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...

Billings is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion...

In 1977, the franchise relocated to Montana and was known as the Billings Bighorns—part of an initial wave of American teams in the league. In 1982,...

Islanders. The team originated in Calgary in 1966–67 with a stop as the Billings Bighorns. The team only played one season in Nanaimo before moving. The new...

the addition of two more American teams in the Seattle Breakers and Billings Bighorns a year later, the WCHL shortened its name to the Western Hockey League...

season, the Centennials were sold and relocated to Billings, Montana and became the Billings Bighorns. Calgarians would not have to wait long for another...

up to three. The Calgary Centennials relocated to Billings, Montana, becoming the Billings Bighorns. The Winnipeg Monarchs relocated to Calgary, Alberta...

Dame. Kluzak played junior hockey for two seasons with the WHL's Billings Bighorns, where he was paired on defence with future NHLer Bob Rouse. He missed...

Cornwall Royals QMJHL 1982 Boston Bruins Gord Kluzak  Canada Defenceman Billings Bighorns WHL 1983 Minnesota North Stars Brian Lawton  United States Forward...

ranks, first in the B.C. Junior Hockey League, and then on to the Billings Bighorns of the Western Hockey League (WHL), where he was named a WHL all star...

College/junior/club team 1 Gord Kluzak (D)  Canada Boston Bruins (from New Jersey)1 Billings Bighorns (WHL) 2 Brian Bellows (RW)  Canada Minnesota North Stars (from Detroit)2...

Centennials. It moved to Nanaimo in 1982 after spending five years as the Billings Bighorns. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points...

Marcel Frere Left wing  Canada Chicago Black Hawks (from Minnesota) Billings Bighorns (WHL) 59 Dave Simpson Centre  Canada New York Islanders London Knights...

Draveurs (QMJHL) 56 Lindsay Carson Left wing  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Billings Bighorns (WHL) 57 Keith Crowder Right wing  Canada Boston Bruins Peterborough...

New Westminster won Memorial Cup 1977–78 New Westminster Bruins (4) Billings Bighorns 4–0 New Westminster won Memorial Cup 1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings (1)...

title. The season was the first for the Nanaimo Islanders, after the Billings Bighorns relocated to Vancouver Island prior to the season. In addition, two...

Current Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and the Billings Bighorns of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Lamb scored 13 goals and 58 points...

 Canada St. Louis Blues Billings Bighorns (WCHL) 73 Tim Thomlison Goaltender  Canada Colorado Rockies (from Vancouver)1 Billings Bighorns (WCHL) 74 Rod Guimont...

popular in Billings. The very next season the Western Hockey League arrived with the relocation of a brand new team, the Billings Bighorns. Note: GP =...

Mike Kouwenhoven (born February 7, 1959) is a Canadian-born Dutch former professional ice hockey player. Kouwenhoven competed as a member of the Netherlands...

relocated to Great Falls, Montana, becoming the Great Falls Americans. Bighorns Wheat Kings Wranglers Americans Broncos Tigers Pats Blades Bruins Winter...

— — 1978–79 Billings Bighorns WHL 9 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1979–80 Melville Millionaires SJHL 9 3 2 5 10 — — — — — 1979–80 Billings Bighorns WHL 49 1 9 10...

franchise, the Calgary Centennials, had moved south to become the Billings Bighorns shortly after the end of the 1976–77 WCHL season. A new investor group...

PIM 1979–80 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 56 3 34 37 253 — — — — — 1979–80 Billings Bighorns WHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1980–81 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 46 4 21 25...

League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1981–82 Billings Bighorns WHL 1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00 .881 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Nanaimo Islanders...

University of Saskatchewan in the 1972–73 season. He then coached the Billings Bighorns of the Western Hockey League before returning to Saskatchewan, winning...

professional ice hockey player. Stafford played major junior hockey with the Billings Bighorns of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He attended a try-out with the...

George, British Columbia. Nachbaur played his junior career with the Billings Bighorns of the WHL. In two seasons, where he played 162 games (regular-season...

but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. Barr played junior hockey for the Billings Bighorns, Edmonton Oil Kings, Great Falls Americans, Portland Winter Hawks...

relocated to Kamloops, British Columbia, becoming the Kamloops Junior Oilers. Bighorns Wheat Kings Wranglers Broncos Tigers Pats Blades Warriors Jr. Oilers Winter...