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The Swift Current Broncos are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1967, the Broncos relocated to Lethbridge , Alberta in 1974, and were known as the Lethbridge Broncos , before returning to Swift Current in 1986.
The Swift Current Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League were created in the wake of the Western Canada Hockey League's (WCHL) Swift Current Broncos departure to Lethbridge in 1974. The new SJHL team adopted the nickname "Broncos" for its first nine seasons, from the 1974-75 through the 1982–83 seasons, despite the fact that another ...
In 2013, Trilight Entertainment secured the rights to produce a feature film adaptation of the book Sudden Death: The Incredible Saga of the 1986 Swift Current Broncos. [14] The book is written in collaboration of three individuals who are connected to the incident; defenseman Bob Wilkie, WHL Historian Gregg Drinnan, and witness to the crash ...
Pages in category "Swift Current Broncos players" The following 135 pages are in this category, out of 135 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Swift Current Broncos represented the Western Hockey League at the 1989 Memorial Cup. The Broncos finished with the best record in the WHL during the 1988-89 season, earning a 55-16-1 record, recording 111 points. The club won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for their achievement. Swift Current was the highest scoring team in the WHL with ...
In 2007, Swift Current city council approved a $14 million expansion to the Centennial Civic Centre. Construction of the hockey-curling complex was completed in fall 2007. It is home to the Swift Current Broncos ice hockey team, Home Hardware AAA Midget Legionnaires ice hockey team, and Swift Current Rampage lacrosse team.
DeBrusk was taken in the 7th round by the Swift Current Broncos at the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft. In 2015, he was selected for the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. [2] DeBrusk scored 81 points in 72 games with the Swift Current Broncos during the 2014–15 WHL season. On December 26, 2015, the Broncos traded DeBrusk to the Red Deer Rebels. [3]
The Four Broncos Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the Western Hockey League's Player of the Year. The trophy is named in honour of four members of the Swift Current Broncos who were killed on December 30, 1986 in the Swift Current Broncos bus crash : [ 1 ] Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger, Chris Mantyka, and Brent Ruff.