Calgary Canucks
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The Calgary Canucks are a junior
ice hockey
team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League
. They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
at the Max Bell Centre
, capacity 3500.
, preceded only by the Spruce Grove Saints
. The Canucks franchise has the longest tenure of any in the AJHL in one city, as the 2005-06 season represented it's 35th in the Stampede City.
The Canucks were born as the brainchild of a group led by Doug Eastcott who were concerned about the demands made on young boys who were forced to leave home to play seasons of up to 80 games in other cities and towns at a time when education often took a back seat to hockey. The Canucks entered the AJHL with the stated goal of giving Calgary area kids a place to play competitive hockey without sacrificing their education. The team considered itself an extension of the Calgary minor hockey system, and even set a personal cap of three "imports" (non Calgary area players) per season.
While the import cap has long since been dropped, the Canucks remain true to their ideal of "Education through Hockey" and being a place for Calgary area kids to play to this day. However, extremely competitive scouting throughout the league, and the addition of two more teams in the Metro Calgary region - the Calgary Royals
and Okotoks Oilers
- have created an uncertain future on the ice.
The Canucks qualified for the playoffs 34 consecutive seasons, a streak finally broken in 2006-07, and with 11 regular season titles, nine AJHL championships, two Doyle Cup
titles, and one Centennial Cup
national championship, the Canucks are perhaps the most successful team in league history. The team has seen 42 former Canucks reach the NHL
, including current NHL superstar Dany Heatley
and two time Stanley Cup
winner Mike Vernon. Hundreds more have earned scholarships to American and Canadian universities.
The Calgary Canucks broadcast their home games by webcast. Quinton Amundson and Luke Cummings are the voice of the Canucks.
1Canucks took one year leave of absence in 1983-84 after attempt to relocate to High River
failed. Franchise returned in 1984-85 under new ownership.
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
. They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
at the Max Bell Centre
Max Bell Centre
The Max Bell Centre is an ice hockey arena, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in the community of Radisson Heights. It seats 2,121, for hockey, with a standing room capacity of over 3,000...
, capacity 3500.
- Founded: 1971-1972
- Division titles won: 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1998-99
- Regular season titles won: 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99
- League Championships won: 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999
- Doyle CupDoyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
Titles: 1988, 1995 - Centennial TrophyRoyal Bank CupThe Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...
Titles: 1995
History
Founded in 1971, the Calgary Canucks are one of the most storied franchises in Canadian Junior A hockey, and are the 2nd oldest franchise still operating in the AJHLAlberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
, preceded only by the Spruce Grove Saints
Spruce Grove Saints
The Spruce Grove Saints are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada at the Grant Fuhr Arena, capacity 2,000....
. The Canucks franchise has the longest tenure of any in the AJHL in one city, as the 2005-06 season represented it's 35th in the Stampede City.
The Canucks were born as the brainchild of a group led by Doug Eastcott who were concerned about the demands made on young boys who were forced to leave home to play seasons of up to 80 games in other cities and towns at a time when education often took a back seat to hockey. The Canucks entered the AJHL with the stated goal of giving Calgary area kids a place to play competitive hockey without sacrificing their education. The team considered itself an extension of the Calgary minor hockey system, and even set a personal cap of three "imports" (non Calgary area players) per season.
While the import cap has long since been dropped, the Canucks remain true to their ideal of "Education through Hockey" and being a place for Calgary area kids to play to this day. However, extremely competitive scouting throughout the league, and the addition of two more teams in the Metro Calgary region - the Calgary Royals
Calgary Royals
The Calgary Mustangs are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League . They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, capacity 1800. They were known as the Calgary Royals from 1990 until 2010....
and Okotoks Oilers
Okotoks Oilers
The Okotoks Oilers are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada at the Foothills Centennial Arena....
- have created an uncertain future on the ice.
The Canucks qualified for the playoffs 34 consecutive seasons, a streak finally broken in 2006-07, and with 11 regular season titles, nine AJHL championships, two Doyle Cup
Doyle Cup
The Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
titles, and one Centennial Cup
Royal Bank Cup
The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...
national championship, the Canucks are perhaps the most successful team in league history. The team has seen 42 former Canucks reach the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
, including current NHL superstar Dany Heatley
Dany Heatley
Daniel James Heatley is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger, and alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League . Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top NHL rookie in 2002...
and two time Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
winner Mike Vernon. Hundreds more have earned scholarships to American and Canadian universities.
The Calgary Canucks broadcast their home games by webcast. Quinton Amundson and Luke Cummings are the voice of the Canucks.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against| Season | GP | W | L | T/OTL | SOL | Points | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1971-72 | 48 | 28 | 18 | 2 | - | 58 | 250 | 195 | 3rd Overall | --- |
| 1972-73 | 60 | 44 | 16 | 0 | - | 88 | 439 | 222 | 1st Overall | Won championship |
| 1973-74 | 60 | 36 | 24 | 0 | - | 72 | 308 | 261 | 2nd Overall | --- |
| 1974-75 | 60 | 34 | 25 | 1 | - | 69 | 360 | 290 | 3rd Overall | --- |
| 1975-76 | 60 | 48 | 11 | 1 | - | 97 | 380 | 251 | 1st Overall | --- |
| 1976-77 | 60 | 44 | 16 | 0 | - | 88 | 368 | 232 | 1st Overall | Won championship |
| 1977-78 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 0 | - | 78 | 336 | 265 | 1st Overall | Won championship |
| 1978-79 | 60 | 44 | 16 | 0 | - | 88 | 362 | 253 | 1st Overall | --- |
| 1979-80 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 0 | - | 86 | 281 | 180 | 2nd Overall | --- |
| 1980-81 | 60 | 33 | 25 | 2 | - | 68 | 305 | 237 | 2nd South | --- |
| 1981-82 | 60 | 24 | 33 | 3 | - | 51 | 267 | 265 | 3rd South | --- |
| 1982-83 | 60 | 35 | 23 | 2 | - | 72 | 336 | 256 | 2nd South | Won championship |
| 1983-841 | -- | -- | -- | - | - | -- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1984-85 | 60 | 30 | 29 | 1 | - | 61 | 293 | 285 | 3rd South | --- |
| 1985-86 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 0 | - | 66 | 248 | 208 | 1st South | Won championship |
| 1986-87 | 60 | 39 | 18 | 3 | - | 81 | 315 | 217 | 1st South | --- |
| 1987-88 | 60 | 51 | 9 | 0 | - | 102 | 402 | 196 | 1st South | Won championship |
| 1988-89 | 60 | 34 | 22 | 4 | - | 72 | 285 | 217 | 3rd South | --- |
| 1989-90 | 60 | 47 | 11 | 2 | - | 96 | 373 | 238 | 1st South | Won championship |
| 1990-91 | 56 | 23 | 32 | 1 | - | 47 | 229 | 249 | 6th Overall | --- |
| 1991-92 | 60 | 31 | 28 | - | 1 | 63 | 266 | 229 | 5th Overall | --- |
| 1992-93 | 56 | 31 | 23 | - | 2 | 64 | 223 | 214 | 5th Overall | --- |
| 1993-94 | 56 | 28 | 21 | - | 7 | 63 | 242 | 227 | 5th Overall | --- |
| 1994-95 | 56 | 36 | 20 | - | 0 | 72 | 307 | 222 | 2nd Overall | Won championship |
| 1995-96 | 60 | 42 | 14 | - | 4 | 88 | 281 | 213 | 1st Overall | --- |
| 1996-97 | 60 | 37 | 18 | - | 5 | 79 | 257 | 201 | 1st Overall | --- |
| 1997-98 | 60 | 36 | 19 | - | 5 | 77 | 243 | 202 | 4th Overall | --- |
| 1998-99 | 62 | 50 | 8 | - | 4 | 104 | 350 | 159 | 1st South | Won championship |
| 1999-00 | 64 | 28 | 31 | - | 5 | 61 | 239 | 242 | 6th South | --- |
| 2000-01 | 64 | 34 | 26 | 4 | - | 72 | 269 | 269 | 3rd South | --- |
| 2001-02 | 64 | 29 | 28 | 7 | - | 65 | 256 | 286 | 5th South | --- |
| 2002-03 | 64 | 31 | 26 | 7 | - | 69 | 229 | 225 | 5th South | --- |
| 2003-04 | 60 | 34 | 17 | 9 | - | 77 | 209 | 177 | 3rd South | --- |
| 2004-05 | 64 | 32 | 25 | 7 | - | 71 | 205 | 202 | 3rd South | Lost in second round |
| 2005-06 | 60 | 20 | 34 | 6 | - | 46 | 154 | 205 | 7th South | Lost in second round |
| 2006-07 | 60 | 18 | 36 | 6 | - | 42 | 174 | 239 | 8th South | Did not qualify |
| 2007-08 | 62 | 19 | 38 | 5 | - | 43 | 162 | 225 | 7th South | Lost in first round |
| 2008-09 | 62 | 31 | 21 | 10 | - | 72 | 173 | 167 | 4th South | Lost in first round |
| 2009-10 | 60 | 29 | 27 | 4 | - | 62 | 214 | 225 | 4th South | Lost in first round |
| 2010-11 | 60 | 18 | 37 | 5 | - | 41 | 178 | 280 | 8th South | Did not qualify |
1Canucks took one year leave of absence in 1983-84 after attempt to relocate to High River
High River, Alberta
High River is a town in southwestern Alberta, Canada with a population of 10,716. It is south of the city of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23...
failed. Franchise returned in 1984-85 under new ownership.
Playoffs
- 1972 Lost Final
- Calgary Canucks defeated Edmonton Maple LeafsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove...
4-games-to-3 - Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1- 1973
Doyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
- Calgary Canucks defeated Drumheller FalconsDrumheller FalconsThe Drumheller Falcons were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Drumheller, Alberta.The Falcons joined the AJHL 1971 as the league's seventh team after acquiring the assets of the Ponoka Stampeders franchise that ceased operations a year previous...
4-games-to-1 with 1 tie - Calgary Canucks defeated Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
4-games-to-3 AJHL CHAMPIONS - Penticton Broncos (BCJHL) defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1
- 1974
- The Pass Red DevilsThe Pass Red DevilsThe Pass Red Devils were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League that played in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta from 1972-76. The team relocated to nearby Pincher Creek for two years before settling in Calgary as the Calgary Spurs...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1- 1975
- Spruce Grove Mets defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1
- 1976
- Taber Golden SunsTaber Golden SunsThe Taber Golden Suns were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Taber, Alberta, Canada.-History:The Golden Suns were founded in 1974 as an expansion club, lasting seven seasons before being sold and relocated to Olds, Alberta as the Olds Grizzlys...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3- 1977
Doyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
, Lost Abbott CupAbbott CupThe Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada....
- Calgary Canucks defeated Pincher Creek PanthersPincher Creek PanthersThe Pincher Creek Panthers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League from Pincher Creek, Alberta. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils, the team relocated to Pincher Creek for the 1976-77 season. The Panthers lasted only two years before relocating again to Calgary to...
4-games-to-1 - First in semi-final round robin (3-1) vs. Taber Golden SunsTaber Golden SunsThe Taber Golden Suns were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Taber, Alberta, Canada.-History:The Golden Suns were founded in 1974 as an expansion club, lasting seven seasons before being sold and relocated to Olds, Alberta as the Olds Grizzlys...
and Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971... - Calgary Canucks defeated Taber Golden SunsTaber Golden SunsThe Taber Golden Suns were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Taber, Alberta, Canada.-History:The Golden Suns were founded in 1974 as an expansion club, lasting seven seasons before being sold and relocated to Olds, Alberta as the Olds Grizzlys...
4-games-to-1 AJHL CHAMPIONS - Calgary Canucks defeated Richmond SockeyesRichmond SockeyesThe Richmond Sockeyes are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League...
(PJHL) 4-games-to-1 ALTA/BC CHAMPIONS - Prince Albert RaidersPrince Albert RaidersThe Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert...
(SJHL) defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1- 1978
Doyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
- Calgary Canucks defeated Pincher Creek ChinooksPincher Creek PanthersThe Pincher Creek Panthers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League from Pincher Creek, Alberta. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils, the team relocated to Pincher Creek for the 1976-77 season. The Panthers lasted only two years before relocating again to Calgary to...
4-games-to-2 - Second in semi-final round robin (2-2) vs. Fort Saskatchewan TradersFort Saskatchewan TradersThe Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000....
and St. Albert SaintsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove... - Calgary Canucks defeated Fort Saskatchewan TradersFort Saskatchewan TradersThe Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000....
4-games-to-none AJHL CHAMPIONS - Merritt CentennialsMerritt CentennialsThe Merritt Centennials are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Merritt, British Columbia. They are members of the Interior Division of the British Columbia Hockey League . The franchise was established in Kamloops in 1961 and moved to White Rock in 1973 when the WCHL's Vancouver Nats moved to...
(BCJHL) defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-2- 1979
- Calgary Canucks defeated Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
4-games-to-none - First in semi-final round robin (2-2) vs. Fort Saskatchewan TradersFort Saskatchewan TradersThe Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000....
and St. Albert SaintsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove... - Fort Saskatchewan TradersFort Saskatchewan TradersThe Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000....
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3- 1980
- Calgary Canucks defeated Drumheller FalconsDrumheller FalconsThe Drumheller Falcons were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Drumheller, Alberta.The Falcons joined the AJHL 1971 as the league's seventh team after acquiring the assets of the Ponoka Stampeders franchise that ceased operations a year previous...
3-games-to-none - Calgary Canucks defeated Calgary SpursCalgary SpursThe Calgary Spurs were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils and following a two year stop as the Pincher Creek Panthers, the franchise became the second AJHL franchise in Calgary in 1978 as the Calgary Chinooks...
4-games-to-none - Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1- 1981
- Taber Golden SunsTaber Golden SunsThe Taber Golden Suns were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Taber, Alberta, Canada.-History:The Golden Suns were founded in 1974 as an expansion club, lasting seven seasons before being sold and relocated to Olds, Alberta as the Olds Grizzlys...
defeated Calgary Canucks 3-games-to-2- 1982
- Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-none- 1983
Doyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
- Calgary Canucks defeated Calgary SpursCalgary SpursThe Calgary Spurs were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils and following a two year stop as the Pincher Creek Panthers, the franchise became the second AJHL franchise in Calgary in 1978 as the Calgary Chinooks...
4-games-to-none - Calgary Canucks defeated Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
4-games-to-2 - Calgary Canucks defeated Fort McMurray Oil BaronsFort McMurray Oil BaronsThe Fort McMurray Oil Barons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the Thickwood Heights Arena, capacity 2300....
4-games-to-2 AJHL CHAMPIONS - Abbotsford FlyersAbbotsford FlyersThe Abbotsford Flyers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and played in the Coastal Conference.-History:In 1983, the Flyers avenged a poor playoffs in 1981-82...
(BCJHL) defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-none- 1984
- 1985
Lost Quarter-final - Calgary SpursCalgary SpursThe Calgary Spurs were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils and following a two year stop as the Pincher Creek Panthers, the franchise became the second AJHL franchise in Calgary in 1978 as the Calgary Chinooks...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-2- 1986
Doyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
- Calgary Canucks defeated Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
4-games-to-none - Calgary Canucks defeated Hobbema Hawks 4-games-to-none
- Calgary Canucks defeated Sherwood Park CrusadersSherwood Park CrusadersThe Sherwood Park Crusaders are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, at the Sherwood Park Arena, capacity 1800....
4-games-to-3 AJHL CHAMPIONS - Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1
- 1987 Lost Semi-final
- Calgary Canucks defeated Hobbema Hawks 4-games-to-none
- Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3- 1988 Won League, Won Doyle CupDoyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
, Lost Abbott CupAbbott CupThe Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada....
- 1988 Won League, Won Doyle Cup
- Calgary Canucks defeated Calgary SpursCalgary SpursThe Calgary Spurs were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils and following a two year stop as the Pincher Creek Panthers, the franchise became the second AJHL franchise in Calgary in 1978 as the Calgary Chinooks...
4-games-to-1 - Calgary Canucks defeated Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
4-games-to-none - Calgary Canucks defeated St. Albert SaintsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove...
4-games-to-1 AJHL CHAMPIONS - Calgary Canucks defeated Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) 4-games-to-none DOYLE CUP CHAMPIONS
- Notre Dame HoundsNotre Dame HoundsThe Notre Dame Hounds are a Junior "A" team based out of Wilcox, Saskatchewan. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Hounds also had a Junior "B" team that played out of the South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League, but the team folded after the 2005-06 Season. The team...
(SJHL) defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3- 1989 Lost Quarter-final
- Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1- 1990 Won League, Lost Doyle CupDoyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
- 1990 Won League, Lost Doyle Cup
- Calgary Canucks defeated St. Albert SaintsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove...
4-games-to-3 - Calgary Canucks defeated Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
4-games-to-1 - Calgary Canucks defeated Sherwood Park CrusadersSherwood Park CrusadersThe Sherwood Park Crusaders are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, at the Sherwood Park Arena, capacity 1800....
4-games-to-2 AJHL CHAMPIONS - New Westminster RoyalsNew Westminster RoyalsThe New Westminster Royals was the name of several professional and junior ice hockey teams based in New Westminster, British Columbia.The first team played from 1912-1914 in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association which was established in 1911....
(BCJHL) defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-none- 1991 Lost Quarter-final
- Calgary RoyalsCalgary RoyalsThe Calgary Mustangs are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League . They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, capacity 1800. They were known as the Calgary Royals from 1990 until 2010....
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-none- 1992 Lost Quarter-final
- Fort McMurray Oil BaronsFort McMurray Oil BaronsThe Fort McMurray Oil Barons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the Thickwood Heights Arena, capacity 2300....
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3- 1993 Lost Quarter-final
- St. Albert SaintsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove...
defeated Calgary Canucks 5-games-to-2- 1994 Lost Quarter-final
- Fort McMurray Oil BaronsFort McMurray Oil BaronsThe Fort McMurray Oil Barons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the Thickwood Heights Arena, capacity 2300....
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3- 1995 Won League, Won Doyle CupDoyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
, Won 1995 Centennial Cup
- 1995 Won League, Won Doyle Cup
- Calgary Canucks defeated Bonnyville PontiacsBonnyville PontiacsThe Bonnyville Pontiacs are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada at the R. J. Lalonde Arena, capacity 2700....
4-games-to-1 - Calgary Canucks defeated Fort McMurray Oil BaronsFort McMurray Oil BaronsThe Fort McMurray Oil Barons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the Thickwood Heights Arena, capacity 2300....
4-games-to-3 - Calgary Canucks defeated Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
4-games-to-1 AJHL CHAMPIONS - Calgary Canucks defeated Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) 4-games-to-3 DOYLE CUP CHAMPIONS
- First in 1995 Centennial Cup round robin (3-1)
- Calgary Canucks defeated Thunder Bay FlyersThunder Bay FlyersThe Thunder Bay Flyers were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.-History:On July 6, 1980, the Degagne Buccaneers and Thunder Bay North Stars were informed by the TBAHA that they would not be permitted to field teams in the 1980-81 City League...
(USHL) 5-3 in semi-final - Calgary Canucks defeated Gloucester Rangers (CJHL) 5-4 OT in final CENTENNIAL CUP CHAMPIONS
- 1996 Lost Semi-final
- Calgary Canucks defeated Calgary RoyalsCalgary RoyalsThe Calgary Mustangs are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League . They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, capacity 1800. They were known as the Calgary Royals from 1990 until 2010....
4-games-to-1 - Fort McMurray Oil BaronsFort McMurray Oil BaronsThe Fort McMurray Oil Barons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the Thickwood Heights Arena, capacity 2300....
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1- 1997 Lost Final
- Calgary Canucks defeated Bonnyville PontiacsBonnyville PontiacsThe Bonnyville Pontiacs are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada at the R. J. Lalonde Arena, capacity 2700....
4-games-to-2 - Calgary Canucks defeated Grande Prairie StormGrande Prairie StormThe Grande Prairie Storm are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada at the Canada Games Arena, capacity 3228, also known as the Crystal Centre....
4-games-to-1 - Fort McMurray Oil BaronsFort McMurray Oil BaronsThe Fort McMurray Oil Barons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the Thickwood Heights Arena, capacity 2300....
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3- 1998 Lost Semi-final
- Calgary Canucks defeated Fort McMurray Oil BaronsFort McMurray Oil BaronsThe Fort McMurray Oil Barons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the Thickwood Heights Arena, capacity 2300....
4-games-to-none - St. Albert SaintsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3- 1999 Won League, Lost Doyle CupDoyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
- 1999 Won League, Lost Doyle Cup
- Calgary Canucks defeated Camrose KodiaksCamrose KodiaksThe Camrose Kodiaks are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Camrose, Alberta, Canada at the Edgeworth Centre's Encana Arena, capacity 2500+....
4-games-to-none - Calgary Canucks defeated Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
4-games-to-1 - Calgary Canucks defeated St. Albert SaintsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove...
4-games-to-none AJHL CHAMPIONS - Vernon VipersVernon VipersThe Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:...
(BCHL) defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1- 2000 Lost Preliminary
- Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
defeated Calgary Canucks 3-games-to-1- 2001 Lost Preliminary
- Calgary RoyalsCalgary RoyalsThe Calgary Mustangs are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League . They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, capacity 1800. They were known as the Calgary Royals from 1990 until 2010....
defeated Calgary Canucks 3-games-to-1- 2002 Lost Preliminary
- Calgary RoyalsCalgary RoyalsThe Calgary Mustangs are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League . They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, capacity 1800. They were known as the Calgary Royals from 1990 until 2010....
defeated Calgary Canucks 3-games-to-2- 2003 Lost Preliminary
- Camrose KodiaksCamrose KodiaksThe Camrose Kodiaks are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Camrose, Alberta, Canada at the Edgeworth Centre's Encana Arena, capacity 2500+....
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-none- 2004 Lost Quarter-final
- Calgary Canucks defeated Crowsnest Pass TimberwolvesCrowsnest Pass TimberwolvesThe Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves were a Junior 'A' ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Based out of the town of Blairmore, Alberta and playing at the Coleman Complex in Coleman, Alberta, the team represented the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass....
3-games-to-1 - Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1- 2005 Lost Quarter-final
- Calgary Canucks defeated Drumheller DragonsDrumheller DragonsThe Drumheller Dragons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada at the Drumheller Memorial Arena, capacity 2000.-Season-by-season record:...
3-games-to-none - Brooks BanditsBrooks BanditsThe Brooks Bandits are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Brooks, Alberta at the Centennial Regional Arena, capacity 1,704....
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-3- 2006 Lost Quarter-final
- Calgary Canucks defeated Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
3-games-to-1 - Camrose KodiaksCamrose KodiaksThe Camrose Kodiaks are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Camrose, Alberta, Canada at the Edgeworth Centre's Encana Arena, capacity 2500+....
defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-none- 2007 DNQ
- 2008 Lost Preliminary
- Okotoks OilersOkotoks OilersThe Okotoks Oilers are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada at the Foothills Centennial Arena....
defeated Calgary Canucks 3-games-to-1- 2009 Lost Preliminary
- Camrose KodiaksCamrose KodiaksThe Camrose Kodiaks are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Camrose, Alberta, Canada at the Edgeworth Centre's Encana Arena, capacity 2500+....
defeated Calgary Canucks 3-games-to-1- 2010 Lost Preliminary
- Brooks BanditsBrooks BanditsThe Brooks Bandits are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Brooks, Alberta at the Centennial Regional Arena, capacity 1,704....
defeated Calgary Canucks 3-games-to-1- 2011 DNQ
NHL alumni
The following former Canucks have gone on to play in the NHL:
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See also
- List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
- Ice hockey in CalgaryIce hockey in CalgaryThe history of ice hockey in Calgary extends back well over a century to the first recorded ice hockey game in Alberta in 1893. Imported from eastern Canada, the game's popularity rapidly grew in the city, with teams at every level playing for and capturing Canada's national championships...
- Calgary Buffaloes (AJHL)Calgary Buffaloes (AJHL)The Calgary Buffaloes were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based out of Calgary, Alberta. They were one of the five founding members of the AJHL in 1963....
- Calgary Cowboys (AJHL)Calgary Cowboys (AJHL)The Calgary Cowboys were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based out of Calgary, Alberta. They were one of the five founding members of the AJHL in 1963...
- Calgary SpursCalgary SpursThe Calgary Spurs were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils and following a two year stop as the Pincher Creek Panthers, the franchise became the second AJHL franchise in Calgary in 1978 as the Calgary Chinooks...