Lloydminster Bobcats

Lloydminster Bobcats
City	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
League	Alberta Junior Hockey League
Division	North
Founded	1982
Home arena	Centennial Civic Centre
Colours	Black, orange, white
Head coach	Brian Curran
Franchise history
1982-1988	Lloydminster Lancers (SJHL)
1988-2005	Lloydminster Blazers
2005-Present	Lloydminster Bobcats

The Lloydminster Bobcats are a Canadian ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in the Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre, capacity 3000, on the Saskatchewan side of the biprovincial city of Lloydminster, which straddles that province's border with Alberta.

Founded: 1982-83

Division titles won: None

Regular season titles won: None

League Championships won: None

Doyle Cup Titles: None

Royal Bank Cup Titles: None

History

The Bobcats were preceded by the Lloydminster Blazers from 1988 to 2005 and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Lloydminster Lancers from 1982 until 1988. Like in most franchise ownership changes and name changes, ownership likes to regard these changes as a "fresh start".

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T/OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1982-83	64	16	45	3	-	260	395	35	8th SJHL	Lost 1st Round
1983-84	64	32	31	1	-	315	253	65	5th SJHL	Lost Quarter-final
1984-85	64	23	37	4	-	256	296	50	7th SJHL	Lost 1st Round
1985-86	60	33	26	1	-	318	230	67	3rd SJHL
1986-87	64	42	19	3	-	330	255	87	2nd SJHL	Lost Final
1987-88	60	16	44	0	-	221	355	32	11th SJHL
1988-89	60	18	41	1	-	214	281	37	5th North
1989-90	60	31	29	0	-	294	311	62	3rd North
1990-91	56	23	32	1	-	246	293	47	5th overall
1991-92	60	27	28	-	5	275	297	59	6th overall
1992-93	56	25	24	-	7	242	255	57	7th overall
1993-94	56	15	37	-	4	202	297	34	8th overall
1994-95	56	20	32	-	4	197	267	44	8th overall
1995-96	60	10	48	-	2	161	365	22	10th overall
1996-97	60	27	33	-	0	201	263	54	10th overall
1997-98	60	30	26	-	4	224	190	64	6th overall
1998-99	62	37	23	-	2	257	213	76	2nd North	Lost North final
1999-00	64	42	18	-	4	268	203	88	2nd North	Lost North final
2000-01	64	36	23	5	-	251	233	77	5th North	Lost in first round
2001-02	64	26	33	5	-	218	268	57	6th North	Lost in first round
2002-03	64	31	27	6	-	232	260	68	5th North	Lost in first round
2003-04	60	24	34	2	-	176	222	50	7th North	Lost in second round
2004-05	64	17	40	7	-	156	246	41	7th North	Lost in first round
2005-06	60	17	37	6	-	146	248	40	7th North	Lost in first round
2006-07	60	21	26	3	-	186	264	45	8th North	Did not qualify
2007-08	62	28	29	5	-	189	208	61	6th North	Lost in first round
2008-09	62	25	29	8	-	203	219	58	7th North	Lost in first round
2009-10	60	19	32	9	-	173	220	47	7th North	Lost in first round
2010-11	60	32	24	4	-	157	162	68	5th North	Lost in second round
2011-12	60	38	14	8	-	198	149	84	3rd North

Playoffs

SJHL Years

• 1983 Lost Quarter-final

Weyburn Red Wings defeates Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-none

• 1984 Lost Semi-final

Lloydminster Lancers defeated Moose Jaw Canucks 4-games-to-1

Yorkton Terriers defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-1

• 1985 Lost Quarter-final

Estevan Bruins defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-none

• 1986 Lost Quarter-final

Weyburn Red Wings defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-3

• 1987 Lost Final

Lloydminster Lancers defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1

Lloydminster Lancers defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-none

Humboldt Broncos defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-none

• 1988 DNQ

AJHL Years

• 1989 Lost Quarter-final

Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-2

• 1990 Lost Semi-final

Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3

Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-3

• 1991 Lost Semi-final

Lloydminster Blazers defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-3

Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1

• 1992 Lost Semi-final

Lloydminster Blazers defeated Calgary Royals 4-games-to-2

Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-3

• 1993 Lost Quarter-final

Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Lloydminster Blazers 5-games-to-none

• 1994 Lost Quarter-final

Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-none

• 1995 Lost Quarter-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1

• 1996 DNQ
• 1997 DNQ
• 1998 Lost Quarter-final

Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-none

• 1999 Lost Semi-final

Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3

St. Albert Saints defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-3

• 2000 Lost Semi-final

Lloydminster Blazers defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-none

Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1

• 2001 Lost Preliminary

Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Lloydminster Blazers 3-games-to-1

• 2002 Lost Preliminary

Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Lloydminster Blazers 3-games-to-none

• 2003 Lost Preliminary

St. Albert Saints defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1

• 2004 Lost Quarter-final

Lloydminster Blazers defeated St. Albert Saints 3-games-to-1

Grande Prairie Storm defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1

• 2005 Lost Preliminary

Spruce Grove Saints defeated Lloydminster Blazers 3-games-to-none

• 2006 Lost Preliminary

Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-none

• 2007 DNQ
• 2008 Lost Preliminary

Spruce Grove Saints defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-none

• 2009 Lost Preliminary

Grande Prairie Storm defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-1

• 2010 Lost Preliminary

Grande Prairie Storm defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-1

• 2011 Lost Quarter-final

Lloydminster Bobcats defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3-games-to-2

Spruce Grove Saints defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 4-games-to-none

NHL alumni

The following former Blazers or Bobcats have gone on to play in the NHL:

• Scott Bailey
• Scott Hartnell
• Wade Redden
• Mike Siklenka

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
• List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan
• Lloydminster Border Kings

References

Alberta Junior Hockey League website

Lloydminster Bobcats website