Great Falls Americans

Great Falls Americans
founding	1979
resolution	1980
history	Flin Flon Bombers 1967–1978 Edmonton Oil Kings 1978–1979 Great Falls Americans 1979–1980 Spokane Flyers 1980–1981
Stadion	Four Seasons Arena
Location	Great Falls , Montana
league	Western Hockey League
Memorial Cups	no
Ed Chynoweth Cups	no

The Great Falls Americans were an ice hockey team from Great Falls , Montana, USA . The team played in the 1979/80 season in one of the top three Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Western Hockey League (WHL).

history

The Edmonton Oil Kings from the Western Hockey League were relocated to Great Falls, Montana in 1978 and renamed Great Falls Americans. The franchise only won two of its 28 games in which it scored three points. It was then withdrawn from the current game operations during the season and was henceforth inactive. Following the 1979/80 season, the inactive franchise was reactivated and relocated to Spokane , Washington , where it then took part in the game operations of the WHL under the name Spokane Flyers .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1978-79	28	2	25th	1	-	-	3	73	186	8th, East	not qualified

Former players

The only two Great Falls Americans players who made it to the National Hockey League were Dave Barr and Ken Daneyko .

Team records

Career records

Games: 27 Dale Pilon , Mike Moskalyk , Derek Davis

Goals: 9 Oren Koules , Mike Moskalyk

Assists: 11 Oren Koules

Points: 20 oren koules

Penalty Minutes: 218 Derek Davis

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Great Falls Americans
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Great Falls Americans