Chilliwack Bruins
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| City: | Chilliwack, British Columbia |
| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Conference: | Western |
| Division: | B.C. |
| Founded: | 2006-07 |
| Home Arena: | Prospera Centre |
| Colours: | Black, White & Gold |
| Head Coach: | Jim Hiller |
| General Manager: | Darrell May |
The Chilliwack Bruins are an expansion team in the Western Hockey League, based out of Chilliwack, British Columbia.
The city was granted an expansion team after a failed attempt by the owners of the Tri-City Americans (Brian Burke, Glen Sather and Darryl Porter) to move the Americans to Chilliwack. Burke, Sather, and Porter have since sold their stake in the Americans and will be the owners of the Bruins. The team will play in the Prospera Centre, which has been expanded to 5,000 seats for the 2006-07 season, when the team will take the ice. The team's first head coach is Jim Hiller, who was an assistant coach for the Tri-City Americans before moving to the head coach position of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the BCHL. The Chilliwack Bruins has completed the expansion draft, the bantam draft and the euro draft.
The arrival of the Bruins displaced the BCHL's Chilliwack Chiefs, who relocated to Langley to become the Langley Chiefs.
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[edit] Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2006-07 | 72 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 169 | 260 | 57 | 4th B.C. | Lost Western Conference quarter-final |
[edit] Trivia
On September 21, 2006, the Bruins won their first game in franchise history, defeating the Kelowna Rockets by a score of 3-1 before a sold out Prospera Place crowd of 5,100. Keith Voytechek scored the first goal in franchise history and Alex Archibald was the first goalie to record a win.
On October 28, 2006, Alex Archibald became the first Bruins goaltender to record a shutout with a 3-0 win over the Tri-Cities Americans. That night also went down in history as the Bruins first ever road win.
Mark Santorelli was named the WHL Player of the week, he becomes the first ever Bruin to hold this honour.
First Chilliwack Bruins hat-trick was scored by Josh Aspenlind, Friday February 23, 2007 against the Kamloops Blazers
Most goals for - 7 vs. the Kelowna Rockets February 24th, 2007 Most goals against - 8 Fewest goals scored - 0 Fewest goals against - 0 Most Powerplay goals - 4 Most Powerplay goals against - 5
[edit] Current Roster
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Matt Esposito | 1989 | Edmonton, Alberta | Eligible 2007 |
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Alex Archibald | 1987 | Ottawa, Ontario | Free Agent |
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Matthew McCue | 1988 | Cochrane, Alberta | Free Agent |
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Kevin Boutilier | 1988 | Calgary Alberta | Free Agent |
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Scott Maetche | 1989 | Lacombe, Alberta | Eligible 2007 |
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Nick Holden | 1987 | St. Albert, Alberta | Unknown |
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Cody Hobbs | 1989 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Eligible 2007 |
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Cam Stevens | 1989 | Brandon, Manitoba | Eligible 2007 |
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Craig Lineker | 1986 | Calgary, Alberta | Free Agent |
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Dylan Chapman | 1987 | Port Coquitlam, BC | Free Agent |
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| # | Player | Position | Born | Place of Birth | Drafted | |
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Matt Meropoulis | RW | 1989 | Edmonton, Alberta | Eligible 2007 |
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Colby Kulhanek | LW | 1989 | Port Coquitlam, BC | Eligible 2007 |
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Mark Santorelli | LW | 1988 | Burnaby, BC | Free Agent |
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Matthew Cline | C | 1988 | Edmonton, Alberta | Free Agent |
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Dillon Johnstone | RW | 1986 | Frobisher, Saskatchewan | Free Agent |
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Donnie Glennie | C | 1988 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Free Agent |
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Michael Proudley | LW | 1989 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Free Agent |
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Josh Aspenlind | RW | 1986 | Langley, British Columbia | Unknown |
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Ken Petkau | RW | 1987 | Surrey, BC | Unknown |
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Colton Graf | LW | 1990 | Watson, Saskatchewan | Eligible 2008 |
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Ryan Howse | LW | 1991 | Prince George, BC | Eligible 2009 |
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Cody Smuk | RW | 1989 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Eligible 2007 |
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Aki Kangasmaki | C | 1989 | Rauma, Finland | Eligible 2007 |
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Partik Bhungal | RW | 1988 | Langley, BC | Unknown |
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Liam Darragh | LW | 1990 | Quesnel, BC | Eligible 2008 |
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Oscar Moller | RW | 1989 | Spanga, Sweden | Eligible 2007 |
[edit] Transactions
- Keith Voytechek traded to the Moose Jaw Warriors for Defenseman Dylan Chapman - October 8th, 2006
- Stephen Lenoski traded to the Spokane Chiefs for Defenseman Matt McCue - December 28th, 2006
- Myles Stoez traded to the Regina Pats for Forward Brayden Metz - January 10th, 2007
- Bruins traded a 5th round 2007 Bantam Draft pick to the Brandon Wheat Kings for Forward Michael Proudley
- Bruins traded a 4th round 2007 Bantam Draft pick to the Everett Silvertips for Goaltender Matt Esposito
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Western Hockey League |
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| Current teams : Brandon Wheat Kings | Calgary Hitmen | Chilliwack Bruins | Everett Silvertips | Kamloops Blazers | Kelowna Rockets | Kootenay Ice | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Medicine Hat Tigers | Moose Jaw Warriors | Portland Winter Hawks | Prince Albert Raiders | Prince George Cougars | Red Deer Rebels | Regina Pats | Saskatoon Blades | Seattle Thunderbirds | Spokane Chiefs | Swift Current Broncos | Tri-City Americans | Vancouver Giants |
| Expansion for 2007-08 : Edmonton Oil Kings |
| CHL: Memorial Cup | President's Cup | OHL | QMJHL | WHL |
