- Vancouver Nats
Hockey team | CAN_eng = 1|
team = Vancouver Nats
city =Vancouver, British Columbia
league =Western Hockey League
operated = 1971–73
arena =Pacific Coliseum
name1 = Vancouver Nats
dates1 = 1971–73
name2 =Kamloops Chiefs
dates2 = 1973–77
name3 =Seattle Breakers | dates3 = 1977–85
name4 =Seattle Thunderbirds
dates4 = 1985-Present
|The Vancouver Nats were ajunior ice hockey team based inVancouver, British Columbia that played two seasons in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1971–73. The team relocated in 1973 to Kamloops to become theKamloops Chiefs before settling in Seattle as the Seattle Breakers (later Thunderbirds) in 1977.On the ice, the Nats finished last overall in the league both years, winning just 27 games in their two years. After their demise, it would be nearly thirty years before the WHL would return to the city of Vancouver, with the
Vancouver Giants established as an expansion team in 2001.eason-by-season Record
"Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against"
NHL Alumni
*
Bruce Greig
*Dale Lewis
*Barry Smithee also
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List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia References
*2005–06 WHL Guide
* [http://www.hockeydb.com hockeydb.com]
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