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The Chilliwack Bruins are a major junior ice
hockey team in the Western Hockey League, based out
of Chilliwack, British
Columbia. The 2006–07 season marked the Bruins inaugural season
in the WHL. The team plays at Prospera Centre, which was expanded to
5,410 seats for the arrival of the Bruins.
History
In 2005, the city of Chilliwack was granted a WHL expansion team
after an attempt by the owners of the Tri-City Americans (Brian Burke, Glen Sather and Darryl Porter) to move the
Americans to Chilliwack was voted down by the WHL directors. As a
result, Burke, Sather, and Porter sold their stake in the Americans
and purchased the 21st franchise in the WHL. The arrival of the
Bruins displaced the British Columbia Hockey
League (BCHL)'s Chilliwack Chiefs, who relocated to
Langley to become the
Langley
Chiefs.
The Bruins opened their inaugural season in 2006–07 at Prospera Place on September 21, 2006,
defeating the Kelowna Rockets by a score of 3–1.
Keith Voytechek scored the first goal in franchise history, while
Alex Archibald earned the first win by a Bruins goaltender.[1] A month
later, on October 28, Archibald became the first Bruins goaltender
to record a shutout with a 3–0 win over the Tri-City
Americans, which also established the first Bruins road win.
Forward Josh Aspenlind established another Bruins first later in
the season with the franchise's first hat-trickon February 23, 2007 against the Kamloops
Blazers. General Manager Darrell May and the team's first head
coach, Jim Hiller, the
Bruins posted an overall record of 25–40–5–2, the third best
overall record for a WHL expansion team, and made it to the
post-season. In the 2007 playoffs, the Bruins played the eventual
Memorial Cup
champion Vancouver Giants in the first round
and lost the series 4–1.
Bruins forwards Mark Santorelli and Oscar
Moller emerged in the team's second season in 2007–08, establishing team marks in
all statistical categories. Santorelli set team marks with 74
assists and 101 points, earning the team's first major WHL trophy
by leading the league in scoring, while Moller scored a
franchise-high 39 goals. The Bruins finished in 7th place in the
Western Conference and lost to the Giants in the first round. All
games were decided by one goal.
After missing the playoffs in 2008–09, the Bruins fired head coach
Jim Hiller.[2] On June
3, 2009, the team named Marc Habscheid as head coach and general
manager.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L =
Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, GF = Goals
for, GA = Goals against
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
SOL |
GF |
GA |
Points |
Finish |
Playoffs |
| 2006–07 |
72 |
25 |
40 |
5 |
2 |
169 |
260 |
57 |
4th B.C. |
Lost Western Conference quarter-final |
| 2007–08 |
72 |
28 |
35 |
4 |
5 |
206 |
241 |
65 |
3rd B.C. |
Lost Western Conference quarter-final |
| 2008–09 |
72 |
19 |
46 |
2 |
5 |
154 |
267 |
45 |
5th B.C. |
Out of playoffs |
Team
records
| Team records for a
single season |
| Statistic |
Total |
Season |
| Most points |
65 |
2007–08 |
| Most wins |
28 |
2007–08 |
| Most goals for |
206 |
2007–08 |
| Least goals for |
169 |
2006–07 |
| Least goals against |
241 |
2007–08 |
| Most goals against |
260 |
2006–07 |
| Individual player
records for a single season |
| Statistic |
Player |
Total |
Season |
| Most goals |
Oscar Moller |
39 |
2007–08 |
| Most assists |
Mark
Santorelli |
74 |
2007–08 |
| Most points |
Mark
Santorelli |
101 |
2007–08 |
| Most points, rookie |
Mark
Santorelli |
82 |
2006–07 |
| Most points, defenceman |
Nick Holden |
60 |
2007–08 |
| Best GAA (goalie) |
Matt Esposito |
2.97 |
2006–07 |
| Goalies = minimum 1500
minutes played |
Current
roster
|
Forwards
|
| # |
|
Player |
Position |
Born |
Place of birth |
Drafted |
| 9 |
 |
Kevin Sundher |
C |
1992 |
Surrey, British Columbia |
Eligible 2010 |
| 10 |
|
Roman Horak |
LW |
1991 |
Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic |
NYR 2009 |
| 11 |
|
Steven Hodges |
C |
1994 |
Delta, British
Columbia |
Eligible 2012 |
| 12 |
|
Colton Grant |
LW |
1989 |
Standard, Alberta |
Undrafted |
| 14 |
|
Chris
Collins |
C |
1992 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Eligible 2010 |
| 15 |
|
Jamie Crooks |
LW |
1992 |
Vermillion, Alberta |
Eligible 2010 |
| 17 |
 |
Travis Belohrad |
C |
1991 |
Superior, Colorado |
Undrafted |
| 19 |
|
Dylen McKinlay |
RW |
1992 |
Langley, British
Columbia |
Eligible 2010 |
| 21 |
|
Shayne Neigum |
LW |
1990 |
Kindersley, Saskatchewan |
Undrafted |
| 22 |
|
Ryan Howse |
LW |
1991 |
Prince George, British
Columbia |
CGY 2009 |
| 24 |
|
Blair Wentworth |
RW |
1992 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Eligible 2010 |
| 25 |
|
Brett
Miller |
RW |
1991 |
North
Battleford, Saskatchewan |
Undrafted |
| 27 |
|
Tim Traber |
RW |
1993 |
Quesnel, British
Columbia |
Eligible 2011 |
| 29 |
 |
Alexander Wiklund |
LW |
1990 |
Pitea, Sweden |
Undrafted |
NHL
draftees
NHL
alumni
Transactions
- Keith Voytechek traded to the Moose Jaw Warriors for Defenseman
Dylan Chapman - October 8, 2006
- Stephen Lenoski traded to the Spokane Chiefs for Defenseman Matt McCue
- December 28, 2006
- Myles Stoez traded to the Regina Pats for Forward Brayden Metz -
January 10, 2007
- Bruins traded a 5th round 2007 Bantam Draft pick to the Brandon
Wheat Kings for Forward Michael Proudley
- Bruins traded a 4th round 2007 Bantam Draft pick to the Everett
Silvertips for Goaltender Matt Esposito
- Goaltender Alex Archibald and Bruins list player Tyler Halliday
were traded to the Edmonton Oil Kings in lieu of
Edmonton selecting a player from the Bruins unprotected list for
their expansion draft pick
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