Chilliwack Bruins (BCJHL) explained

Team:Chilliwack Bruins
City:Chilliwack, British Columbia
League:British Columbia Hockey League
Operated:-81
Arena:Chilliwack Coliseum
Colours:Black and Gold
Name1:Chilliwack Bruins
Dates1:1970-1976
Name2:Chilliwack Bruins (PJHL)
Dates2:1976-1978
Name3:Chilliwack Colts
Dates3:1978-1981

The Chilliwack Bruins were a Junior "A" ice hockey team. The Bruins played was located in Chilliwack, in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL).

History

The Chilliwack Bruins were first formed in 1970 as a member of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL). 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 the BCJHL, the team joined the three-year-old Pacific Junior A Hockey League (PJHL). However, after an uneven performance in what proved to be a very competitive PJHL in the 1976–77 season, followed by just a single win (in 48 games) during the PJHL's 1977–78 season, the team returned to the BCJHL for the 1978–79 season, changing its name to the Chilliwack Colts.

The Colts performed poorly their first season back in the BCJHL, and competition was even tougher when the PJHL merged with the BCJHL for the 1979–1980 season. The Colts did not make it to the end of their third season back in the BCJHL, folding three-quarters of the way through the 1980–81 season, with just one victory in 35 games.

The community of Chilliwack did not see Junior "A" hockey again until the Richmond Sockeyes relocated to the Fraser Valley city after for the 1990–91 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
1976-77 PJHL 48 - DNQ
1977-78 PJHL 48 1 47 0 - DNQ
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

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