Calgary Spurs
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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 (along with the Calgary Canucks
) in 1978 as the Calgary Chinooks. The team became the Spurs one year later, retaining the name until the franchise went bankrupt in 1990. The assets of the defunct Spurs franchise were purchased by new investors, and recreated as the Calgary Royals
.
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils
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 1972-76. The team relocated to nearby Pincher Creek for two years before settling in Calgary as the Calgary Spurs...
and following a two year stop as the Pincher Creek Panthers
Pincher Creek Panthers
The Pincher Creek Panthers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League from Pincher Creek, Alberta. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils, the team relocated to Pincher Creek for the 1976-77 season. The Panthers lasted only two years before relocating again to Calgary to...
, the franchise became the second AJHL franchise in Calgary (along with the Calgary Canucks
Calgary Canucks
The Calgary Canucks are a junior ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Max Bell Centre, capacity 3500....
) in 1978 as the Calgary Chinooks. The team became the Spurs one year later, retaining the name until the franchise went bankrupt in 1990. The assets of the defunct Spurs franchise were purchased by new investors, and recreated as the Calgary Royals
Calgary Royals
The Calgary Mustangs are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League . They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, capacity 1800. They were known as the Calgary Royals from 1990 until 2010....
.
- Division titles won: 1980-81, 1981-82
- Regular season titles won: 1980-81, 1981-82
- League Championships won: None
- Doyle CupDoyle CupThe Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
Titles: None - Centennial CupRoyal Bank CupThe Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...
Titles: None
Season-by-season Record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1978-79 | 60 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 262 | 315 | 46 | 5th Overall | |
| 1979-80 | 60 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 303 | 278 | 63 | 4th Overall | |
| 1980-81 | 60 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 339 | 231 | 86 | 1st South | |
| 1981-82 | 60 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 363 | 203 | 100 | 1st South | Lost final |
| 1982-83 | 60 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 313 | 307 | 61 | 3rd South | |
| 1983-84 | 60 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 277 | 308 | 51 | 3rd South | |
| 1984-85 | 60 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 315 | 270 | 72 | 2nd South | |
| 1985-86 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 235 | 221 | 54 | 3rd South | |
| 1986-87 | 60 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 282 | 284 | 58 | 3rd South | |
| 1987-88 | 60 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 262 | 367 | 41 | 4th South | |
| 1988-89 | 60 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 281 | 232 | 70 | 4th South | |
| 1989-90 | 60 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 297 | 320 | 46 | 3rd South |
Playoffs
- 1979 Lost Quarter-final
- Fort Saskatchewan TradersFort Saskatchewan TradersThe Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000....
defeated Calgary Chinooks 4-games-to-none- 1980 Lost Semi-final
- Calgary Spurs defeated Taber Golden SunsTaber Golden SunsThe Taber Golden Suns were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Taber, Alberta, Canada.-History:The Golden Suns were founded in 1974 as an expansion club, lasting seven seasons before being sold and relocated to Olds, Alberta as the Olds Grizzlys...
3-games-to-2 - Calgary CanucksCalgary CanucksThe Calgary Canucks are a junior ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Max Bell Centre, capacity 3500....
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-none- 1981 Lost Semi-final
- Calgary Spurs defeated Drumheller FalconsDrumheller FalconsThe Drumheller Falcons were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Drumheller, Alberta.The Falcons joined the AJHL 1971 as the league's seventh team after acquiring the assets of the Ponoka Stampeders franchise that ceased operations a year previous...
3-games-to-none - Taber Golden SunsTaber Golden SunsThe Taber Golden Suns were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Taber, Alberta, Canada.-History:The Golden Suns were founded in 1974 as an expansion club, lasting seven seasons before being sold and relocated to Olds, Alberta as the Olds Grizzlys...
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-2- 1982 Lost Final
- Calgary Spurs defeated Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
4-games-to-none - Calgary Spurs defeated Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
4-games-to-1 - St. Albert SaintsSt. Albert SaintsThe St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove...
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-3- 1983 Lost Quarter-final
- Calgary CanucksCalgary CanucksThe Calgary Canucks are a junior ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Max Bell Centre, capacity 3500....
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-none- 1984 Lost Semi-final
- Calgary Spurs defeated Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
4-games-to-3 - Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-1- 1985 Lost Semi-final
- Calgary Spurs defeated Calgary CanucksCalgary CanucksThe Calgary Canucks are a junior ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Max Bell Centre, capacity 3500....
4-games-to-2 - Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-none- 1986 Lost Quarter-final
- Hobbema Hawks defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-2
- 1987 Lost Quarter-final
- Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-3- 1988 Lost Quarter-final
- Calgary CanucksCalgary CanucksThe Calgary Canucks are a junior ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Max Bell Centre, capacity 3500....
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-1- 1989 Lost Quarter-final
- Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-1- 1990 Lost Quarter-final
- Olds GrizzlysOlds GrizzlysThe Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in...
defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-none