Olds Grizzlys

Olds Grizzlys
City	Olds, Alberta
League	Alberta Junior Hockey League
Division	South
Founded	1981 (1981)
Home arena	Olds & District Sports Complex
Colors	Black, gold and white
Franchise history
1974-1981	Taber Golden Suns
1981-Present	Olds Grizzlys

The Olds Grizzlys are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada at the Olds & District Sports Complex, capacity 2200.

Founded: 1981-82

Division titles won: N/A

Regular season titles won: 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95

League Championships won: 1992, 1993, 1994

Doyle Cup Titles: 1994

Centennial Trophy Titles: 1994

History

The Olds Grizzlys joined the AJHL after the Taber Golden Suns franchise relocated to Olds following the 1980-81 season.

The Grizzlys enjoyed a dynasty in the mid 1990s that culminated in a Centennial Cup title as national champions, won on home ice, in 1994.

Season-by-season record

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	Points	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1981-82	60	22	35	3	-	47	266	270	4th South	---
1982-83	60	25	35	0	-	50	315	330	4th South	---
1983-84	60	29	31	0	-	58	285	279	2nd South	---
1984-85	60	13	47	0	-	26	212	358	4th South	---
1985-86	52	14	37	1	-	29	225	316	4th South	---
1986-87	60	9	49	2	-	20	184	335	4th South	---
1987-88	60	26	31	3	-	55	296	339	3rd South	---
1988-89	60	35	23	2	-	72	301	261	2nd South	---
1989-90	60	39	18	3	-	81	350	271	2nd South	---
1990-91	56	31	23	2	-	64	287	229	3rd Overall	---
1991-92	60	42	14	-	4	88	331	201	1st Overall	Won Championship
1992-93	56	35	21	-	0	70	274	207	2nd Overall	Won Championship
1993-94	56	50	4	-	2	102	353	140	1st Overall	Won Championship
1994-95	56	40	16	-	0	80	284	209	1st Overall	---
1995-96	60	40	17	-	3	83	292	199	2nd Overall	---
1996-97	60	32	24	-	4	68	244	217	5th Overall	---
1997-98	60	27	31	-	2	56	225	246	8th Overall	---
1998-99	62	28	30	-	4	60	273	270	3rd South	---
1999-00	64	35	27	-	2	72	281	259	3rd South	---
2000-01	64	41	19	4	-	86	304	232	2nd South	---
2001-02	64	36	20	8	-	80	298	252	2nd South	---
2002-03	64	36	19	9	-	81	267	226	3rd South	---
2003-04	60	41	14	5	-	87	248	157	2nd South	---
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 in first round
2006-07	60	27	27	6	-	60	202	208	6th South	Lost in second round
2007-08	62	35	21	6	-	79	218	193	3rd South	Lost in second round
2008-09	62	35	23	4	-	74	225	189	3rd South	Lost in third round
2009-10	60	30	23	7	-	67	189	185	3rd South	Lost in first round
2010-11	60	23	30	7	-	53	202	231	5th South	Lost in first round

Playoffs

• 1982 Lost Quarter-final

Calgary Spurs defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-none

• 1983 Lost Quarter-final

Red Deer Rustlers defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-1

• 1984 Lost Quarter-final

Calgary Spurs defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-3

• 1985 Lost Quarter-final

Red Deer Rustlers defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-none

• 1986 Lost Quarter-final

Calgary Canucks defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-none

• 1987 DNQ
• 1988 Lost Quarter-final

Red Deer Rustlers defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-2

• 1989 Lost Semi-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1

Red Deer Rustlers defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-1

• 1990 Lost Semi-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Calgary Spurs 4-games-to-none

Calgary Canucks defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-1

• 1991 Lost Quarter-final

Lloydminster Blazers defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-3

• 1992 Won League, Lost Doyle Cup

Olds Grizzlys defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-none

Olds Grizzlys defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-1

Olds Grizzlys defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-1 AJHL CHAMPIONS

Vernon Lakers (BCHL) defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-3

• 1993 Won League, Lost Doyle Cup

Olds Grizzlys defeated Calgary Royals 5-games-to-none

Olds Grizzlys defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-none

Olds Grizzlys defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 4-games-to-3 AJHL CHAMPIONS

Kelowna Spartans (BCHL) defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-1

• 1994 Won League, Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup, Won 1994 Centennial Cup

Olds Grizzlys defeated Calgary Royals 4-games-to-none

Olds Grizzlys defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-none

Olds Grizzlys defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-2 AJHL CHAMPIONS

Olds Grizzlys defeated Kelowna Spartans (BCHL) 4-games-to-2 DOYLE CUP CHAMPIONS

First in 1994 Centennial Cup round robin (4-0) ABBOTT CUP CHAMPIONS

Olds Grizzlys defeated Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) 4-3 in semi-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Kelowna Spartans (BCHL) 5-4 OT in final CENTENNIAL CUP CHAMPIONS

• 1995 Lost Final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1

Olds Grizzlys defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-none

Calgary Canucks defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-1

• 1996 Lost Semi-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-1

St. Albert Saints defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-none

• 1997 Lost Quarter-final

Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-none

• 1998 Lost Quarter-final

St. Albert Saints defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-2

• 1999 Lost Semi-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Calgary Royals 4-games-to-none

Calgary Canucks defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-1

• 2000 Lost Quarter-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Calgary Canucks 3-games-to-1

Camrose Kodiaks defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-1

• 2001 Lost Semi-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves 4-games-to-none

Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-3

• 2002 Lost Semi-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Camrose Kodiaks 4-games-to-2

Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-none

• 2003 Lost Quarter-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Calgary Royals 4-games-to-1

Camrose Kodiaks defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-1

• 2004 Lost Semi-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Drumheller Dragons 3-games-t-none

Olds Grizzlys defeated Calgary Canucks 4-games-to-1

Grande Prairie Storm defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-2

• 2005 DNQ
• 2006 Lost Preliminary

Calgary Canucks defeated Olds Grizzlys 3-games-to-1

• 2007 Lost Quarter-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Canmore Eagles 3-games-to-1

Camrose Kodiaks defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-1

• 2008 Lost Quarter-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Canmore Eagles 3-games-to-none

Camrose Kodiaks defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-2

• 2009 Lost Semi-final

Olds Grizzlys defeated Drumheller Dragons 3-games-to-2

Olds Grizzlys defeated Okotoks Oilers 4-games-to-2

Spruce Grove Saints defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-none

• 2010 Lost Preliminary

Canmore Eagles defeated Olds Grizzlys 3-games-to-none

• 2011 Lost Preliminary

Calgary Mustangs defeated Olds Grizzlys 3-games-to-none

NHL alumni

The following former Grizzlys have gone on to play in the NHL:

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

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

References

Alberta Junior Hockey League website

Olds Grizzlys website

Preceded by Kelowna Spartans

Centennial Cup Champions 1994

Succeeded by Calgary Canucks