Lloydminster Bobcats

Lloydminster Bobcats
City Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
League Alberta Junior Hockey League
Division North
Founded 1982
Home arena Centennial Civic Centre
Colours

Black, orange, white

              
Head coach Brian Curran
Franchise history
1982-1988 Lloydminster Lancers (SJHL)
1988-2005 Lloydminster Blazers
2005-Present Lloydminster Bobcats

The Lloydminster Bobcats are a Canadian ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in the Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre, capacity 3000, on the Saskatchewan side[1] of the biprovincial city of Lloydminster, which straddles that province's border with Alberta.

Founded: 1982-83
Division titles won: None
Regular season titles won: None
League Championships won: None
Doyle Cup Titles: None
Royal Bank Cup Titles: None

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History

The Bobcats were preceded by the Lloydminster Blazers from 1988 to 2005 and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Lloydminster Lancers from 1982 until 1988. Like in most franchise ownership changes and name changes, ownership likes to regard these changes as a "fresh start".

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 GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1982-83 64 16 45 3 - 260 395 35 8th SJHL Lost 1st Round
1983-84 64 32 31 1 - 315 253 65 5th SJHL Lost Quarter-final
1984-85 64 23 37 4 - 256 296 50 7th SJHL Lost 1st Round
1985-86 60 33 26 1 - 318 230 67 3rd SJHL
1986-87 64 42 19 3 - 330 255 87 2nd SJHL Lost Final
1987-88 60 16 44 0 - 221 355 32 11th SJHL
1988-89 60 18 41 1 - 214 281 37 5th North
1989-90 60 31 29 0 - 294 311 62 3rd North
1990-91 56 23 32 1 - 246 293 47 5th overall
1991-92 60 27 28 - 5 275 297 59 6th overall
1992-93 56 25 24 - 7 242 255 57 7th overall
1993-94 56 15 37 - 4 202 297 34 8th overall
1994-95 56 20 32 - 4 197 267 44 8th overall
1995-96 60 10 48 - 2 161 365 22 10th overall
1996-97 60 27 33 - 0 201 263 54 10th overall
1997-98 60 30 26 - 4 224 190 64 6th overall
1998-99 62 37 23 - 2 257 213 76 2nd North

Lost North final

1999-00 64 42 18 - 4 268 203 88 2nd North Lost North final
2000-01 64 36 23 5 - 251 233 77 5th North Lost in first round
2001-02 64 26 33 5 - 218 268 57 6th North Lost in first round
2002-03 64 31 27 6 - 232 260 68 5th North Lost in first round
2003-04 60 24 34 2 - 176 222 50 7th North Lost in second round
2004-05 64 17 40 7 - 156 246 41 7th North Lost in first round
2005-06 60 17 37 6 - 146 248 40 7th North Lost in first round
2006-07 60 21 26 3 - 186 264 45 8th North Did not qualify
2007-08 62 28 29 5 - 189 208 61 6th North Lost in first round
2008-09 62 25 29 8 - 203 219 58 7th North Lost in first round
2009-10 60 19 32 9 - 173 220 47 7th North Lost in first round
2010-11 60 32 24 4 - 157 162 68 5th North Lost in second round

Playoffs

SJHL Years

Weyburn Red Wings defeates Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-none
Lloydminster Lancers defeated Moose Jaw Canucks 4-games-to-1
Yorkton Terriers defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-1
Estevan Bruins defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-none
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-3
Lloydminster Lancers defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1
Lloydminster Lancers defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-none
Humboldt Broncos defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-none

AJHL Years

Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-2
Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-3
Lloydminster Blazers defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-3
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1
Lloydminster Blazers defeated Calgary Royals 4-games-to-2
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-3
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Lloydminster Blazers 5-games-to-none
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-none
Olds Grizzlys defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1
Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-none
Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3
St. Albert Saints defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-3
Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Lloydminster Blazers 3-games-to-1
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 3-games-to-none
St. Albert Saints defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1
Lloydminster Blazers defeated St. Albert Saints 3-games-to-1
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1
Spruce Grove Saints defeated Lloydminster Blazers 3-games-to-none
Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-none
Spruce Grove Saints defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-none
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-1
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-1
Lloydminster Bobcats defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3-games-to-2
Spruce Grove Saints defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 4-games-to-none

NHL alumni

The following former Blazers or Bobcats have gone on to play in the NHL:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Arenas (booking information)". City of Lloydminster. http://www.city.lloydminster.ab.ca/arenas.html. Retrieved 2006-12-21.  In the city's street system, "Avenues" run north-south, with numbers increasing as one goes west. The provincial boundary bisects 50 Avenue. The arena's street address is 5405 49 Avenue.
Alberta Junior Hockey League website
Lloydminster Bobcats website