The Lloydminster Bobcats are a Canadian junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), based in Lloydminster.
History The Bobcats were preceded by the Lloydminster Blazers, who played from 1988 to 2005, and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Lloydminster Lancers who competed from 1982 until 1988.
The Bobcats hosted the 2016 Royal Bank Cup, the tournament for the Junior A national championship.
In 2025, the team moved to a new home arena, the Cenovus Energy Hub, a 2,500-seat facility, under a five-year lease agreement. The arena, which opened in 2025, is owned by the City of Lloydminster.
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 GF GA Pts Finish Playoffs1982–83 64 16 45 3 — 260 395 35 8th SJHL Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Weyburn Red Wings 1983–84 64 32 31 1 — 315 253 65 5th SJHL Won Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Moose Jaw CanucksLost Semifinals, 1–4 vs. Yorkton Terriers1984–85 64 23 37 4 — 256 296 50 7th SJHL Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Estevan Bruins1985–86 60 33 26 1 — 318 230 67 3rd SJHL Lost Quarterfinals, 3–4 vs. Weyburn Red Wings1986–87 64 42 19 3 — 330 255 87 2nd SJHL Won Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Estevan BruinsWon Semifinals, 4–0 vs. Battlefords North StarsLost Finals, 0–4 vs. Humboldt Broncos1987–88 60 16 44 0 — 221 355 32 11th SJHL did not qualify1988–89 60 18 41 1 — 214 281 37 5th North Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Fort Saskatchewan Traders 1989–90 60 31 29 0 — 294 311 62 3rd North Won Quarterfinals, 4–3 vs. Fort Saskatchewan TradersLost Semifinals, 3–4 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders1990–91 56 23 32 1 — 246 293 47 5th overall Won Quarterfinals, 4–3 vs. Olds GrizzlysLost Semifinal, 1–4 vs. Fort Saskatchewan Traders1991–92 60 27 28 — 5 275 297 59 6th overall Won Quarterfinals, 4–2 vs. Calgary RoyalsLost Semifinals, 3–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons1992–93 56 25 24 — 7 242 255 57 7th overall Lost Quarterfinal, 0–5 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons1993–94 56 15 37 — 4 202 297 34 8th overall Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders1994–95 56 20 32 — 4 197 267 44 8th overall Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Olds Grizzlys1995–96 60 10 48 — 2 161 365 22 10th overall did not qualify1996–97 60 27 33 — 0 201 263 54 10th overall did not qualify1997–98 60 30 26 — 4 224 190 64 6th overall Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Fort Saskatchewan Traders1998–99 62 37 23 — 2 257 213 76 2nd North Won Div. Semifinals, 4–3 vs. Fort Saskatchewan TradersLost Div. Finals, 3–4 vs. St. Albert Saints1999–00 64 42 18 — 4 268 203 88 2nd North Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 vs. Fort Saskatchewan TradersLost Div. Finals, 1–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons2000–01 64 36 23 5 — 251 233 77 5th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 1–3 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons2001–02 64 26 33 5 — 218 268 57 6th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders2002–03 64 31 27 6 — 232 260 68 5th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. St. Albert Saints2003–04 60 24 34 2 — 176 222 50 7th North Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. St. Albert SaintsLost Div. Semifinal, 1–4 vs. Grande Prairie Storm2004–05 64 17 40 7 — 156 246 41 7th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Spruce Grove Saints 2005–06 60 17 37 6 — 146 248 40 7th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder 2006–07 60 21 26 3 — 186 264 45 8th North did not qualify 2007–08 62 28 29 5 — 189 208 61 6th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Spruce Grove Saints 2008–09 62 25 29 8 — 203 219 58 7th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 1–3 vs. Grande Prairie Storm 2009–10 60 19 32 9 — 173 220 47 7th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 1–3 vs. Grande Prairie Storm 2010–11 60 32 24 4 — 157 162 68 5th North Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–2 vs. Grande Prairie StormLost Div. Semifinals, 0–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints 2011–12 60 38 14 8 — 198 149 84 3rd North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder 2012–13 60 20 33 7 — 166 225 47 8th North did not qualify 2013–14 60 31 23 6 — 180 176 68 3rd North Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–2 vs. Whitecourt WolverinesLost Div. Semifinals, 3–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2014–15 60 32 20 8 — 186 155 72 2nd North Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. Whitecourt WolverinesLost Div. Semifinals, 2–4 vs. Bonnyville Pontiacs 2015–16 60 44 14 2 — 236 155 90 3rd North Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. Drayton Valley ThunderWon Div. Semifinals, 4–0 vs. Whitecourt WolverinesLost Div. Finals, 1–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints 2016–17 60 15 44 3 2 124 223 33 8th of 8, North15th of 16, AJHL did not qualify 2017–18 60 23 34 3 2 143 206 49 6th of 8, North14th of 16, AJHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Whitecourt Wolverines 2018–19 60 9 49 2 — 123 276 20 8th of 8, North15th of 16, AJHL did not qualify 2019–20 58 11 41 6 — 120 238 28 8th of 8, North13th of 15, AJHL did not qualify 2020–21 2 0 2 0 — 4 8 0 Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic 2021–22 60 30 26 4 — 192 219 64 5th of 8, North8th of 16, AJHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 1-4 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder 2022–23 60 23 34 1 2 191 239 49 6th of 8, North12th of 16, AJHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 2-4 vs. Bonnyville Pontiacs 2023–24 57 33 24 - - 211 199 66 2nd of 11, AJHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 2-4 vs. Canmore Eagles 2024–25 54 31 19 1 3 192 155 66 3rd of 6 North9th of 12, AJHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-4 vs. Grande Prairie Storm 2025–26 54 34 14 4 3 188 151 75 3rd of 6 North3rd of 12, AJHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-4 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
Junior A National Championship The National Junior A Championship, known as the Centennial Cup and formerly as the Royal Bank Cup or RBC Cup, is the postseason tournament for the Canadian national championship for Junior A hockey teams that are members of the Canadian Junior Hockey League.
The tournament features regional Junior A champions together with a previously selected host team. Since 1990, it has used a five-team tournament format when the regional qualifiers were designated as the ANAVET Cup (Western), Doyle Cup (Pacific), Dudley Hewitt Cup (Central), and Fred Page Cup (Eastern). From 2013 to 2017, the qualifiers were the Dudley Hewitt Cup (Central), Fred Page Cup (Eastern), and the Western Canada Cup champions and runners-up (Western #1 and #2).
The tournament begins with round-robin play between the five teams followed by the top four teams playing a semifinal game, with the top seed facing the fourth seed and the second facing the third. The winners of the semifinals then face each other in final game for the national championship. In some years, the losers of the semifinal games face each other for a third place game.
Year Round-robin Record Standing Semifinal Third place game Championship game 2016Host L, 2–5 vs. West Kelowna Warriors (Western #1)OTW, 4–3 vs. Carleton Place Canadians (Eastern)L, 3–4 vs. Brooks Bandits (Western #2)L, 1–4 vs. Trenton Golden Hawks (Central) 0–1–0–3(W–OTW–OTL–L) 4th of 5 W, 6–2 vs. Trenton Golden Hawks Not played L, 0–4 vs. West Kelowna Warriors
Notable alumni The following former Blazers or Bobcats have gone on to play in professional hockey leagues:
Scott Bailey David Dziurzynski Scott Hartnell Wade Redden Mike Siklenka Emerance Maschmeyer Braden Holtby
See also List of ice hockey teams in Alberta List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan Lloydminster Border Kings
References
Further reading
External links
Alberta Junior Hockey League website