Smith Falls Jr. Bears

Ice hockey team in Ontario, Canada

Owner(s)Nicholas and Joshua FilosoGeneral managerJoshua FilosoHead coachGene FalsettoAffiliateSmiths Falls Bears (CCHL)Franchise history1967-2022Westport Rideaus2022-presentSmith Falls Jr Bears

The Smith Falls Jr Bears are a Junior "B" ice hockey team in Smith Falls, Ontario. The franchise originated as the Westport Rideaus and played in the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League (EOJHL). Between 2014-15 and the end of the 2019–2020 seasons, the EOJHL and the CCHL set a new agreement in an attempt to create a better player development model. This resulted in the league re-branding itself as the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (CCHL2), and shrinking to 16 teams and two divisions. The league reverted to the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League for 2021.

August 2022, it was announced that the Junior B Rideaus were being relocated to Smith Falls and become the Jr. Bears. The junior C franchise that was re-locate from Bytown to Westport would continue the name Rideaus as they compete in the National Capital Hockey League.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1999-00	42	27	11	4	-	218	136	60	1st EO Rideau	Lost semi-final
2000-01	44	27	15	2	-	228	188	56	1st EO Rideau	Lost division final
2001-02	44	28	14	2	-	220	155	61	2nd EO Rideau	Lost Division Semi-final
2002-03	44	23	17	2	2	193	183	50	3rd EO Rideau	Lost division final
2003-04	44	22	16	2	4	197	189	50	3rd EO Rideau	Lost division final
2004-05	44	19	21	1	3	225	211	42	4th EO Rideau	Lost semi-final
2005-06	42	35	5	1	1	323	154	72	1st EO Rideau	Lost final
2006-07	44	24	14	5	1	211	167	54	2nd EO Rideau	Lost semi-final
2007-08	42	23	17	1	1	184	161	48	2nd EO Rideau	Lost division final
2008-09	42	20	17	1	4	218	212	45	2nd EO Rideau	Lost division final
2009-10	44	29	10	5	0	241	172	63	1st EO Rideau	Lost division final
2010-11	46	28	18	0	0	254	183	56	2nd EO Rideau	Lost division final
2011-12	46	34	10	1	1	237	158	70	1st EO Rideau	Lost division final
2012-13	46	28	15	0	3	215	175	59	3rd EO Rideau	Lost Division Semi-final
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
2013-14	45	17	20	6	2	143	160	42	4th EO Rideau	Lost Division Semi-final
2014-15	44	19	24	0	1	169	176	39	4th EO Rideau	Lost div. semi-final, 2-4 (Flyers)
CCHL 2
2015-16	44	26	17	1	0	171	152	53	3rd of 8 Richardson 6th of 16 CCHL2	Lost quarterfinal, 3-4 (Rams)
2016-17	48	25	17	4	2	200	173	56	5th of 8 Richardson 8th of 16 CCHL2	Lost Wildcard Series, 1-2 (Aeros)
2017-18	52	34	13	3	2	198	141	73	2nd of 8 Richardson 3rd of 16 CCHL2	Lost div semi-final 2-4 (Blue Wings)
2020-21	Season lost to covid
Smith Falls Jr Bears
2022-23	42	28	12	2	0	193	127	58	3RD of 8 Richardson 5TH of 16 CCHL2	Won Div Quarterfinal 2-0 (Jr. Canadians) Lost div semi-finals 1-4 (Packers)
2023-24	44	22	18	4	0	131	135	48	4th of 7 Richardson 6th of 14 CCHL2	Won Div Quarterfinal 3-0 (Aeros) Lost Div semi-finals 1-4 (Jr. Canadians)