The Swift Current Broncos were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Swift Current, Saskatchewan that played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1974 to 1986. From 1983 to 1986, the team was known as the Swift Current Indians.
History The Swift Current Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League were created in the wake of the Western Canada Hockey League's (WCHL) Swift Current Broncos departure to Lethbridge in 1974. The new SJHL team adopted the nickname "Broncos" for its first nine seasons, from the 1974-75 through the 1982–83 seasons, despite the fact that another SJHL team, the Humboldt Broncos, was already using the same nickname. In addition to regular season games, these competing Broncos teams met four times in the SJHL playoffs (1976, 1978, 1979, 1981).
The Swift Current team changed its nickname to the "Indians" for their final three SJHL seasons, from 1983 to 1984 through 1985–86. The SJHL team folded in 1986 when the original WCHL (by then renamed the Western Hockey League) Broncos returned to the Swift Current in 1986.
The Broncos won the SJHL Championship in their first ever season in the league. Ten out of twelve of Swift Current's seasons were winning seasons.
Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1974–75 58 42 16 0 - 317 185 84 1st SJHL Won League1975–76 58 43 14 1 - 338 241 87 2nd SJHL North Lost semi-final1976–77 60 43 17 0 - 316 228 86 2nd SJHL North Lost semi-final1977–78 59 34 23 2 - 327 233 70 2nd SJHL North Lost semi-final1978–79 60 40 19 1 - 333 212 81 2nd SJHL North Lost semi-final1979–80 60 39 20 1 - 361 269 79 2nd SJHL North Lost semi-final1980–81 60 30 28 2 - 355 310 62 3rd SJHL North Lost quarter-final1981–82 60 32 27 1 - 319 293 65 3rd SJHL North Lost semi-final1982–83 64 30 33 1 - 345 366 61 5th SJHL Lost quarter-final1983–84 64 16 47 1 - 239 380 33 9th SJHL DNQ1984–85 64 39 24 1 - 346 297 79 4th SJHL Lost quarter-final1985–86 60 19 40 1 - 281 406 39 8th SJHLLost semi-final
Playoffs 1975 Won League, lost Anavet Cup Swift Current Broncos defeated Regina Blues 4-games-to-2 Swift Current Broncos defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-1 Swift Current Broncos defeated Prince Albert Raiders 4-games-to-2 SJHL CHAMPIONS Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-none 1976 Lost semi-final Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2 Prince Albert Raiders defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-none 1977 Lost semi-final Swift Current Broncos defeated Battleford Barons 4-games-to-1 Prince Albert Raiders defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-1 1978 Lost semi-final Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none Prince Albert Raiders defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-3 1979 Lost semi-final Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3 Prince Albert Raiders defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-3 1980 Lost semi-final Swift Current Broncos defeated Battleford Barons 4-games-to-1 Prince Albert Raiders defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-2 1981 Lost quarter-final Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-none 1982 Lost semi-final Swift Current Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-2 Prince Albert Raiders defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-none 1983 Lost quarter-final Melville Millionaires defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-none 1984 DNQ 1985 Lost quarter-final Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Indians 4-games-to-2 1986 Lost semi-final Swift Current Indians defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2 Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Indians 4-games-to-none
References
External links SJHL Website