The Chilliwack Chiefs are a junior hockey team based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at the Chilliwack Coliseum which was vacated after the Chilliwack Bruins of the Western Hockey League (WHL) were sold and moved to Victoria, where they became known as the Victoria Royals.
History
The franchise, originally the Quesnel Millionaires, started out in the Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League (PCJHL) in 1975. The Millionaires are the 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1987 PCJHL Champions. They also won the 1977, 1978, and 1979 Cyclone Taylor Cup Championships. In 1996, the Millionaires moved to the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).
On May 9, 2011, the BCHL approved the sale of the Millionaires to the Chiefs Development Group in Chilliwack. The former Chiefs franchise was renamed the Langley Rivermen in preparation for the Millionaires' move to Chilliwack to become the Chiefs.
On May 20, 2018, the Chiefs won their first RBC Cup, 4–2 over the Wellington Dukes while hosting the tournament.
In March 2025, it was announced that Chilliwack has been granted an expansion franchise in the Western Hockey League to play at the Chilliwack Coliseum starting in the 2026-27 season. This comes after Chilliwack previously hosted the Chilliwack Bruins, a WHL franchise from 2006 to 2011 before they were sold to Victoria. The Chilliwack Chiefs have formally indicated they will continue to play in the BCHL for the 2025-26 season and hope to continue past that.
Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points Season <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Ties">T</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Finish Playoffs2011–12 60 33 22 2 3 194 196 71 8th BCHL Lost in Division Semifinals, 2–4 (Vees)2012–13 56 33 21 3 3 182 153 68 2nd Mainland Lost in Division Finals, 3–0 (Eagles)2013–14 58 14 37 2 5 197 285 31 5th Mainland Did not qualify2014–15 58 37 17 1 3 215 184 78 1st Mainland Won first round, 4-1 (Express)Won 2nd round, 4-0 (Spruce Kings)Lost semi-final round robin (Vees, Clippers)2015–16 58 38 13 4 3 249 155 83 1st of 6, Mainland2nd of 17, BCHL Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 (Express)Won Div. Finals, 4–1 (Wild)Won Semifinal Round-robin (Warriors, Clippers)Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Warriors)2016–17 58 41 11 6 0 243 165 88 2nd of 6, Mainland2nd of 17, BCHL Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 (Rivermen)Won Div. Finals, 4–0 (Wild)Won League Semifinals, 4–2 (Grizzlies)Lost League Finals, 3–4 (Vees)2017-18 58 26 26 3 3 170 183 58 4th of 5, Mainland12th of 17, BCHL Lost Div. Semifinals, 3–4 (Spruce Kings)2018–19 58 42 15 — 1 209 169 85 1st of 5, Mainland1st of 17, BCHL Won First Round, 4–3 (Rivermen)Lost Second Round, 0–4 (Spruce Kings)2019–20 58 26 21 0 11 192 172 63 2nd of 5, Mainland10th of 17, BCHL Lost First Round, 3–4 (Eagles)2020-21 20 13 7 0 0 66 57 26 2nd of 3, Chiliwack Pod7th of 17, BCHL Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs2021–22 54 33 17 2 2 222 152 70 2nd of 9, Coastal4th of 18, BCHL Won Div. Quarterfinal, 4-3 (Express)Lost Div. Semifinal, 0-4 (Clippers)2022-23 54 28 22 0 1 162 164 60 5th of 9, Coastal10th of 18, BCHL Won 1st round, 4-1 (Express)Won 2nd round, 4-2 (Clippers)Lost 3rd round, 4-0 (Bulldogs)2023–24 54 32 17 0 4 171 160 69 2nd of 9, Coastal5th of 17, BCHL Won 1st round, 4-0 (Rivermen)Lost 2nd round, 4-0 (Bulldogs)2024–25 54 37 12 5 0 254 154 79 1st of 10, Coastal3rd of 21, BCHL Won Conf Quarterfinal 4-3 (Spruce Kings)Wpn Conf Semifinal 4-1 (Bulldogs)Won Conf Finals 4-1 (Grizzlies)Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Bandits)2024–25 54 30 21 2 1 240 200 63 2nd of 5 Coastal East4th of 10, Coastal8th of 20, BCHL Won Conf Quarterfinal 4-1 (Express)Lost Conf Semifinal 3-4 (Clippers
Western Canada Cup Western Canada Championships: BCHL – AJHL – SJHL – MJHL – HostRound-robin play with 1st vs. 2nd - winner advance to National Championship & loser to runner-up game3rd vs. 4th in 2nd semifinal winner to runner-up game loser eliminated.Runner-up game determines 2nd representative to National Championship.WCC competition began after the 2013 season. Year Round-robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold medal Game Runner-up game 2017 L, Brooks Bandits, 2–5W, Portage Terriers, 2–1W, Penticton Vees, 4–2L, Battlefords North Stars, 0–3 2–0–2–0 2nd of 5 —L, Brooks Bandits, 1–6L, Penticton Vees, 2–3
RBC Cup Canadian Jr. A National ChampionshipsDudley Hewitt Champions – Central, Fred Page Champions – Eastern, Doyle Cup Champion – Pacific, ANAVET Cup Champion – Western, and HostRound-robin play with top four in semifinal games and winners to finals. Year Round-robin RecordW–OTW–OTL–L Standing Semifinal Gold medal game 2018Host OTL, Wenatchee Wild (Pacific) 1–2OTW, Ottawa Jr. Senators (Eastern) 4–3W, Wellington Dukes (Central) 2–0W, Steinbach Pistons (Western) 4–1 2–1–1–0 2nd of 5 W, Ottawa Jr. Senators 3–2 W, Wellington Dukes 4–2RBC Cup Champions
See also List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia
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Further reading
External links Chilliwack Chiefs