Calgary Canucks

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Calgary Canucks

City:	Calgary, Alberta
League:	Alberta Junior Hockey League
Division:	South
Founded:	1971
Home Arena:	Max Bell Centre
Colours:	Blue and white

The Calgary Canucks are a junior ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Max Bell Centre, capacity 3500.

Founded: 1971-1972

Division titles won: 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1998-99

Regular season titles won: 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99

League Championships won: 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999

Doyle Cup Titles: 1988, 1995

Centennial Trophy Titles: 1995

1 History
2 Season-by-season Record
3 NHL alumni
4 See also
5 References

[edit] History

Founded in 1971, the Calgary Canucks are one of the most storied franchises in Canadian Junior A hockey, and are the 2nd oldest franchise still operating in the AJHL, preceded only by the Spruce Grove Saints. The Canucks franchise has the longest tenure of any in the AJHL in one city, as the 2005-06 season represented it's 35th in the Stampede City.

The Canucks were born as the brainchild of a group led by Doug Eastcott who were concerned about the demands made on young boys who were forced to leave home to play seasons of up to 80 games in other cities and towns at a time when education often took a back seat to hockey. The Canucks entered the AJHL with the stated goal of giving Calgary area kids a place to play competitive hockey without sacrificing their education. The team considered itself an extension of the Calgary minor hockey system, and even set a personal cap of three "imports" (non Calgary area players) per season.

While the import cap has long since been dropped, the Canucks remain true to their ideal of "Education through Hockey" and being a place for Calgary area kids to play to this day. However, extremely competitive scouting throughout the league, and the addition of two more teams in the Metro Calgary region - the Calgary Royals and Okotoks Oilers - have created an uncertain future on the ice.

The Canucks qualified for the playoffs 34 consecutive seasons, a streak finally broken in 2006-07, and with 11 regular season titles, nine AJHL championships, two Doyle Cup titles, and one Centennial Cup national championship, the Canucks are perhaps the most successful team in league history. The team has seen 42 former Canucks reach the NHL, including current NHL superstar Dany Heatley and two time Stanley Cup winner Mike Vernon. Hundreds more have earned scholarships to American and Canadian universities.

[edit] 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	Points	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1971-72	48	28	18	2	-	58	250	195	3rd Overall	---
1972-73	60	44	16	0	-	88	439	222	1st Overall	Won Championship
1973-74	60	36	24	0	-	72	308	261	2nd Overall	---
1974-75	60	34	25	1	-	69	360	290	3rd Overall	---
1975-76	60	48	11	1	-	97	380	251	1st Overall	---
1976-77	60	44	16	0	-	88	368	232	1st Overall	Won Championship
1977-78	60	39	21	0	-	78	336	265	1st Overall	Won Championship
1978-79	60	44	16	0	-	88	362	253	1st Overall	---
1979-80	60	43	17	0	-	86	281	180	2nd Overall	---
1980-81	60	33	25	2	-	68	305	237	2nd South	---
1981-82	60	24	33	3	-	51	267	265	3rd South	---
1982-83	60	35	23	2	-	72	336	256	2nd South	Won Championship
1983-84¹	--	--	--	-	-	--	---	---	---	---
1984-85	60	30	29	1	-	61	293	285	3rd South	---
1985-86	52	33	19	0	-	66	248	208	1st South	Won Championship
1986-87	60	39	18	3	-	81	315	217	1st South	---
1987-88	60	51	9	0	-	102	402	196	1st South	Won Championship
1988-89	60	34	22	4	-	72	285	217	3rd South	---
1989-90	60	47	11	2	-	96	373	238	1st South	Won Championship
1990-91	56	23	32	1	-	47	229	249	6th Overall	---
1991-92	60	31	28	-	1	63	266	229	5th Overall	---
1992-93	56	31	23	-	2	64	223	214	5th Overall	---
1993-94	56	28	21	-	7	63	242	227	5th Overall	---
1994-95	56	36	20	-	0	72	307	222	2nd Overall	Won Championship
1995-96	60	42	14	-	4	88	281	213	1st Overall	---
1996-97	60	37	18	-	5	79	257	201	1st Overall	---
1997-98	60	36	19	-	5	77	243	202	4th Overall	---
1998-99	62	50	8	-	4	104	350	159	1st South	Won Championship
1999-00	64	28	31	-	5	61	239	242	6th South	---
2000-01	64	34	26	4	-	72	269	269	3rd South	---
2001-02	64	29	28	7	-	65	256	286	5th South	---
2002-03	64	31	26	7	-	69	229	225	5th South	---
2003-04	60	34	17	9	-	77	209	177	3rd South	---
2004-05	64	32	25	7	-	71	205	202	3rd South	Lost in Second Round
2005-06	60	20	34	6	-	46	154	205	7th South	Lost in Second Round
2006-07	60	18	36	6	-	42	174	239	8th South	Did not qualify