Brandon Travellers Explained

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Team:Brandon Travellers
Operated:1973-1980
City:Brandon, Manitoba
League:Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Arena:Keystone Centre
Name1:Brandon Travellers
Dates1:1973-1980

The Brandon Travellers were a Canadian junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba that played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from 1973 to 1980. The team was owned by the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings.

Travellers' alumni to play in the National Hockey League included Dave Semenko, Ron Hextall, Glen Hanlon, and Laurie Boschman. Former NHL coach and scout Andy Murray started his coaching career with the Travellers.[1]

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
1973-74 48 31 16 1 - 225 174 63 3rd MJHLLost quarter-final
1974-75 48 13 35 0 - 208 314 26 9th MJHLDNQ
1975-76 52 27 23 2 - 270 237 56 5th MJHLLost semi-final
1976-77 52 30 21 1 - 276 249 61 3rd MJHLLost semi-final
1977-78 52 34 17 1 - 297 231 69 2nd MJHLLost quarter-final
1978-79 48 17 30 1 - 254 202 35 8th MJHLLost quarter-final
1979-80 46 13 33 0 - 207 310 28 8th MJHLLost quarter-final

Playoffs

Portage Terriers defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-none

Brandon Travellers defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-2

Selkirk Steelers defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-1

Brandon Travellers defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-3

Dauphin Kings defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-0

Dauphin Kings defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-2

Selkirk Steelers defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-2

Dauphin Kings defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BEHIND THE BENCH Pulling your goalie . https://web.archive.org/web/20100308091401/http://www.hockeyplayer.com/paid/publish/printer_462.shtml . Hockey Player . HockeyPlayer.com . Sam . Laskaris . March 8, 2010 . May 6, 2006.