The Pincher Creek Panthers were a
Junior A ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
team in the
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an Alberta-based Junior A ice hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The re ...
from
Pincher Creek
Pincher Creek is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies, west of Lethbridge and south of Calgary.
History
For centuries before European settlers reached this area and inhabited it, Indig ...
, Alberta. Founded in 1972 as
The Pass Red Devils
The Pass Red Devils were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League that played in the municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, from 1972 to 1976. The team relocated to nearby Pincher Creek for two years before settling in Calg ...
, the team relocated to Pincher Creek for the 1976–77 season. The Panthers lasted two years before relocating again to
Calgary to become the
Calgary Chinooks
The Calgary Chinooks were a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior "A" ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
History
Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils, the team relocated to Pincher Cre ...
. After renaming to the
Calgary Spurs
The Calgary Spurs were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils and following a two-year stop as the Pincher Creek Panthers, the franchise became the second AJHL franchise in Calgary ...
in 1979 and then the
Calgary Royals
The Calgary Mustangs were a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They played in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena. They were known as the Calgary Royals from 1990 until 2010. On Ma ...
in 1990, the franchise became the
Calgary Mustangs franchise in 2010.
Season-by-season record
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
See also
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List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
This is a list of ice hockey teams in Alberta. It features the leagues they have played for, and championships won.
Since hockey was introduced to Alberta, Canada, in the 1890s, teams at all levels have come and gone. While the professional ran ...
References
Alberta Junior Hockey League website*AJHL Annual Guide & Record Book 2006-07
Defunct Alberta Junior Hockey League teams
Defunct ice hockey teams in Alberta
Ice hockey clubs established in 1976
Defunct junior ice hockey teams in Canada
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