Brandon Travellers
Appearance
Brandon Travellers | |
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City | Brandon, Manitoba |
League | Manitoba Junior Hockey League |
Operated | 1973-1980 |
Home arena | Keystone Centre |
Franchise history | |
1973-1980 | Brandon Travellers |
The Brandon Travellers were a Canadian junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba that played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from 1973 to 1980. The team was owned by the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings.
Travellers' alumni to play in the National Hockey League included Dave Semenko, Ron Hextall, Glen Hanlon, and Laurie Boschman. Former NHL coach and scout Andy Murray started his coaching career with the Travellers.[1]
Season-by-season record
[edit]Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
1973-74 | 48 | 31 | 16 | 1 | - | 225 | 174 | 63 | 3rd MJHL | Lost quarter-final |
1974-75 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 0 | - | 208 | 314 | 26 | 9th MJHL | DNQ |
1975-76 | 52 | 27 | 23 | 2 | - | 270 | 237 | 56 | 5th MJHL | Lost semi-final |
1976-77 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 1 | - | 276 | 249 | 61 | 3rd MJHL | Lost semi-final |
1977-78 | 52 | 34 | 17 | 1 | - | 297 | 231 | 69 | 2nd MJHL | Lost quarter-final |
1978-79 | 48 | 17 | 30 | 1 | - | 254 | 202 | 35 | 8th MJHL | Lost quarter-final |
1979-80 | 46 | 13 | 33 | 0 | - | 207 | 310 | 28 | 8th MJHL | Lost quarter-final |
Playoffs
[edit]- 1974 Lost quarter-final
- Portage Terriers defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-none
- 1975 DNQ
- 1976 Lost semi-final
- Brandon Travellers defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-2
- Selkirk Steelers defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-1
- 1977 Lost semi-final
- Brandon Travellers defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-3
- Dauphin Kings defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-0
- 1978 Lost quarter-final
- Dauphin Kings defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-2
- 1979 Lost quarter-final
- Selkirk Steelers defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-2
- 1980 Lost quarter-final
- Dauphin Kings defeated Brandon Travellers 4-games-to-2
References
[edit]- ^ Laskaris, Sam (May 6, 2006). "BEHIND THE BENCH Pulling your goalie". HockeyPlayer.com. Hockey Player. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Brandon Travellers season statistics and records at The Internet Hockey Database