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Vancouver Nats
The Vancouver Nats were a major junior ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia that played two seasons in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1971 to 1973. The team relocated in 1973 to Kamloops to become the Kamloops Chiefs before settling in Seattle as the Seattle Breakers (later Thunderbirds) in 1977. On the ice, the Nats finished last overall in the league both years, winning just 27 games in their two years. After their demise, it would be nearly thirty years before the WHL would return to the city of Vancouver, with the Vancouver Giants established as an expansion team in 2001. Season-by-season record ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' NHL alumni * Jim Atamanenko * Bruce Greig * Dale Lewis * Brian Ogilvie * Barry Smith See also *List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia The following is a list of ice hockey teams in British Columbia, past and present. It includes the league(s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver, Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley Regional District, Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 people per square kilometre, and fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Lewis (ice Hockey)
Robert Dale Lewis (born July 28, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played eight games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ... during the 1975–76 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1981, was spent in the minor leagues. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1952 births Living people Birmingham Bulls (CHL) players Canadian ice hockey left wingers New Haven Nighthawks players New York Rangers players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Portland Buckaroos players Providence Reds players Red Deer Rustlers players Suncoast Suns (EHL) players Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Nats players {{Canada-icehockey-win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Establishments In British Columbia
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Western Hockey League Teams
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Ice Hockey Clubs Established In 1971
Ice is water frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or Depending on the presence of impurities such as particles of soil or bubbles of air, it can appear transparent or a more or less opaque bluish-white color. In the Solar System, ice is abundant and occurs naturally from as close to the Sun as Mercury to as far away as the Oort cloud objects. Beyond the Solar System, it occurs as interstellar ice. It is abundant on Earth's surfaceparticularly in the polar regions and above the snow lineand, as a common form of precipitation and deposition, plays a key role in Earth's water cycle and climate. It falls as snowflakes and hail or occurs as frost, icicles or ice spikes and aggregates from snow as glaciers and ice sheets. Ice exhibits at least eighteen phases ( packing geometries), depending on temperature and pressure. When water is cooled rapidly (quenching), up to three types of amorphous ice can form depending on i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey Teams In Vancouver
Ice is water frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or Depending on the presence of impurities such as particles of soil or bubbles of air, it can appear transparent or a more or less opaque bluish-white color. In the Solar System, ice is abundant and occurs naturally from as close to the Sun as Mercury to as far away as the Oort cloud objects. Beyond the Solar System, it occurs as interstellar ice. It is abundant on Earth's surfaceparticularly in the polar regions and above the snow lineand, as a common form of precipitation and deposition, plays a key role in Earth's water cycle and climate. It falls as snowflakes and hail or occurs as frost, icicles or ice spikes and aggregates from snow as glaciers and ice sheets. Ice exhibits at least eighteen phases ( packing geometries), depending on temperature and pressure. When water is cooled rapidly (quenching), up to three types of amorphous ice can form depending on it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Ice Hockey Teams In British Columbia
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ice Hockey Teams In British Columbia
The following is a list of ice hockey teams in British Columbia, past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won. Major Professional National Hockey League Pacific Coast Hockey Association Western Canada Hockey League World Hockey Association Minor Professional American Hockey League ECHL Pacific Coast Hockey League Western Hockey League (minor pro) Senior Okanagan Mainline League Okanagan Senior League Pacific Coast Senior League Western International Hockey League West Kootenay League Major Junior Western Hockey League Current teams Former teams Junior A British Columbia Hockey League Junior B Midget AAA Vancouver Island Hockey League Current teams Semi-professional, senior and amateur Western Women's Hockey League National Women's Hockey League Senior Female AAA SCFAHL / BCAHA Senior University Only one British Columbia university competes in ice hockey in the Canada West Universities Athleti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Smith (ice Hockey B
Barry Smith may refer to: In sports *Barry Smith (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2007), English footballer (Bradford Park Avenue, Wrexham, Stockport) *Barry Smith (footballer, born 1953), English football goalkeeper (Colchester) *Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974), Scottish football player and manager (Dundee FC, Alloa Athletic) *Barry Smith (ice hockey, born 1955) (1955–2013), former NHL player for the Boston Bruins and the Colorado Rockies *Barry Smith (ice hockey, born 1952), American ice hockey coach *Barry Smith (American football) (born 1951), former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers *Barry Smith (runner) (born 1953), British long-distance runner *Barry Smith (motorcyclist) (born 1940), Australian motorcycle racer *Barry Smith (Australian footballer) (born 1939), Australian rules footballer for Footscray Other *Barry Smith (ontologist) (born 1952), ontologist at the State University of New York at Buffalo *Barry Smith (preacher) (1933–2002), preacher from New Zealand * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Ogilvie
Brian Hugh Ogilvie (born January 30, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 90 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ... between 1972 and 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1980, was spent in various minor leagues. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogilvie, Brian 1952 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Dallas Black Hawks players Denver Spurs players Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Ice hockey people from Alberta Kansas City Blues players People from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Greig
Bruce Greig (May 9, 1953 – May 24, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played nine games for the California Golden Seals of the National Hockey League and 60 games for the Calgary Cowboys, Cincinnati Stingers and Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association. Playing career Greig played 41 total games in major junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Vancouver Nats in the WCHL in the 1971–72 and 1972-73 seasons, respectively. Although he was a fairly skilled player, he was relegated to the role of an enforcer, primarily due to his weight and size, something which was coveted by professional teams during this era of the "Big Bad Bruins" and the "Broad Street Bullies". However, there were many young enforcers coming up through the junior ranks during this period, and as a result Greig was selected 114th overall (8th round) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the California Golden Seals, and 111th overall in round #9 in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada. Teams play for the Ed Chynoweth Cup, with the winner moving on to play for the Memorial Cup, Canada's national junior championship. WHL teams have won the Memorial Cup 19 times since the league became eligible to compete for the trophy. Many players have been drafted from WHL teams, and have found success at various levels of professional hockey, including the National Hockey League (NHL). The league was founded in 1966, as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL), with seven western Canadian teams in Saskatchewan and Alberta. For its 1967 season, the league was renamed the Western Canada Junior Hockey League (WCJHL). From 1968, the league was renamed the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), before the admission of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
