Citizendia
Your Ad Here

Calgary Buffaloes redirects here. For the former Alberta Junior Hockey League team of the same name, see Calgary Buffaloes (AJHL)

Calgary Centennials
City: Calgary, Alberta
League: Western Canada Hockey League
Operated: 1967–1977
Home Arena: Stampede Corral
Colours: Red & White
Franchise history
1966–67: Calgary Buffaloes
1967–77: Calgary Centennials
1977–82: Billings Bighorns
1982–83: Nanaimo Islanders
1983–88: New Westminster Bruins
1988-Present: Tri-City Americans

The Calgary Centennials were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1966–1977. The Alberta Junior Hockey League ( AJHL) is an Alberta -based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey The Calgary Buffaloes were a Junior A Ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based out of Calgary, Alberta. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. Stampede Corral (also known as the Calgary Corral) is an Ice hockey and Rodeo Arena in Calgary Alberta, Canada. Calgary Buffaloes redirects here For the former Alberta Junior Hockey League team of the same name see Calgary Buffaloes (AJHL The Calgary Centennials The Billings Bighorns were a Junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who played from 1977 to 1982. The Nanaimo Islanders were a Junior ice hockey team based in Nanaimo British Columbia that played one season in the Western Hockey League in 1982–83 The New Westminster Bruins were a Junior ice hockey team from the Western Hockey League. The Tri-City Americans are a major Junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League, based in Kennewick, Washington. Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. They played in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Stampede Corral. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Stampede Corral (also known as the Calgary Corral) is an Ice hockey and Rodeo Arena in Calgary Alberta, Canada.

Founded: 1966–67
Last Season: 1976–77
Division titles won: 1969–70, 1971–72, 1973–74
Regular season titles won: 1971–72
League Championships won: None
Memorial Cup Titles: None

Contents

History

A charter member of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, the franchise was known in its first season as the Calgary Buffaloes before becoming the Centennials in 1967–68. The Ed Chynoweth Cup is awarded annually to the champion of the Western Hockey League. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL The 1967–68 WCJHL season was the 2nd season of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League.

The franchise had a string of successful regular seasons in the early 1970s, winning three West division titles, however playoff success never followed. The Centennials only reached the WCHL finals once, falling in four straight to the Regina Pats in 1974. The Regina Pats are a Junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League.

Following the 1976–77 season, the Centennials were sold and relocated to Billings, Montana and became the Billings Bighorns. The 1976–77 WCHL season was the 11th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Billings is the largest city in the US state of Montana, located in the south-central portion of the state The Billings Bighorns were a Junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who played from 1977 to 1982. The franchise today is known as the Tri-City Americans, settling in Kennewick, Washington, after stops as the Nanaimo Islanders and New Westminster Bruins. The Tri-City Americans are a major Junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League, based in Kennewick, Washington. Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Nanaimo Islanders were a Junior ice hockey team based in Nanaimo British Columbia that played one season in the Western Hockey League in 1982–83 The New Westminster Bruins were a Junior ice hockey team from the Western Hockey League. Calgarians would not have to wait long for another team, as the Winnipeg Monarchs were immediately sold and relocated to Calgary to become the Calgary Wranglers. The Winnipeg Monarchs were a Junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League from 1967 to 1977 under three names The Calgary Wranglers were a Junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League from 1977 until 1987.

Season-by-season Record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1966–67 56 4 47 5 178 426 13 7th Overall Out of playoffs
1967–68 60 14 40 5 218 318 35 10th Overall Out of playoffs
1968–69 60 31 28 1 253 236 63 2nd West Lost semi-final
1969–70 60 37 22 1 249 197 75 1st West Lost semi-final
1970–71 66 37 22 7 244 175 81 2nd West Lost semi-final
1971–72 68 49 16 3 296 169 101 1st West Lost semi-final
1972–73 68 35 22 11 302 224 81 3rd West Lost quarter-final
1973–74 68 41 18 9 328 236 91 1st West Lost final
1974–75 70 11 51 8 236 399 30 6th West Out of playoffs
1975–76 72 22 45 5 284 381 49 6th West Out of playoffs
1976–77 72 22 34 15 329 397 59 4th Central Lost quarter-final

NHL Alumni

See also

References

The 1966–67 WCJHL season was the inaugural season of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1967–68 WCJHL season was the 2nd season of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1968–69 WCHL season was the 3rd season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1969–70 WCHL season was the 4th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1970–71 WCHL season was the 5th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1971–72 WCHL season was the 6th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1972–73 WCHL season was the 7th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1973–74 WCHL season was the 8th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1974–75 WCHL season was the 9th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1975–76 WCHL season was the 10th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1976–77 WCHL season was the 11th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Donald Allan Ashby ( March 8, 1955 - May 30, 1981) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey centre who played Jeff Joseph Mitchell Bandura (born February 4, 1957 in White Rock British Columbia) is a retired National Hockey League defenceman. Wayne Richard Bianchin (b September 6, 1953 in Nanaimo British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Left Winger Glen MacLeod Cochrane (born January 29, 1958 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) is an ex-NHL player John Davidson (born February 27, 1953 in Ottawa Ontario, Canada) is the president of hockey operations of the St Ed Dyck (born October 29, 1950 in Warman Saskatchewan) was a National Hockey League goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks from Len Frig (born October 23, 1950 in Lethbridge, Alberta) is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman who played 311 games in the Danny Gare (born May 14, 1954 in Nelson British Columbia, Canada) is a retired National Hockey League (NHL player most notably Alan Glendinning (born March 31 1956 is a former ice hockey defenceman Rick Hodgson (born May 26, 1956 is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman. Ron Wayne Homenuke (born January 5, 1952 in Hazelton, British Columbia) is a former NHL player Doug Horbul (Born - July 25, 1952 in Nokomis, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey forward Kevin Krook (born April 5, 1958 is a Canadian former professional Ice hockey defenceman. Doug Lecuyer (Born - March 10, 1958 in Wainwright, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey forward Craig Levie (Born - August 17, 1959 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who played Bob Liddington (born September 15, 1948 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 11 games in the National Darryl Maggs (born April 6, 1947 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 135 games in the National Lanny King McDonald (born February 16, 1953 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey player and a member of Grant Mulvey (born September 17, 1956 in Sudbury, Ontario, but grew up in Merritt British Columbia) is a retired professional Thore Robert "Bob" Nystrom (born October 10, 1952 in Stockholm Sweden) is a retired professional Ice hockey right-winger. Harvie Dwight Pocza (born September 22, 1959 in Lethbridge, Alberta) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player who briefly Gary Daniel Rissling (born August 8, 1956 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Michael R Rogers (born October 24, 1954 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a former Professional Ice hockey centre Randy Rota (born August 16, 1950 in Creston, British Columbia) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 212 games in the National Rick Shinske (Born - May 31, 1955 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey forward Roy Sommer (born April 5th, 1957 in Oakland, California) was a professional Ice hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers Brian Roy "Spinner" Spencer ( September 3, 1949 in Fort St Mike James Toal (b March 23, 1959 in Red Deer, Alberta) is a former professional Ice hockey centre Perry Turnbull (born March 9, 1959 in Rimbey Alberta) is a retired former National Hockey League player who played 608 career games for the Jimmy Charles Watson (born August 19, 1952 in Smithers, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player This is a list of ice hockey teams in Alberta. It features the leagues they have played for and championships won The history of Ice hockey in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, extends back well over a century to the first recorded ice hockey game in Alberta The Billings Bighorns were a Junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who played from 1977 to 1982. The Calgary Wranglers were a Junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League from 1977 until 1987. The Calgary Hitmen are a Major Junior Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic