Lethbridge Broncos
Lethbridge Broncos | |
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founding | 1974 |
resolution | 1986 |
history |
Swift Current Broncos 1967–1974 Lethbridge Broncos 1974–1986 Swift Current Broncos since 1986 |
Stadion | Lethbridge Sportsplex |
Location | Lethbridge , Alberta |
league | Western Hockey League |
Memorial Cups | no |
Ed Chynoweth Cups | 1982/83 |
The Lethbridge Broncos were a Canadian ice hockey team based in Lethbridge , Alberta . The team played from 1974 to 1986 in one of the top three Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Western Hockey League (WHL).
history
The Swift Current Broncos were relocated from Swift Current , Saskatchewan , to Lethbridge, Alberta, in 1974 for financial reasons and renamed the Lethbridge Broncos. In all twelve years of its existence, the team reached the playoffs. Her greatest achievement was winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup in the 1982/83 season after beating the Portland Winter Hawks in the final . In the summer of 1986, the franchise was bought up and moved back to Swift Current, where it has since participated in the game operations of the WHL under its original name Swift Current Broncos.
The void left after the Broncos were relocated to Lethbridge was filled by the Lethbridge Hurricanes , who have played in the WHL since 1987.
Former players
The following players who were active for the Lethbridge Broncos played in the National Hockey League during their careers :
Team records
Career records
- Games: 287 Rick Gal
- Goals: 163 Doug Morrison
- Assists: 206 Doug Morrison
- Points: 369 Doug Morrison
- Penalty minutes: 818 John Scammell