Nanaimo Islanders

Nanaimo Islanders
founding	1982
resolution	1983
history	Calgary Buffaloes 1966–1967 Calgary Centennials 1967–1977 Billings Bighorns 1977–1982 Nanaimo Islanders 1982–1983 New Westminster Bruins 1983–1988 Tri-City Americans since 1988
Stadion	Nanaimo Civic Arena
Location	Nanaimo , British Columbia
league	Western Hockey League
Memorial Cups	no
Ed Chynoweth Cups	no

The Nanaimo Islanders were a Canadian ice hockey team from Nanaimo , British Columbia . The team played in the 1982/83 season in one of the top three Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Western Hockey League (WHL).

history

The Billings Bighorns from the Western Hockey League were relocated to Nanaimo, British Columbia, and renamed the Nanaimo Islanders in 1982. In their first and only season, the team reached in the 1982/83 season fifth and penultimate place in the West Division, which they missed the playoffs for the Ed Chynoweth Cup . The team coached by Réal Turcotte won only 20 of their 72 games and ended the season with a yield of 41 points, placing them eight points behind the Seattle Breakers, who were directly ahead of them and thus participating in the playoffs . After just one year, the franchise was relocated to New Westminster , British Columbia, where it then took part in the game operations of the WHL under the name New Westminster Bruins . These replaced the Bruins who had moved to Saginaw a year earlier and continued their history.

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
1982-83	72	20th	51	1	-	-	41	357	487	5th, west	not qualified

Former players

The following players who were active for the Nanaimo Islanders played in the National Hockey League during their career :

• Mark Lamb
• Jim McGeough
• Pokey Reddick
• Bob Rouse
• Vern Smith
• Rocky Trottier
• Alfie Turcotte
• Richard Zemlak

Team records

Career records

Games: 72 Jim McGeough , Marc Zeitlin

Goals: 76 Jim McGeough

Assists: 61 Harry Mahood

Points: 132 Jim McGeough

Penalty Minutes: 126 Jim McGeough

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics Nanaimo Islanders
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Nanaimo Islanders