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 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
SeasonGPWLT/OTLSOLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
1981–826022353—472662704th SouthLost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Calgary Spurs
1982–836025350—503153304th SouthLost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers
1983–846029310—582852792nd SouthLost Quarterfinals, 3–4 vs. Calgary Spurs
1984–856013470—262123584th SouthLost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers
1985–865214371—292253164th SouthLost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1986–87609492—201843354th SouthDid not qualify
1987–886026313—552963393rd SouthLost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers
1988–896035232—723012612nd SouthWon Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Calgary Canucks
Lost Semifinals, 1–4 vs. Red Deer Rustlers
1989–906039183—813502712nd SouthWon Quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Calgary Spurs
Lost Semifinals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1990–915631232—642872293rd OverallLost Quarterfinals, 3–4 vs. Lloydminster Blazers
1991–92604214—4883312011st OverallWon 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
1992–93563521—0702742072nd OverallWon 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
1993–9456504—21023531401st OverallWon 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
Won Abbott Cup
Won 1994 Centennial Cup Junior A National Championship
1994–95564016—0802842091st OverallWon Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Lloydminster Blazers
Won Semifinals, 4–0 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
Lost AJHL Finals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1995–96604017—3832921992nd OverallWon Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Bonnyville Pontiacs
Lost Semifinals, 0–4 vs. St. Albert Saints
1996–97603224—4682442175th OverallLost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
1997–98602731—2562252468th OverallLost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. St. Albert Saints
1998–99622830—4602732703rd SouthWon Quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Calgary Royals
Lost Semifinals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1999–00643527—2722812593rd SouthWon Preliminary series, 3–1 vs. Calgary Canucks
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2000–016441194—863042322nd SouthWon Quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves
Lost Semifinals, 3–4 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder
2001–026436208—802982522nd SouthWon Quarterfinals, 4–2 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
Lost Semifinals, 0–4 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder
2002–036436199—812672263rd SouthWon Div. Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Calgary Royals
Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2003–046041145—872481572nd SouthWon Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Drumheller Dragons
Won Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. Calgary Canucks
Lost Semifinals, 2–4 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
2004–056424328—561712187th SouthDid not qualify
2005–066030228—682081682nd SouthLost Preliminary series, 1–3 vs. Calgary Canucks
2006–076027276—602022086th SouthWon Preliminary series, 3–1 vs. Canmore Eagles
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2007–086235216—792181933rd SouthWon Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Canmore Eagles
Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2008–096235234—742251893rd SouthWon Preliminary series, 3–2 vs. Drumheller Dragons
Won Quarterfinals, 4–2 vs. Okotoks Oilers
Lost Semifinals, 0–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2009–106030237—671891853rd SouthLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Canmore Eagles
2010–116023307—532022315th SouthLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Calgary Mustangs
2011–126022335—491652175th SouthWon Div. Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. Calgary Mustangs
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 vs. Okotoks Oilers
Lost Div. Finals, 0–4 vs. Brooks Bandits
2012–1360223262501692117th SouthLost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–3 vs. Okotoks Oilers
2013–1460213093511562097th SouthWon Div. Quarterfinals, 3–2 vs. Okotoks Oilers
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–4 vs. Brooks Bandits
2014–1560242794572032355th SouthLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Drumheller Dragons
2015–1660164043361882797th SouthLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Camrose Kodiaks
2016–176017367—411672347th of 8, South
12th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. Canmore Eagles
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–4 vs. Brooks Bandits
2017–186018375—411702728th of 8, South
15th of 16, AJHL		Did not qualify
2018–19606513—151203228th of 8, South
16th of 16, AJHL		Did not qualify
2019–205810417—271572916th of 7, South
14th of 15, AJHL		Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Drumheller Dragons

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, Doyle Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, and Fred Page Cup. From 2013 to 2017, the qualifiers were the Dudley Hewitt Cup, Fred Page Cup, and the Western Canada Cup champions and runners-up.
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.
YearRound-robinRecordStandingSemifinalChampionship game
1994
Host		W, 11–3 vs. Chateauguay Elites
W, 5–0 vs. Weyburn Red Wings
W, 5–2 vs. Kelowna Spartans
W, 10–1 vs. Antigonish Bulldogs 		4–0
1st of 5W, 4–3 vs. Weyburn Red WingsOTW, 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 :