Kelowna Spartans - Citizendia

Kelowna Spartans

City	Kelowna, British Columbia
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Operated	1985 - 1995
Home Arena	Kelowna Memorial Arena
Colours	Red, Black, and White

The Kelowna Spartans were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Kelowna (2007 population 106707 metropolitan population of 165596 is a City on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia The British Columbia Hockey League is a British Columbia -based tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a subsection of The Kelowna Memorial Arena is an Ice hockey Arena located in Kelowna British Columbia. Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Kelowna (2007 population 106707 metropolitan population of 165596 is a City on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The British Columbia Hockey League is a British Columbia -based tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a subsection of

Kelowna Packers 1985 - 1989

Kelowna Spartans 1989 - 1995

1 History
2 Season-by-Season Record
3 Notable Alumni
4 See also

History

The Kelowna Packers joined the BCJHL in 1985 to fill the void left by the Kelowna Buckaroos who left Kelowna, British Columbia in 1983. History The Kelowna Buckaroos are one of the original four of the British Columbia Hockey League. Kelowna (2007 population 106707 metropolitan population of 165596 is a City on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia They changed their names to the Spartans in 1989.

In 1993, the Spartans won the BCJHL title, and moved on to the Mowat Cup for the British Columbia title and defeated the Williams Lake Mustangs of the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League 3-games-to-none. The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship of British Columbia. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League was a Canadian Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey league in British Columbia. They faced the Olds Grizzlys of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, winning the Doyle Cup 4-games-to-1 to earn a birth to the Centennial Cup. The Olds Grizzlys are an Ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Alberta Junior Hockey League ( AJHL) is an Alberta -based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey The Doyle Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion.

At the Centennial Cup 1993, the Spartans first defeated the Chateauguay Elites of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League 8-3. The Centennial Cup 1993 is the Tier II Junior "A" 1993 Ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. History The Quebec Junior "AAA" Hockey League is an offshoot of the Quebec Provincial Junior A Hockey League that last from 1972-1982 In game two, they defeated the Antigonish Bulldogs of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League 10-4. History Originally known as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, the league was founded in 1967 by Fred McGillivray and Louie Lewis of Halifax Nova Scotia In game three, they beat the host Amherst Ramblers, also of the MJAHL, 5-2. The Amherst Ramblers are a Tier II Junior A Hockey League team based in Amherst Nova Scotia. In the final game of the round robin, they beat the Flin Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League 4-3, to finish the round perfect and won the Abbott Cup. The Flin Flon Bombers are a Junior ice hockey and member of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Tier II Junior A Ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup is the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship for the Western Canadian leagues of the In the semi-final, the Spartans beat the Bulldogs again, 4-1, to earn a birth into the Final. They won that final 7-2 against the Quebec Champions of the LHJAAAQ to win their only National Title. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk

In 1994, the Spartans again won the league again. At the Mowat Cup, the Spartans beat the RMJHL representatives, the Kimberley Dynamiters, 3-games-to-0. The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship of British Columbia. History The Kimberley Knights won the KIJHL in 1979/80 The current incarnation of the team has won the Eddie Mountain Division title in 2002/03 and 2004/05 but has never won a KIJHL In the Doyle Cup, for the second straight year they played the Olds Grizzlys but lost this time 4-games-to-2. The Doyle Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Olds Grizzlys are an Ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League.

Even though they lost to Olds, they were automatically given a berth in the 1994 Centential Cup as Olds was the host team. They started it off with a 5-2 victory over the SJHL's Weyburn Red Wings. The Weyburn Red Wings are a Junior ice hockey team based in Weyburn Saskatchewan, and currently playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. In game two, Kelowna beat the Antigonish Bulldogs 5-4. The third game put them up again against Olds, but again losing to them 5-2. In game four, the Spartans beat the Chateauguay Elites 9-6 to clinch second place in the Round Robin. In the Semi-final, they again faced the Elites and beat them 3-1 to earn a birth to the Final. The final was against the Grizzlies and the Spartans pushed them to the brink. In the end, the Grizzlies came out on top in overtime, winning 5-4.

In 1995, the Spartans disbanded to make room for the Kelowna Rockets' Western Hockey League team. The Kelowna Rockets are a major Junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League, out of the Canadian Hockey League. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation.

Season-by-Season Record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1985-86	52	40	12	0	-	381	239	80	2nd BCJHL Interior	Lost Semi-final
1986-87	52	45	5	2	-	396	177	92	1st BCJHL Interior	Lost Final
1987-88	52	28	22	2	-	286	224	58	2nd BCJHL Interior	Lost Quarter-final
1988-89	60	24	34	2	-	277	297	50	4th BCJHL Interior	Lost Quarter-final
1989-90	57	25	29	3	-	243	248	53	2nd BCJHL Interior	Lost Semi-final Round Robin
1990-91	60	38	18	4	-	297	248	80	2nd BCJHL Interior	Lost Quarter-final
1991-92	60	41	18	1	-	302	251	83	1st BCJHL Interior	Lost Quarter-final
1992-93	60	46	12	2	-	348	209	94	1st BCJHL Interior	Won League, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup, Won Centennial Cup
1993-94	60	44	10	6	-	364	234	94	1st BCJHL Interior	Won League, Won Mowat Cup
1994-95	60	40	15	5	-	333	216	85	2nd BCJHL Interior	Lost Semi-final

Contents

History

Season-by-Season Record

Notable Alumni

See also