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 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 Playoffs1970-71 BCJHL 60 12 43 5 - 183 353 29 4th BCJHL Central Lost division final1971-72 BCJHL 60 25 31 4 - -- -- 54 4th BCJHL Lost semi-final1972-73 BCJHL 61 29 31 1 - 268 287 59 2nd BCJHL Central Lost final1973-74 BCJHL 64 22 39 3 - 251 326 47 3rd BCJHL Coastal Lost semi-final1974-75 BCJHL 66 34 32 0 - 321 342 68 2nd BCJHL Coastal Lost semi-final1975-76 BCJHL 66 16 49 1 - 230 417 33 5th BCJHL Coastal Lost quarter-final 1976-77 PJHL 48 - DNQ1977-78 PJHL 48 1 47 0 - DNQ 1978-79 BCJHL 62 28 31 3 - 284 287 59 4th BCJHL Coastal Lost semi-final1979-80 BCJHL 66 35 30 1 - 326 328 71 3rd BCJHL Coastal Lost semi-final1980-81 BCJHL 35 1 34 0 - 89 302 2 8th BCJHL Coastal DNQ
See also List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs Langley Chiefs Chilliwack Bruins
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