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 a junior ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia that played two seasons in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1971–73. The team relocated in 1973 to Kamloops to become the Kamloops 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 Smith

ee also

*List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia

References

*2005–06 WHL Guide
* [http://www.hockeydb.com hockeydb.com]