Only 3 Loses
League Champions
Allard Division Champions
MJHL Provincial Champions
Anavet Cup Finalist

2000-2001
MJHL Best Home Record With Only 2 Loses
League Champions
Allard Division Champions
MJHL Provincial Champions
Anavet Cup Finalist