Chilliwack Bruins
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| Chilliwack Bruins | ||
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| City: | Chilliwack, British Columbia | |
| League: | Western Hockey League | |
| Conference: | Western | |
| Division: | B.C. | |
| Founded: | 2006-07 | |
| Home Arena: | Prospera Centre | |
| Colours: | Black, White & Gold | |
| Head Coach: | Jim Hiller | |
| General Manager: | Darrell May | |
The Chilliwack Bruins are an expansion team in the Western Hockey League, based out of Chilliwack, British Columbia.
The city was granted an expansion team after a failed attempt by the owners of the Tri-City Americans (Brian Burke, Glen Sather and Darryl Porter) to move the Americans to Chilliwack. Burke, Sather, and Porter have since sold their stake in the Americans and will be the owners of the Bruins. The team will play in the Prospera Centre, which has been expanded to 5,000 seats for the 2006-07 season, when the team will take the ice. The team's first head coach is Jim Hiller, who was an assistant coach for the Tri-City Americans before moving to the head coach position of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the BCHL. The Chilliwack Bruins has completed the expansion draft, the bantam draft and the euro draft.
Results of the WHL Chilliwack Bruins expansion draft. Player/Selected From/Position/Birth Year
Stephan Lenoski/Brandon/Defence/1986
Craig Lineker/Calgary/Defence/1986
Matt Meropoulis/Everett/Forward/1989
Mike Cann/Lethbridge/Defence/1988
Tyler Spurgeon/Kelowna/Forward/1986
Cam Stevens/Kootenay/Defence/1989
Scott Maetche/Moose Jaw/Defence/1989
Alex Archibald/Prince Albert/Goaltender/1987
Levi Brotnov/Prince George/Forward/1987
Ken Petkau/Red Deer/Forward/1987
Martin Hanzal/Regina/Forward/1987
Jim Watt/Saskatoon/Goaltender/1986
Mike Hengen/Saskatoon/Defence/1987
Andrew Pinsent/Seattle/Goaltender/1988
Myles Stoesz/Spokane/Forward/1987
Josh Aspenlind/Swift Current/Forward/1986
Landon Jones/Tri City/Defence/1986
Don Glennie/Tri City/Forward/1988
Keith Voytechek/Tri City/Forward/1987
The current team that calls this arena home are the BCHL's Chilliwack Chiefs. This team will relocate to Langley, B.C after failing to move to Abbotsford.
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| Current teams : Brandon Wheat Kings | Calgary Hitmen | Chilliwack Bruins | Everett Silvertips | Kamloops Blazers | Kelowna Rockets | Kootenay Ice | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Medicine Hat Tigers | Moose Jaw Warriors | Portland Winter Hawks | Prince Albert Raiders | Prince George Cougars | Red Deer Rebels | Regina Pats | Saskatoon Blades | Seattle Thunderbirds | Spokane Chiefs | Swift Current Broncos | Tri-City Americans | Vancouver Giants |
| Expansion for 2007-08 : Edmonton |
| CHL: | Memorial Cup | OHL | QMJHL | WHL |
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