Chilliwack Chiefs

Chilliwack Chiefs
City Chilliwack, British Columbia
League British Columbia Hockey League
Division Mainland
Founded 1975
Home arena Prospera Centre
Colours Maroon, tan, white
              
General manager Brian Maloney[1]
Head coach Brian Maloney
Website www.chilliwackchiefs.net/
Franchise history
1975–2011 Quesnel Millionaires
2011–present Chilliwack Chiefs

The Chilliwack Chiefs are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Mainland division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Prospera Centre which was vacated after the Chilliwack Bruins of the Western Hockey League (WHL) were sold and moved to Victoria, where they became known as the Victoria Royals.

History

The franchise, originally the Quesnel Millionaires, started out in the Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League in 1975. The Millionaires are the 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1987 PCJHL Champions. They have also won the 1977, 1978, and 1979 Cyclone Taylor Cup Championships. In 1996, the Millionaires moved to the British Columbia Hockey League.

On May 9, 2011, the BCHL approved the sale of the Millionaires to the Chiefs Development Group in Chilliwack. The former Chiefs franchise was renamed the Langley Rivermen in preparation for the Millionaires' move to Chilliwack to become the Chiefs.

On May 20, 2018, the Chiefs won their first RBC Cup, 4–2 over the Wellington Dukes as the tournament hosts.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
2011–1260332223194196718th BCHLLost in Division Semifinals, 2–4 (Vees)
2012–1356332133182153682nd MainlandLost in Division Finals, 3–0 (Eagles)
2013–1458143725197285315th MainlandDid not qualify
2014–1558371713215184781st MainlandLost Semifinal Round-robin, 0–3 (Vees, Clippers)
2015–1658381343249155831st of 6, Mainland
2nd of 17, BCHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 (Express)
Won Div. Finals, 4–1 (Wild)
Won Semifinal Round-robin (Warriors, Clippers)
Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Warriors)
2016–1758411160243165882nd of 6, Mainland
2nd of 17, BCHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 (Rivermen)
Won Div. Finals, 4–0 (Wild)
Won League Semifinals, 4–2 (Grizzlies)
Lost League Finals, 3–4 (Vees)
2017–1858262633170183584th of 5, Mainland
12 of 17, BCHL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 3–4 (Spruce Kings)

Western Canada Cup

Western Canada Championships: BCHL – AJHL – SJHL – MJHL – Host
Round-robin play with 1st vs. 2nd - winner advance to National Championship & loser to runner-up game
3rd vs. 4th in 2nd semifinal winner to runner-up game loser eliminated.
Runner-up game determines 2nd representative to National Championship.
WCC competition began after the 2013 season.

YearRound-robinRecordStandingSemifinalGold medal GameRunner-up game
2017[lower-alpha 1]L, Brooks Bandits, 2–5
W, Portage Terriers, 2–1
W, Penticton Vees, 4–2
L, Battlefords North Stars, 0–3		2–0–2–02nd of 5—L, Brooks Bandits, 1–6L, Penticton Vees, 2–3
  1. ↑ Penticton BCHL champions and WCC hosts. Therefore Chiliwack advances to WCC as BCHL representative.

RBC Cup

Canadian Jr. A National Championships
Dudley Hewitt Champions – Central, Fred Page Champions – Eastern, Doyle Cup Champion – Pacific, ANAVET Cup Champion – Western, and Host
Round-robin play with top four in semifinal games and winners to finals.

YearRound-robinRecord
W–OTW–OTL–L		StandingSemifinalGold medal game
2018
Host		OTL, Wenatchee Wild (Pacific) 1–2
OTW, Ottawa Jr. Senators (Eastern) 4–3
W, Wellington Dukes (Central) 2–0
W, Steinbach Pistons (Western) 4–1		2–1–1–02nd of 5W, Ottawa Jr. Senators 3–2W, Wellington Dukes 4–2
RBC Cup Champions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MALONEY NAMED CHIEFS' COACH FOR RBC CUP AND BEYOND". JuniorHockey.com. 4 May 2018.
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