Brooks Bandits
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| City: | Brooks, Alberta |
| League: | Alberta Junior Hockey League |
| Division: | South |
| Founded: | 2000 |
| Home Arena: | Lakeside Leisure Centre |
| Colors: | Red, black and white |
The Brooks Bandits are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Brooks, Alberta at the Lakeside Leisure Centre. The team's head coach and general manager is Kevin Higo.
- Founded: 2000-01
- Division titles won: None
- League Championships won: None
- Doyle Cup Titles: None
- Royal Bank Cup Titles: None
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[edit] History
The Brooks Bandits were awarded as an expansion franchise by the AJHL in 1999, and began play in the 2000-01 season. The first ever franchise goal was scored by Chris Boyle just under a minute into the first regular season game against the Fort MacMurray Oil Barons. The franchise secured it's expansion fee through what they call "The Founding Fathers", a group of 17 local businesses and individuals who donated the money needed to finance the team in exchange for lifetime benefits with the team.
The Bandits early history on the ice had been a major disappointment, as the team finished last in the South Division each of its first four seasons before finally breaking through in 2004-05 when they finished 2nd, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
In August 2009, the Bandits will move into their much anticipated new arena. Construction on the arena is to set to start in Spring 2008.
[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 |
| 2000-01 | 64 | 18 | 41 | 5 | - | 41 | 257 | 373 | 7th South | Out of playoffs |
| 2001-02 | 64 | 14 | 42 | 8 | - | 36 | 205 | 343 | 7th South | Out of playoffs |
| 2002-03 | 64 | 12 | 45 | 7 | - | 31 | 167 | 280 | 7th South | Out of playoffs |
| 2003-04 | 60 | 11 | 34 | 6 | - | 28 | 149 | 261 | 7th South | Out of playoffs |
| 2004-05 | 64 | 36 | 26 | 2 | - | 74 | 230 | 199 | 2nd South | Lost in third round |
| 2005-06 | 60 | 29 | 24 | 7 | - | 65 | 174 | 188 | 4th South | Lost in third round |
| 2006-07 | 60 | 27 | 25 | 7 | - | 61 | 185 | 201 | 4th South | Lost in second round |
| 2007-08 | 62 | 23 | 30 | 9 | - | 55 | 197 | 228 | 6th South | Lost in first round |
[edit] Notable Alumni
Only one Bandit alumni has gone on to play in the NHL. Curtis Glencross currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers. Spencer Machacek who was drafted 67th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers, signed his first contract with Atlanta on March 27, 2008. Two more former Bandits have been drafted, but have yet to sign a NHL contract. Defenceman Ben Wright was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in round 4 #113 overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, and Goalie Chad Johnson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in round 5 #125 overall of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Goaltender Kyle Richter was the first goalteder in Harvard history to score a goal.
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