The Blackfalds Bulldogs is a Junior ice hockey team that plays in the Alberta Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) based in Blackfalds , Alberta , Canada. Their inaugural season in Blackfalds was in 2021–22 . The team is owned by Doug Quinn and Jodie Quinn. The team plays at the Eagle Builders Centre in Blackfalds . The team left the AJHL to join the BCHL midway through the 2023–24 season .
8-686: After several seasons of struggling financially, the Calgary Mustangs of the AJHL commenced negotiations to relocate its franchise to Strathmore . After the relocation deal fell through, the team requested a leave of absence from the AJHL for the 2019–20 season. The AJHL approved the request in May 2019, allowing the Calgary Mustangs to explore either a more viable future in Calgary or a relocation. A few months later,
16-823: A junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They played in Calgary , Alberta , Canada, at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena . They were known as the Calgary Royals from 1990 until 2010. On May 4, 2019, it was announced that the Mustangs had elected to take a leave of absence for the 2019–20 season. The franchise began play in the 1972–73 season as The Pass Red Devils based in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta . The Red Devils franchise lasted four years before relocating to
24-610: A second Calgary-based franchise along with the Calgary Canucks , and sold a new franchise to four local businessmen who named it the Calgary Jr. "A" Royals with the mandate of providing Calgary and area kids with the opportunity to combine a high level of hockey with a quality education. The Royals were immediately successful, finishing second in the regular season standings, behind the Fort Saskatchewan Traders and winning
32-580: The AJHL approved the purchase of the Mustangs by Doug Quinn, a businessman from Red Deer , and the relocation of the franchise to Blackfalds to begin to play in the 2021–22 season. The franchise announced its team name, the Blackfalds Bulldogs, in April 2020. On January 20, 2024, it was announced that the team, along with four other AJHL teams, would join the BCHL in the 2024-2025 season. The AJHL responded to
40-671: The announcement by cancelling most of the five teams' remaining scheduled matches except those between each other. It was then decided that the five Alberta-based teams would play out the rest of the 2023-24 season as a separate division under the aegis of the BCHL . For previous teams' records, see Calgary Mustangs . Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points Updated March 3, 2022 Updated March 3, 2022 Updated March 3, 2022 Updated March 3, 2022 Calgary Mustangs (ice hockey) The Calgary Mustangs were
48-526: The city's minor hockey program of the same name, the franchise renamed itself the Mustangs prior to the 2010–11 season. After several seasons of struggling financially, the Mustangs were granted a leave of absence for the 2019–20 season. The Mustangs are approved to move to Blackfalds, Alberta for the 2021–22 season, after being sold to Doug Quinn. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Some of
56-541: The league championship in their first season. The Royals were unable to duplicate that success, as the team failed to make it past the second round of the playoffs since winning the title. Faced with the challenges of sharing a market with the National Hockey League , Western Hockey League , and another AJHL team, the Royals were supported through corporate partnerships and volunteers. Seeking to distinguish itself from
64-733: The nearby community of Pincher Creek to become the Pincher Creek Panthers . The team lasted two seasons in Pincher Creek before relocating to Calgary to become the Calgary Chinooks . In 1979–80, under a new ownership group, the Chinooks became the Calgary Spurs . Following the 1989–90 season, the Spurs ceased operations, leaving the AJHL with just seven franchises. The league opted to keep
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