Creston Clippers

Creston Clippers
City	Creston, British Columbia
League	Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Division	Eastern
Operated	1976–1985
Franchise history
1976-85	Creston Clippers

The Creston Clippers were a junior 'B' ice hockey team based in Creston, British Columbia, Canada. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL).

The Clippers joined the league in 1976 as an expansion team and folded in 1985. They won one division title as a member of the Eastern Division from 1976-1985.

History

After the Clippers folded in 1985, the Creston Thunder joined the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL) as a junior 'A' team as an expansion team in 1992, but by the 1998-99 season, the RMJHL had fallen to four teams and was playing a lot of interleague with the America West Hockey League. The Creston Thunder could not afford the travel and opted to leave the RMJHL, effectively forcing the league to fold, at the end of the 1999 playoffs. The team sat out for the 1999-00 season to reorganize. Prior to the 2000-01 season, the team was renamed the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and joined the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, as a junior 'B' team.

Season-by-season record

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

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1976–77	44	19	23	2	-	40	167	200	2nd, East
1977–78	42	29	13	0	-	58	223	180	1st, East	Lost in Finals (Rebels)
1978–79	40	10	29	1	-	21	193	287	6th, East
1979–80	40	15	20	5	-	35	211	200	5th, East
1980-81	40	19	20	1	-	39	205	191	3rd, East
1981–82	42	9	32	1	-	19	169	297	6th, East
1982–83	42	14	28	9	-	28	196	259	6th, East
1983-84	42	5	36	1	-	11	155	354	5th, East
1984-85	42	20	20	2	-	42	236	237	3rd, East

Notable alumni

Jamie Huscroft

Teams and Leagues eligible for the Cyclone Taylor Cup

KIJHL	100 Mile House Wranglers Beaver Valley Nitehawks Castlegar Rebels Chase Heat Columbia Valley Rockies Creston Valley Thunder Cats Fernie Ghostriders Golden Rockets Grand Forks Border Bruins Kamloops Storm Kelowna Chiefs Kimberley Dynamiters Nelson Leafs North Okanagan Knights Osoyoos Coyotes Princeton Posse Revelstoke Grizzlies Sicamous Eagles Spokane Braves Summerland Steam

PJHL	Abbotsford Pilots Aldergrove Kodiaks Delta Ice Hawks Grandview Steelers Langley Knights Mission City Outlaws North Vancouver Wolf Pack Port Moody Panthers Richmond Sockeyes Ridge Meadows Flames

VIJHL	Campbell River Storm Comox Valley Glacier Kings Kerry Park Islanders Nanaimo Buccaneers Oceanside Generals Peninsula Panthers Saanich Braves Victoria Cougars Westshore Wolves

Defunct Teams	100 Mile House Blazers Castlegar Apollos Chase Chiefs Cranbrook Colts Creston Clippers Dawson Creek Kodiaks Elk Valley Raiders Enderby Ice Kings Fort St. John Huskies Kilimat Golden Eagles Nor'Wes Caps North Okanagan Kings Osoyoos Storm Penticton Lakers Rossland Warriors Squamish Wolfpack Summerland Sting Summerland Warriors Westshore Stingers Williams Lake Mustangs

BCAHA PCJHL PJHL PNHL Cyclone Taylor Cup Keystone Cup

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