Kelowna Buckaroos
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City | Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"... |
League | British Columbia Hockey League British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... |
Operated | 1961–1988 |
Home Arena | Kelowna Memorial Arena Kelowna Memorial Arena The Kelowna Memorial Arena is an ice hockey arena located in Kelowna, British Columbia. It was built in 1945 and has a capacity of 2,600. It is notable for its small ice surface of 180' X 80'. It once hosted the Western Hockey League's Kelowna Wings and the Kelowna Rockets before they moved into... |
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The Kelowna Buckaroos were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team from Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
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. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League
British Columbia Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...
.
- Kelowna Buckaroos 1961 - 1983
- Summerland Buckaroos 1983 - 1988
History
The Kelowna Buckaroos are one of the original four of the British Columbia Hockey LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...
. They won two league titles, a British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
title (the Mowat Cup
Mowat Cup
The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Junior "A" ice hockey Championship of British Columbia .The cup was donated to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association by Mr...
), and a Doyle Cup
Doyle Cup
The 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...
as Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
/BC Champions. In 1983, the Buckaroos moved to Summerland, British Columbia
Summerland, British Columbia
Summerland is a community on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The district is between Peachland to the north and Penticton to the south...
. Their season-to-season success dwindled in Summerland as they were replaced in Kelowna by the Kelowna Packers
Kelowna Spartans
The Kelowna Spartans were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League.-History:...
in 1985. The Buckaroos played their final game in 1988 after four straight losing records.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstSeason | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
1961-62 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
148 | 109 | 35 | 2nd OMJHL | Lost Final | ||||||
1962-63 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
243 | 100 | 55 | 1st OMJHL | Lost Final | ||||||
1963-64 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 2 | ||||||
165 | 171 | 36 | 2nd OJHL | Lost Final | ||||||
1964-65 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | ||||||
137 | 99 | 33 | 2nd OJHL | Won League | ||||||
1965-66 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
180 | 87 | 48 | 1st OJHL | Lost Final | ||||||
1966-67 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
52 | 2nd OJHL | Lost Final | ||||||||
1967-68 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 6 | ||||||
180 | 179 | 34 | 4th BCJHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
1968-69 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | ||||||
182 | 173 | 44 | 4th BCJHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
1969-70 | 48 | 17 | 29 | 2 | ||||||
200 | 260 | 36 | 6th BCJHL | DNQ | ||||||
1970-71 | 60 | 8 | 50 | 2 | ||||||
178 | 364 | 18 | 4th BCJHL Interior | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
1971-72 | 60 | 21 | 30 | 9 | ||||||
51 | 5th BCJHL | DNQ | ||||||||
1972-73 | 62 | 34 | 27 | 1 | ||||||
347 | 310 | 69 | 3rd BCJHL Interior | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
1973-74 | 64 | 44 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
375 | 235 | 90 | 1st BCJHL Interior | Won League, Won Mowat Cup Mowat Cup The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Junior "A" ice hockey Championship of British Columbia .The cup was donated to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association by Mr... , Won Doyle Cup Doyle Cup The 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... |
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1974-75 | 66 | 46 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
458 | 297 | 92 | 1st BCJHL Interior | Lost Final | ||||||
1975-76 | 66 | 37 | 28 | 1 | ||||||
348 | 307 | 75 | 3rd BCJHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
1976-77 | 68 | 49 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
451 | 300 | 99 | 1st BCJHL Interior | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
1977-78 | 66 | 40 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
355 | 290 | 80 | 3rd BCJHL Interior | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
1978-79 | 62 | 28 | 32 | 2 | ||||||
265 | 323 | 58 | 4th BCJHL Interior | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
1979-80 | 60 | 25 | 33 | 2 | ||||||
335 | 327 | 52 | 3rd BCJHL Interior | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
1980-81 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
390 | 261 | 72 | 1st BCJHL Interior | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
1981-82 | 48 | 33 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
287 | 208 | 67 | 2nd BCJHL Interior | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
1982-83 | 56 | 35 | 19 | 2 | ||||||
338 | 218 | 72 | 1st BCJHL Interior | Lost Final | ||||||
1983-84 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
328 | 304 | 62 | 3rd BCJHL Interior | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
1984-85 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 0 | ||||||
289 | 324 | 48 | 4th BCJHL Interior | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
1985-86 | 52 | 19 | 30 | 3 | ||||||
311 | 379 | 41 | 5th BCJHL Interior | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
1986-87 | 52 | 5 | 45 | 2 | ||||||
169 | 440 | 12 | 5th BCJHL Interior | DNQ | ||||||
1987-88 | 51 | 6 | 44 | 1 | ||||||
191 | 474 | 13 | 6th BCJHL Interior | DNQ |