Okotoks Bisons

Okotoks Bisons
City	Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
League	Heritage Junior B Hockey League
Division	South
Founded	1985 (1985)–86
Home arena	Murray Arena
Colours	Blue, Red, White
General manager	Jay McFarlane
Head coach	Mike Hannigan
Website www.okotoksbisons.com/
Franchise history
1985-Present	Okotoks Bisons

The Okotoks Bisons are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the South Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League (HJHL). They play their home games at Murray Arena.

History

Division titles won: 1996, 97, 2003, 04, 05, 06, 07

League Championships won: 1996, 97, 2001, 02, 03, 05, 06

Alberta Provincial entries: 1996, 97, 2001, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06

Alberta Provincial titles: none (best finish: Silver in 2001 and 2002)

Keystone Cup titles: none

Founded in 1985, the Bisons were originally known as the Okotoks 85ers and played in the Southern Alberta Junior Hockey League. They moved to the Calgary Junior Hockey League in 1989 - changing to the Foothills Bisons one year later - before settling in the HJHL in 1991.

The Bisons have been the most successful franchise in HJHL history, capturing seven league championships, and representing the league in the Alberta Provincials eight times, finishing as provincial runner-ups in both 2001 and 02. Recently, the Bisons have frequently battled the Airdrie Thunder for dominance in the HJHL.

Season-by-season Record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1995–96	37	33	3	1	-	67	304	97		1st, Overall	HJHL Champions
1996–97	36	30	6	-	-	60	233	110		1st, Overall	HJHL Champions
1997–98	37	25	12	0	-	50	224	154		4th, Overall	Lost in Semifinals
1998–99	37	27	8	2	-	56	214	116		3rd, Overall	Lost in Finals
1999–00	37	32	3	2	-	66	306	122		2nd, Overall	Lost in Semifinals
2000–01	37	30	5	2	-	62	285	115		2nd, Overall	HJHL Champions
2001–02	38	30	7	1	-	61	231	116		2nd, Overall	HJHL Champions
2002–03	36	30	6	0	-	60	207	76		1st, South	HJHL Champions
2003–04	36	33	2	1	0	67	241	75		1st, South	Lost in Finals
2004–05	37	33	3	1	0	67	314	90		1st, South	HJHL Champions
2005–06	38	36	1	0	1	73	352	74	1406	1st, South	HJHL Champions, 2-0 (Vipers)
2006–07	36	30	4	1	1	62	210	112	1486	1st, South	Lost in Round Robin Finals, 1-3 (Wranglers)
2007–08	36	21	10	1	4	47	166	132	1225	4th, South	Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 3-4 (Generals)
2008–09	36	19	12	2	3	43	194	135	1122	3rd, South	Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 3-4 (Generals)
2009–10	36	29	2	2	3	63	178	83	1100	1st, South	Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1-3 (Vipers)
2010–11	36	25	11	0	0	50	172	103	995	1st, South	HJHL Champions, 2-1 (Wranglers)

Awards and trophies

HJHL Championship

• 1995-96, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2010-11

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

External links

• Official website of the Okotoks Bisons
• Official website of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League
• Official website of the Keystone Cup