Kelowna Buckaroos City Kelowna, British Columbia League British Columbia Hockey League Operated 1961–1988 Home Arena Kelowna Memorial Arena Colours Red, Black, and White
The Kelowna Buckaroos were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League.
Kelowna Buckaroos 1961 - 1983 Summerland Buckaroos 1983 - 1988
History The Kelowna Buckaroos are one of the original four of the British Columbia Hockey League. They won two league titles, a British Columbia title (the Mowat Cup), and a Doyle Cup as Alberta/BC Champions. In 1983, the Buckaroos moved to Summerland, British Columbia. Their season-to-season success dwindled in Summerland as they were replaced in Kelowna by the Kelowna Packers in 1985. The Buckaroos played their final game in 1988 after four straight losing records.
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 Playoffs1961-62 28 17 10 1 - 148 109 35 2nd OMJHL Lost final1962-63 32 26 3 3 - 243 100 55 1st OMJHL Lost final1963-64 35 17 16 2 - 165 171 36 2nd OJHL Lost final1964-65 30 14 11 5 - 137 99 33 2nd OJHL Won League1965-66 30 24 6 0 - 180 87 48 1st OJHL Lost final1966-67 40 26 14 0 - - - 52 2nd OJHL Lost final1967-68 40 14 20 6 - 180 179 34 4th BCJHL Lost semi-final1968-69 40 18 14 8 - 182 173 44 4th BCJHL Lost semi-final1969-70 48 17 29 2 - 200 260 36 6th BCJHL DNQ1970-71 60 8 50 2 - 178 364 18 4th BCJHL Interior Lost quarter-final1971-72 60 21 30 9 - - - 51 5th BCJHL DNQ1972-73 62 34 27 1 - 347 310 69 3rd BCJHL Interior Lost quarter-final1973-74 64 44 18 2 - 375 235 90 1st BCJHL Interior Won League, won Mowat Cup, won Doyle Cup1974-75 66 46 20 0 - 458 297 92 1st BCJHL Interior Lost final1975-76 66 37 28 1 - 348 307 75 3rd BCJHL Lost quarter-final1976-77 68 49 18 1 - 451 300 99 1st BCJHL Interior Lost semi-final1977-78 66 40 26 0 - 355 290 80 3rd BCJHL Interior Lost quarter-final1978-79 62 28 32 2 - 265 323 58 4th BCJHL Interior Lost quarter-final1979-80 60 25 33 2 - 335 327 52 3rd BCJHL Interior Lost semi-final1980-81 56 36 20 0 - 390 261 72 1st BCJHL Interior Lost semi-final1981-82 48 33 14 1 - 287 208 67 2nd BCJHL Interior Lost semi-final1982-83 56 35 19 2 - 338 218 72 1st BCJHL Interior Lost final1983-84 60 31 29 0 - 328 304 62 3rd BCJHL Interior Lost semi-final1984-85 52 24 28 0 - 289 324 48 4th BCJHL Interior Lost quarter-final1985-86 52 19 30 3 - 311 379 41 5th BCJHL Interior Lost semi-final1986-87 52 5 45 2 - 169 440 12 5th BCJHL Interior DNQ1987-88 51 6 44 1 - 191 474 13 6th BCJHL Interior DNQ
See also List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia