The Humboldt Broncos are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from

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. Established in 1970, the Broncos play in the

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years o ...

History

The Broncos were established in 1970 by a group of local organizers. The team was originally affiliated with the Swift Current Broncos of the

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 ...

, who supplied the team with team name, jerseys and some players. They also had a close affiliation that year with St Peter's College in nearby Muenster. The Broncos originally played at the Leo Parker Arena and then move into the new Elgar Petersen Arena since 1980, which has a capacity of 1,800. The team also won the 2003 and 2008

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(Canadian Junior A championship). The team's mascot is a horse named SlapShot. The team colors are green, gold black and white. The Broncos are the most successful team in SJHL history, having won the league championship ten times, the Anavet Cup/Canalta Cup seven times, and the

twice. In very early years under the guidance of Coach Dr. Terry Henning and GM Dr. Gerry Rooney in 1971–72, the Broncos defeated the Melville Millionaires in 5 games to win their first SJHL Championship and then went on to defeat the Dauphin Kings in 6 games to win the Anavet/Canalta Cup (Sk vs Man); eventually losing in 5 games to the Red Deer Rustlers in the Centennial Cup West Final. In 1972–73, the Broncos again were again Saskatchewan provincial Junior A champions. The Broncos were eliminated by Portage La Prairie in the controversial SK-MB cup playoffs. The Humboldt Broncos won the league championship in 2007, defeating the Melville Millionaires 4 games to 1. The Broncos lost the Anavet Cup to the MJHL's Selkirk Steelers 4 games to 3. Game 7 was won by the Steelers 4–3 in quadruple overtime. Dean Brockman was voted Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The Humboldt Broncos won the league/Royal Bank championship twice, in 2003 and as well in 2008, defeating the Kindersley Klippers 4 games to 3. The Broncos won the Anavet Cup defeating the MJHL's

Portage Terriers The Portage Terriers are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. History The Portage Terriers were fou ...

4 games to 0. The last two games of the series were shutouts for the Broncos. The Broncos won the

against the AJHL's Camrose Kodiaks the final score: 1–0. The Humboldt Broncos won the league championship in 2009 defeating the Melville Millionaires 4 games to 1. The Broncos won the Anavet Cup defeating the Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4 games to 3. The last 2 games were won in overtime at Portage. The Broncos lost in the Royal Bank Cup final by a 2–0 score to the Vernon Vipers BCHL. The Broncos won the SJHL championship in 2011–12 defeating the Weyburn Red Wings in six games. They went on to beat the Portage Terriers (MJHL) in seven games to win the last Anavet Cup Championship before losing to the Woodstock Slammers (MIJHL) on home ice in the 2012 RBC Cup semi-final 4–3 in overtime. In 2012–13 the Broncos made it back to the SJHL finals where they lost to the Yorkton Terriers in six games losing 4–3 in the sixth game. After the 2013–14 season longtime head coach Dean Brockman left the team to take a job as an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. The Broncos eventually hired Ryan Smith (who was the head coach of the Selkirk Steelers of the MJHL) as head coach. In 2014–15, the Broncos lost to the Weyburn Red Wings in four games in the first round. After the season Smith left the team to take an assistant coaching position with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League. The Broncos eventually hired Darcy Haugen (who was the head coach of The Peace River Navigators of the Alberta Junior B League and a former assistant coach with the Estevan Bruins) as head coach. In 2015–16, the Broncos missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1979–80 season, marking the end of a playoff streak longer than the

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' then active streak of 25 years. In 2016–17, the Broncos finished 5th overall in the SJHL Standings but were swept by the Nipawin Hawks in the opening round of the SJHL playoffs.

Bus crash

In 2018, the Broncos had advanced to the SJHL semi-finals, but were trailing in the series against the Nipawin Hawks by 3–1 heading into Game 5 on April 6. En route to the game, the Broncos' team bus collided with a semi-truck on Highway 35 near Armley; the local

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reported 16 fatalities as a result of the accident, and the game was cancelled. The victims included 10 players, two coaches, a statistician, a broadcaster, the bus driver, and an athletic therapist. The remaining passengers, 13 players, received injuries, most of them serious. The president of the

, Bill Chow, has described the incident as tragic, heart-breaking, the league's "worst nightmare." In December 2018, the Broncos were named the Canadian Newsmaker of the Year by the

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. In their first game of the 2018–19 season following the crash, the Broncos lost to the team they had been playing in the finals, the Nipawin Hawks, by a score of 2–1. The game had pre-game and post-game ceremonies for all members involved in the crash. The Broncos qualified for the playoffs that season, but were eliminated in the second round. The Broncos were in a position to qualify for the playoffs in the 2019–20 season, but the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the

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Season-by-season standings

The

(SJHL) was called the Saskatchewan Amateur Junior Hockey League (SAJHL) until the end of the 1972–73 season.

Playoffs

*1971 ''Lost Final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics ''4-games-to-3'' :

Weyburn Red Wings The Weyburn Red Wings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Weyburn, Saskatchewan playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). They play their home games at the Crescent Point Place, which has a seating capacity of 1,750. ...

defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-1'' *1972 ''Won Provincial League Championship, Won Man/Sask championship, Lost Centennial West Final/Abbott Cup'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

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''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics ''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires ''4-games-to-1'' SAJHL CHAMPIONS :Humboldt Broncos defeated

Dauphin Kings The Dauphin Kings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The Kings were establishe ...

( MJHL) ''4-games-to-2'' MAN/SASK CHAMPIONS : Red Deer Rustlers ( AJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-1'' *1973 ''Won League, Lost Man/Sask championship'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires ''4-games-to-2'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Prince Albert Raiders ''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

''4-games-to-2'' SAJHL CHAMPIONS :

( MJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos ''3-games-to-2; Humboldt forfeits due to Portage players' roughhouse physical tactics'' *1974 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1975 ''DNQ'' *1976 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-2'' *1977 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1978 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1979 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-3'' *1980 ''DNQ'' *1981 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' : Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1982 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1983 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Moose Jaw Canucks defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1984 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-1'' *1985 ''Lost Semi-final :Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Indians ''4-games-to-2'' :

defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1986 ''Won League, Lost Anavet Cup'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers ''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Indians ''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

''4-games-to-3'' SAJHL CHAMPIONS :

Winnipeg South Blues The Winnipeg Blues are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team based in Oak Bluff, a suburban area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The team was founded in 1930 as the Winnipeg Monarchs and also formerly known as the Fort Garry Blues (1978-1984) and ...

( MJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-3'' *1987 ''Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost Abbott Cup, Hosted 1987 Centennial Cup, Lost Final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires ''4-games-to-1'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers ''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

Lloydminster Lancers The Lloydminster Bobcats are a Canadian junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They play home games in the Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre on the Saskatchewan side In the city's street system, "Avenues" run n ...

''4-games-to-none'' SAJHL CHAMPIONS :Humboldt Broncos defeated Selkirk Steelers ( MJHL) ''4-games-to-none'' ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS : Richmond Sockeyes ( BCJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-3'' :First in Centennial Cup round robin (3–0) : Richmond Sockeyes ( BCJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos ''5–2'' in Final *1988 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

''4-games-to-1'' : Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-1'' *1989 ''Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost Abbott Cup'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers ''4-games-to-1'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks ''4-games-to-1'' SJHL CHAMPIONS :Humboldt Broncos defeated

( MJHL) ''4-games-to-1'' ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS : Vernon Lakers ( BCJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-2'' *1990 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires ''4-games-to-1'' : Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-2'' *1991 ''Lost Final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars ''4-games-to-2'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks ''4-games-to-3'' : Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1992 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers ''4-games-to-1'' : Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-2'' *1993 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Flin Flon Bombers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-1'' *1994 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars ''4-games-to-3'' : Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1995 ''Lost Preliminary'' : Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''2-games-to-1'' *1996 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers ''2-games-to-none'' : Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *1997 ''Lost Preliminary'' : Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''2-games-to-none'' *1998 ''Lost Preliminary'' : Battlefords North Stars defeated Humboldt Broncos ''2-games-to-none'' *1999 ''Lost Final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Kindersley Klippers ''4-games-to-2'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs ''4-games-to-none'' :

defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *2000 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Second in round robin (2–2) vs. Kindersley Klippers and Nipawin Hawks :Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers ''4-games-to-none'' : Battlefords North Stars defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-3'' *2001 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Flin Flon Bombers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-1'' *2002 ''Lost Final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

''4-games-to-1'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

Notre Dame Hounds The Notre Dame Hounds are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada. They are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The Hounds also had a junior "B" team that played in the South Saskatchewan Junior ...

''4-games-to-1'' : Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-3'' *2003 ''Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won

2003 Royal Bank Cup The 2003 Royal Bank Cup was the 33rd Junior "A" 2003 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. The Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup a ...

'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs ''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars ''4-games-to-2'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires ''4-games-to-none'' SJHL CHAMPIONS :Humboldt Broncos defeated

OCN Blizzard The Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) Blizzard are a junior "A" ice hockey team from The Pas, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada. The team is ow ...

( MJHL) ''4-games-to-1'' ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS :Second in

round robin (2–2) :Humboldt Broncos defeated

Wellington Dukes The Wellington Dukes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Wellington, Ontario, Canada. They are in the Eastern Division of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. Originally a Junior C team i ...

(

OPJHL The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league was listed as the 7th bes ...

) ''3–2'' in semi-final :Humboldt Broncos defeated Camrose Kodiaks ( AJHL) ''3–1'' in final ROYAL BANK CUP CHAMPIONS *2004 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks ''4-games-to-3'' : Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-2'' *2005 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

''4-games-to-3'' :

defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-none'' *2006 ''Lost Preliminary'' :

defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-2'' *2007 ''Won League, Lost Anavet Cup'' :First in round robin (2–1–1) vs. Battlefords North Stars and Melfort Mustangs :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs ''4-games-to-3'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks ''4-games-to-2'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires ''4-games-to-1'' SJHL CHAMPIONS : Selkirk Steelers ( MJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-3'' *2008 ''Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won

2008 Royal Bank Cup The 2008 Royal Bank Cup was the 38th Junior "A" 2008 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The national championship was won by the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Royal Bank Cup ...

'' :First in round robin (2–0) vs. Melfort Mustangs and Flin Flon Bombers :Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks ''4-games-to-2'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers ''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Kindersley Klippers ''4-games-to-3'' SJHL CHAMPIONS :Humboldt Broncos defeated

( MJHL) ''4-games-to-none'' ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS :Second in

round robin (2–2) :Humboldt Broncos defeated Cornwall Colts ( CJHL) ''6–1'' in semi-final :Humboldt Broncos defeated Camrose Kodiaks ( AJHL) ''1–0'' in final ROYAL BANK CUP CHAMPIONS *2009 ''Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost

2009 Royal Bank Cup The 2009 Royal Bank Cup is the 39th Junior "A" 2009 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. 2009 marked the 14th year the Royal Bank Cup has been awarded and the 39th year of modern Junior "A" hockey. The Royal Ban ...

final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars ''4-games-to-2'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers ''4-games-to-none'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires ''4-games-to-1'' SJHL CHAMPIONS :Humboldt Broncos defeated

( MJHL) ''4-games-to-3'' ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS :Second in

round robin (2–2) :Humboldt Broncos defeated Victoria Grizzlies ( BCHL) ''3–2 OT'' in semi-final : Vernon Vipers ( BCHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos ''2–0'' in final *2010 ''Lost Preliminary'' : La Ronge Ice Wolves defeated Humboldt Broncos ''3-games-to-none'' *2011 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-2" *2012 ''Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost

Semi-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated La Ronge Ice Wolves ''4-games-to-0'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars ''4-games-to-2'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated

''4-games-to-2'' SJHL CHAMPIONS :Humboldt Broncos defeated

( MJHL) ''4-games-to-3'' ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS :First in

2012 Royal Bank Cup The 2012 Royal Bank Cup was the 42nd Junior "A" 2012 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The 2012 Royal Bank Cup marked the 42nd consecutive year a national championship has been awarded to this skill level sin ...

round robin (4–0) :

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( MHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4–3 OT'' in semi-final *2013 ''Lost Final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs ''4-games-to-1'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers ''4-games-to-1'' : Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-2'' *2014 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs ''4-games-to-1'' : Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games-to-1'' *2015 ''Lost Wildcard'' :

defeated Humboldt Broncos ''3-games-to–1'' *2016 ''DNQ'' *2017 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Nipawin Hawks defeated Humboldt Broncos ''4-games–to-0'' *2018 ''see

Humboldt Broncos bus crash On April 6, 2018, sixteen people were killed and thirteen were injured when a northbound coach bus struck a westbound semi-trailer truck near Armley, Saskatchewan, Canada. The driver of the semi-truck had failed to yield at a flashing stop ...

'' :Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers ''4-games-to-1'' : Nipawin Hawks were leading Humboldt Broncos ''3-games-to-1'' when the fatal Broncos bus crash occurred on April 6, 2018 on their way to Game 5.

Retired numbers

On September 12, 2018, all the uniform numbers of the 29 players/coaches/support staff involved in the April 6, 2018 bus crash were retired by the team.

NHL alumni

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– St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers,

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, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings,

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References

External links

Official WebsiteElgar Petersen Arena at RinkAtlas.com

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