- Chilliwack Bruins (BCJHL)
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Chilliwack Bruins City Chilliwack, British Columbia League British Columbia Hockey League Operated 1970-81 Home arena Chilliwack Coliseum Colors Black and Gold Franchise history 1970-1976 Chilliwack Bruins 1978-1981 Chilliwack Colts The Chilliwack Bruins were a Junior "A" ice hockey team. The Bruins played in the British Columbia Hockey League.
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History
The Chilliwack Chiefs were first formed in 1970 as a member of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. The club was founded as a farm team for the WHL's Estevan Bruins. After a 1975-76 season which saw the Bruins finish last in BCJHL, the team joined the newly formed Pacific Junior A Hockey League. However, after an uneven performance while in the PJHL, including a 1977-78 season which saw the Bruins win just one of their 48 regular season games, the team returned to the BCJHL for the 1978-79 season as the Colts. After two seasons, the Colts folded midway through the 1980-81 campaign with just one victory in 35 games, and the Chilliwack didn't see Junior "A" hockey again until the Richmond Sockeyes relocated to the Fraser Valley city after the 1989-90 season.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season League GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs 1970-71 BCJHL 60 12 43 5 - 183 353 29 4th BCJHL Central Lost Division Final 1971-72 BCJHL 60 25 31 4 - -- -- 54 4th BCJHL Lost Semi-final 1972-73 BCJHL 61 29 31 1 - 268 287 59 2nd BCJHL Central Lost Final 1973-74 BCJHL 64 22 39 3 - 251 326 47 3rd BCJHL Coastal Lost Semi-final 1974-75 BCJHL 66 34 32 0 - 321 342 68 2nd BCJHL Coastal Lost Semi-final 1975-76 BCJHL 66 16 49 1 - 230 417 33 5th BCJHL Coastal Lost Quarter-final 1978-79 BCJHL 62 28 31 3 - 284 287 59 4th BCJHL Coastal Lost Semi-final 1979-80 BCJHL 66 35 30 1 - 326 328 71 3rd BCJHL Coastal Lost Semi-final 1980-81 BCJHL 35 1 34 0 - 89 302 2 8th BCJHL Coastal DNQ See also
References
- "BCHL Record Book". B.C. Hockey League. http://www.bchl.bc.ca/leagues/bchl_record_book.cfm?leagueid=2393&clientid=1413&link=BCHL. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- "Chilliwack Bruins BCJHL Season statistics and Records". Internet Hockey Database. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=3931. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- "Chilliwack Colts BCJHL Season statistics and Records". Internet Hockey Database. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=3702. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- "Vernon Jr. 'A' Franchise Season History". Paul C. Beugeling. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
Categories:- Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
- Defunct British Columbia Hockey League teams
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