The Quesnel Millionaires were a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. They were members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They played their home games at Quesnel Twin Arena. The ownership group accepted an offer from the Chiefs Development group to move them to Chilliwack to play in Prospera Centre as of 2011 which was vacated after the Chilliwack Bruins were sold and moved to Victoria, BC. They are now known as the Chilliwack Chiefs.
History
The Millionaires started out in the Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League in 1975. The Millionaires are the 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1987 PCJHL Champions. They have also won the 1977, 1978, and 1979 Cyclone Taylor Cup Championships. In 1978, the Millionaires also won the Western Canada Junior B championship, defeating the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League's Saskatoon Quakers 2-games-to-none. In 1996, the Millionaires moved to the British Columbia Hockey League.
On May 9, 2011, the BCHL approved the sale of the Quesnel Millionaires to the Chiefs Development Group in Chilliwack, BC. The former Chiefs franchise was renamed the Langley Rivermen in preparation for the Millionaires' return to Chilliwack.
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 Playoffs1975-76 40 20 19 1 - 210 199 41 3rd, PC Jr. B Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (North Stars)1976-77 40 27 13 0 - 205 168 58 1st, PC Jr. B PCJHL ChampionsCyclone Taylor Cup Champions1977-78 40 37 3 0 - 292 120 74 1st, PC Jr. B PCJHL ChampionsCyclone Taylor Cup ChampionsWestern Canada Junior B Champions1978-79 36 30 6 0 - 267 125 60 1st, PC Jr. B PCJHL ChampionsCyclone Taylor Cup Champions1979-80 48 29 18 1 - 248 193 59 2nd, PC Jr. B Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (North Stars)1980-81 40 25 14 1 - 225 181 51 2nd, PCJHL Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Golden Hawks)1981-82 56 12 44 0 - 267 498 24 5th, PCJHL Did not qualify1982-83 40 23 17 0 - 261 254 46 3rd, PCJHL Lost in Semifinals, 0-3 (Mustangs)1983-84 50 21 28 1 - 239 279 43 4th, PCJHL Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Spruce Kings)1984-85 Did Not Participate1985-86 50 6 44 0 - 170 403 12 6th, PCJHL Did not qualify1986-87 48 27 20 1 - 234 218 55 4th, PCJHL PCJHL Champions, 4-2 (North Stars)1987-88 50 35 15 0 - 332 265 70 2nd, PCJHL Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Spruce Kings)1988-89 52 9 43 0 - 148 396 18 6th, PCJHL Did not qualify1989-90 52 24 26 2 - 284 323 50 4th, PCJHL Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Huskies)1990-91 54 5 49 0 - 141 400 10 4th, PCJHL * Lost in Semifinals, by DQ (Spruce Kings)1991-92 52 15 37 0 - 233 328 30 4th, Peace-Cariboo Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Spruce Kings)1992-93 52 18 33 - 1 208 272 37 4th, Peace-Cariboo Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Mustangs)1993-94 52 9 39 - 4 187 290 22 5th, Peace-Cariboo Did not qualify1994-95 52 17 32 - 3 221 314 37 5th, Peace-Cariboo Did not qualify1995-96 58 21 37 - 0 253 346 42 4th, Peace-Cariboo Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Spruce Kings) 1996-97 60 6 52 2 - 197 402 14 6th, Interior Did not qualify 1997-98 60 21 37 2 - 220 329 44 6th, Interior Did not qualify 1998-99 60 23 36 - 1 222 342 47 5th, Interior Did not qualify 1999-00 60 19 36 - 5 203 277 43 5th, Interior Did not qualify 2000-01 60 25 25 - 10 229 244 60 4th, Interior Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Panthers) 2001-02 60 24 30 - 6 253 307 54 5th, Interior Lost in Preliminary, 0-4 (Panthers) 2002-03 60 23 30 2 5 232 270 53 5th, Interior Lost in Preliminary, 3-4 (Silverbacks) 2003-04 60 10 45 1 4 143 287 25 8th, Interior Did not qualify 2004-05 60 21 29 2 8 177 256 52 8th, Interior Did not qualify 2005-06 60 8 41 2 9 142 278 27 8th, Interior Did not qualify 2006-07 60 8 47 0 5 149 305 21 9th, Interior Did not qualify2007-08 60 19 36 0 5 175 254 43 7th, Interior Did not qualify2008-09 60 16 40 0 4 160 268 36 7th, Interior Did not qualify2009-10 60 22 32 0 6 208 245 50 5th, Interior Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Vipers)2010-11 60 13 38 3 6 140 250 35 7th, Interior Lost Division Quarter-final
* Prince George Spruce Kings receive bye. Quesnel Millionaires disqualified from playoffs over a missed regular season game.
Playoffs 1981 Lost semi-final Fort St. John Golden Hawks defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-1 1982 DNQ 1983 Lost semi-final Quesnel Millionaires defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-1 Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Quesnel Millionaires 3-games-to-none 1984 Lost semi-final Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-1 1985 Did Not Participate 1986 DNQ 1987 Won League, lost Mowat Cup Quesnel Millionaires defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-2 Quesnel Millionaires defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-2 PCJHL CHAMPIONS Richmond Sockeyes defeated Quesnel Millionaires 2-games-to-none 1988 Lost semi-final Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-none 1989 DNQ 1990 Lost semi-final Fort St. John Huskies defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-none 1991 Disqualified from Playoffs 1992 Lost quarter-final Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-none 1993 Lost quarter-final Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-none 1994 DNQ 1995 DNQ 1996 Lost semi-final Quesnel Millionaires defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-2 Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-1
NHL alumni
Awards and trophies
Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy Barry Wolff: 1998
Bob Fenton Trophy Trevor Hertz: 2010 Jamie Molendyk: 2002
Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy Gilbert Brule: 2003
See also List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia
External links Official website of the Quesnel Millionaires Official website of the BCHL