The Nanaimo Islanders were a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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 team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia

Nanaimo, British Columbia

Nanaimo is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has been dubbed the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" and "Harbour City". Nanaimo is also sometimes referred to as the "Hub City" because of its central location on Vancouver Island and due to the layout of the downtown...

 that played one season in the Western Hockey League

Western Hockey League

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 in 1982–83. They played at Frank Crane Arena

Frank Crane Arena

The Frank Crane Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It is home to the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Nanaimo Timbermen of the Western Lacrosse Association....

. The team relocated to New Westminster, British Columbia

New Westminster, British Columbia

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 before settling in Kennewick, Washington

Kennewick, Washington

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 as the Tri-City Americans

Tri-City Americans

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. The franchise was an original WCHL team, forming in 1966 as the Calgary Buffaloes, later the Centennials. It moved to Nanaimo in 1982 after spending five years as the Billings Bighorns

Billings Bighorns

The Billings Bighorns were a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who played from 1977 to 1982. The team was originally the Calgary Centennials. They played at the MetraPark Arena in Billings, Montana. The team wore uniforms based upon those then used by the Washington Capitals...

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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	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1982–83	78	20	51	1	357	487	41	5th West	Out of playoffs

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