Olds Grizzlys

Olds Grizzlys
City	Olds, Alberta
League	Alberta Junior Hockey League
Division	South
Founded	1974 (1974)
Home arena	Olds & District Sports Complex
Colours	Black, gold, and white
Owner(s)	Friends of the Grizzlys
General manager	Grant McNeill
Head coach	Scott Atkinson
Franchise history
1974–1981	Taber Golden Suns
1981–present	Olds Grizzlys

The Olds Grizzlys are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada with home games at the Olds & District Sports Complex.

History

The Olds Grizzlys joined the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) after the Taber Golden Suns franchise relocated to Olds following the 1980–81 season. The Grizzlys were a dominant team in the AJHL in the early 1990s with three straight league championships and a Centennial Cup title as Junior A national champions, won on home ice, in 1994.

On June 30, 2017, the league announced that the franchise had been transferred to new ownership called the "Friends of the Grizzlys."

Season-by-season records

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	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1981–82	60	22	35	3	—	47	266	270	4th South	Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Calgary Spurs
1982–83	60	25	35	0	—	50	315	330	4th South	Lost quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers
1983–84	60	29	31	0	—	58	285	279	2nd South	Lost quarterfinals, 3–4 vs. Calgary Spurs
1984–85	60	13	47	0	—	26	212	358	4th South	Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers
1985–86	52	14	37	1	—	29	225	316	4th South	Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1986–87	60	9	49	2	—	20	184	335	4th South	Did not qualify
1987–88	60	26	31	3	—	55	296	339	3rd South	Lost quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers
1988–89	60	35	23	2	—	72	301	261	2nd South	Won quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Calgary Canucks Lost semifinals, 1–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers
1989–90	60	39	18	3	—	81	350	271	2nd South	Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Calgary Spurs Lost semifinals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1990–91	56	31	23	2	—	64	287	229	3rd Overall	Lost quarterfinals, 3–4 vs. Lloydminster Blazers
1991–92	60	42	14	—	4	88	331	201	1st Overall	Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders Won semifinals, 4–1 vs. Fort Saskatchewan Traders Won AJHL Championship, 4–1 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons Lost Doyle Cup, 3–4 vs. Vernon Lakers (BCHL)
1992–93	56	35	21	—	0	70	274	207	2nd Overall	Won quarterfinals, 5–0 vs. Calgary Royals Won semifinals, 4–0 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons Won AJHL Championship, 4–3 vs. Fort Saskatchewan Traders Lost Doyle Cup, 1–4 vs. Kelowna Spartans (BCHL)
1993–94	56	50	4	—	2	102	353	140	1st Overall	Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Calgary Royals Won semifinals, 4–0 vs. St. Albert Saints Won AJHL Championship, 4–2 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons Won Doyle Cup, 4–2 vs. Kelowna Spartans (BCHL) Won Abbott Cup Won 1994 Centennial Cup Junior A National Championship
1994–95	56	40	16	—	0	80	284	209	1st Overall	Won quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Lloydminster Blazers Won semifinals, 4–0 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders Lost AJHL Finals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1995–96	60	40	17	—	3	83	292	199	2nd Overall	Won quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Bonnyville Pontiacs Lost semifinals, 0–4 vs. St. Albert Saints
1996–97	60	32	24	—	4	68	244	217	5th Overall	Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
1997–98	60	27	31	—	2	56	225	246	8th Overall	Lost quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. St. Albert Saints
1998–99	62	28	30	—	4	60	273	270	3rd South	Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Calgary Royals Lost semifinals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1999–00	64	35	27	—	2	72	281	259	3rd South	Won Preliminary series, 3–1 vs. Calgary Canucks Lost quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2000–01	64	41	19	4	—	86	304	232	2nd South	Won quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves Lost semifinals, 3–4 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder
2001–02	64	36	20	8	—	80	298	252	2nd South	Won quarterfinals, 4–2 vs. Camrose Kodiaks Lost semifinals, 0–4 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder
2002–03	64	36	19	9	—	81	267	226	3rd South	Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Calgary Royals Lost div. semi-finals, 1–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2003–04	60	41	14	5	—	87	248	157	2nd South	Won Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Drumheller Dragons Won quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Calgary Canucks Lost semifinals, 2–4 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
2004–05	64	24	32	8	—	56	171	218	7th South	Did not qualify
2005–06	60	30	22	8	—	68	208	168	2nd South	Lost preliminary series, 1–3 vs. Calgary Canucks
2006–07	60	27	27	6	—	60	202	208	6th South	Won Preliminary series, 3–1 vs. Canmore Eagles Lost quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2007–08	62	35	21	6	—	79	218	193	3rd South	Won Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Canmore Eagles Lost quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2008–09	62	35	23	4	—	74	225	189	3rd South	Won Preliminary series, 3–2 vs. Drumheller Dragons Won quarterfinals, 4–2 vs. Okotoks Oilers Lost semifinals, 0–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2009–10	60	30	23	7	—	67	189	185	3rd South	Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–3 vs. Canmore Eagles
2010–11	60	23	30	7	—	53	202	231	5th South	Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–3 vs. Calgary Mustangs
2011–12	60	22	33	5	—	49	165	217	5th South	Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. Calgary Mustangs Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 vs. Okotoks Oilers Lost Div. Finals, 0–4 vs. Brooks Bandits
2012–13	60	22	32	6	2	50	169	211	7th South	Lost div. quarter-finals, 2–3 vs. Okotoks Oilers
2013–14	60	21	30	9	3	51	156	209	7th South	Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–2 vs. Okotoks Oilers Lost div. semi-finals, 0–4 vs. Brooks Bandits
2014–15	60	24	27	9	4	57	203	235	5th South	Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–3 vs. Drumheller Dragons
2015–16	60	16	40	4	3	36	188	279	7th South	Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–3 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2016–17	60	17	36	7	—	41	167	234	7th of 8, South 12th of 16, AJHL	Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. Canmore Eagles Lost div. semi-finals, 0–4 vs. Brooks Bandits
2017–18	60	18	37	5	—	41	170	272	8th of 8, South 15th of 16, AJHL	Did not qualify
2018–19	60	6	51	3	—	15	120	322	8th of 8, South 16th of 16, AJHL	Did not qualify
2019–20	58	10	41	7	—	27	157	291	6th of 7, South 14th of 15, AJHL	Lost div. quarter-finals, 1–4 vs. Drumheller Dragons
2020–21	15	2	11	2	—	6	31	63	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic
2021–22	60	9	45	6	—	24	162	302	8th of 8, South 16th of 16, AJHL	Did not qualify
2022–23	60	16	39	4	1	37	167	297	8th of 8, South 15th of 16, AJHL	Did not qualify
2023–24	57	10	41	3	3	26	123	278	11th of 11, AJHL	Did not qualify

Junior A National Championship

The National Junior A Championship, known as the Centennial Cup and formerly as the Royal Bank Cup or RBC Cup, is the postseason tournament for the Canadian national championship for Junior A hockey teams that are members of the Canadian Junior Hockey League since 1971. Since 1986, the tournament has consisted of the regional Junior A champions and a previously selected host team. Since 1990, the national championship has used a five-team tournament format when the regional qualifiers were designated as the ANAVET Cup (Western), Doyle Cup (Pacific), Dudley Hewitt Cup (Central), and Fred Page Cup (Eastern). From 2013 to 2017, the qualifiers were the Dudley Hewitt Cup (Central), Fred Page Cup (Eastern), and the Western Canada Cup champions and runners-up (Western #1 and #2).

The tournament begins with round-robin play between the five teams followed by the top four teams playing a semifinal game, with the top seed facing the fourth seed and the second facing the third. The winners of the semifinals then face each other in final game for the national championship. In some years, the losers of the semifinal games face each other for a third place game.

Year	Round-robin	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Championship game
1994 Host	W, 11–3 vs. Chateauguay Elites (Central) W, 5–0 vs. Weyburn Red Wings (Western) W, 5–2 vs. Kelowna Spartans (Pacific) W, 10–1 vs. Antigonish Bulldogs (Eastern)	4–0 (W–L)	1st of 5	W, 4–3 vs. Weyburn Red Wings	OTW, 5–4 vs. Kelowna Spartans Centennial Cup National Junior A Champions

NHL alumni

The following former Grizzlys have gone on to play in the National Hockey League (NHL):

• Darcy Campbell
• Phil Crowe
• Kevin Haller
• Nathan Lawson
• Jay Rosehill
• Matthew Yeats

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

External links

• Olds Grizzlys website
• Alberta Junior Hockey League website