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. They moved to Nanaimo after the 1981–82 season.
NHL alumni
- Dave Barr
- Murray Brumwell
- Rod Buskas
- Lindsay Carson
- Pat Conacher
- Ray Cote
- Mike Eagles
- Brian Ford
- Bruce Holloway
- Gord Kluzak
- Mark Lamb
- Jim McGeough
- Jim McTaggart
- Randy Moller
- Andy Moog
- Don Nachbaur
- Harvie Pocza
- Pokey Reddick
- Bob Rouse
- Mike Toal
- Rocky Trottier
- Leigh Verstraete
- Mike Zanier
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1977–78 | 72 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 342 | 336 | 73 | 2nd Central | Lost final |
| 1978–79 | 72 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 378 | 302 | 87 | 1st Central | Eliminated in round-robin |
| 1979–80 | 72 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 326 | 284 | 75 | 4th East | Lost in first round |
| 1980–81 | 72 | 30 | 40 | 2 | 334 | 334 | 62 | 5th East | Lost East Division quarter-final |
| 1981–82 | 72 | 27 | 44 | 1 | 369 | 432 | 55 | 6th East | Lost East Division quarter-final |