Bonnyville Pontiacs

Bonnyville Pontiacs
CityBonnyville, Alberta
LeagueAlberta Junior Hockey League
DivisionNorth
Founded1991 (1991)
Home arenaR. J. Lalonde Arena
ColoursGold, red, black
     
Head coachAyrton Nikkel

The Bonnyville Pontiacs are a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada at the R. J. Lalonde Arena.

History

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The Bonnyville Pontiacs entered the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) as the league's ninth team for the 1991–92 season, adopting the Pontiacs name and logo originally used by the Senior A team of the same name in the 1950s.

The franchise was awarded, along with the 1991–92 all-star game, on June 1, 1991, leaving just two months for the new organization to find staff and players before the start of the season. The short off-season hampered the team on the ice, as it finished a distant last place in the standings and missed the playoffs. The Pontiacs remained in last for two more seasons before qualifying for the postseason for the first time in 1995. The team continued to finish in the bottom half of the standings for most of the next two decades.

Season-by-season record

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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 Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
1991–92 60 8 51 — 1 17 186 399 9th Overall Did not qualify
1992–93 56 13 42 — 1 27 192 324 9th Overall Did not qualify
1993–94 56 15 37 — 4 34 209 368 9th Overall Did not qualify
1994–95 56 24 29 — 3 51 219 278 7th Overall Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1995–96 60 27 30 — 3 57 243 257 7th Overall Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Olds Grizzlys
1996–97 60 27 30 — 3 57 242 270 8th Overall Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1997–98 60 20 36 — 4 44 204 266 11th Overall Did not qualify
1998–99 62 33 29 — 0 66 282 261 5th North Lost Preliminary series, 0–2 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
1999–00 64 34 26 — 4 72 251 230 5th North Won Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2000–01 64 17 38 9 — 43 194 307 8th North Did not qualify
2001–02 64 20 43 1 — 41 176 284 8th North Did not qualify
2002–03 64 27 29 8 — 62 207 243 6th North Lost Preliminary series, 0–4 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
2003–04 60 27 25 8 — 62 189 172 6th North Lost Preliminary series, 2–3 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2004–05 64 36 17 11 — 83 218 189 4th North Lost Preliminary series, 1–3 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
2005–06 60 38 19 3 — 79 240 185 5th North Won Preliminary series, 3–1 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2006–07 60 24 29 7 — 55 173 208 6th North Lost Preliminary series, 2–3 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2007–08 62 34 21 7 — 75 211 166 4th North Won Preliminary series, 3–2 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2008–09 62 35 22 5 — 75 215 187 4th North Lost Preliminary series, 1–3 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2009–10 60 27 29 4 — 58 175 190 5th North Won Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2010–11 60 35 16 9 — 79 198 150 3rd North Won Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2011–12 60 34 20 6 — 74 187 158 5th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–3 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
2012–13 60 32 19 — 9 73 177 170 3rd North Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder
Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–4 vs. Whitecourt Wolverines
2013–14 60 26 28 — 6 58 182 212 5th North Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
2014–15 60 30 19 — 11 71 197 184 3rd North Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Lloydminster Bobcats
Lost Div. Finals, 2–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2015–16 60 40 11 — 9 89 245 163 3rd of 8, North
5th of 16, AJHL		 Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 1–3 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
2016–17 60 37 19 — 4 78 228 159 4th of 8, North
5th of 16, AJHL		 Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2017–18 60 20 32 — 8 48 179 216 7th of 8, North
13th of 16, AJHL		 Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2018–19 60 41 15 4 — 86 241 145 2nd of 8, North
3rd of 16, AJHL		 Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. Whitecourt Wolverines
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2019–20 58 33 21 4 — 70 213 186 4th of 8, North
7th of 15, AJHL		 Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder
2020–21 16 8 6 1 1 18 46 42 Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic
2021–22 60 36 16 8 — 80 221 177 3rd of 8, North
4th of 16, AJHL		 Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Whitecourt Wolverines
2022–23 60 36 21 2 1 75 248 206 3rd of 8, North
5th of 16, AJHL		 Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4-2 vs. Lloydminster Bobcats
Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4-1 vs. Whitecourt Wolverines
Lost Div. Finals 1-4 Spruce Grove Saints
2023–24 57 30 23 4 - 64 202 73 4th of 11, AJHL Lost Quarterfinals, 0-4 vs. Drumheller Dragons

NHL alumni

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

The following former Pontiacs have gone on to play for the Canada national women's ice hockey team:

See also

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References

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