Swift Current Broncos
The Swift Current Broncos are a Canadian ice hockey team from Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The team played from 1967 to 1974 and again since 1986 in one of the three highest Canadian Junior Hockey League, the Western Hockey League ( WHL).
History
The Swift Current Broncos were founded in 1967 as a franchise of the Western Hockey League in which they first played until 1974. Her biggest success so far is reaching the play-off semi-finals in 1973/ 74. Following this season, the franchise to Lethbridge, Alberta, was relocated to where it was active the next twelve years under the name Lethbridge Broncos in the WHL. In 1986 it was moved back to Swift Current, where the team plays again since then under the original name Swift Current Broncos. The most successful season the team was the 1988/ 89, it first Ed Chynoweth Cup won the and then participated as WHL champions at the Memorial Cup, it was also able to decide for themselves. Last Swift Current was in season 1992/93 Master of the WHL.
On December 30, 1986, for the team, a great misfortune occurred. When the Broncos were a game against the Regina Pats on the road, the driver lost on a slippery road control of the team bus, which plunged down an embankment. Four players of the Swift Current Broncos lost their lives in the accident. The award for the best player of the WHL has been wearing the 1994/95 season in memory of the four deceased the name Four Broncos Memorial Trophy.
Logos
Logo 1995-2003
News Logo since 2003
Former Players
The following players who were active for the Swift Current Broncos, played in the course of her career in the National Hockey League:
- Blair Atcheynum
- Warren Babe
- Ryan Bast
- Ken Baumgartner
- Rollie Boutin
- Willie Brossart
- Jakub Cutta
- Kimbi Daniels
- Ron Delorme
- Ed Dyck
- Gary Emmons
- Dallas Gaume
- Larry Giroux
- Josh Green
- Ian Herbers
- Chris Herperger
- Shane Hnidy
- Milan Hnilicka
- Bill Hogaboam
- Earl Jr. Ingarfield
- Sheldon Kennedy
- Ladislav Kohn
- Don Kozak
- Dan Lambert
- Lane Lambert
- Brad Larsen
- Jim Leavins
- Dean Malkoc
- Dean McAmmond
- Trent McCleary
- Ryan McGill
- Todd McLellan
- Jim McTaggart
- Craigmillar
- John Negrin
- Lawrence Nycholat
- Jaroslav Obsut
- Bill Oleschuk
- Ben Ondrus
- Colton Orr
- Ed Patterson
- Kelly Pratt
- Pokey Reddick
- Jeremy Reich
- Michal Rozsival
- Terry Ruskowski
- Joe Sakic
- Geoff Sanderson
- Andy Schneider
- Dave Schultz
- Cam Severson
- Trevor Sim
- Nathan Smith
- Brent Sopel
- Rocky Thompson
- Ryan Tobler
- Bryan Trottier
- Layne Ulmer
- Serhiy Varlamov
- Ian White
- Bob Wilkie
- Jeremy Williams
- Tiger Williams
- Dody Wood
- Tyler Wright
- Joe Zanussi