Calgary Wranglers (WHL)

{{infobox hockey team

| team = Calgary Wranglers

| logo = CalgaryWranglers.png

| city = Calgary, Alberta

| league = Western Hockey League

| operated = {{Start date|1977}}–87

| arena = Stampede Corral

| colours = Red & White

| name1 = Winnipeg Jets

| dates1 = 1967–73

| name2 = Winnipeg Clubs

| dates2 = 1973–76

| name3 = Winnipeg Monarchs

| dates3 = 1976–77

| name4 = Calgary Wranglers

| dates4 = 1977–87

| name5 = Lethbridge Hurricanes

| dates5 = 1987–Present

}}

The Calgary Wranglers were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League from 1977 until 1987. The Wranglers played their home games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the Stampede Corral.

History

The previous Calgary WHL (at that time called the Western Canada Hockey League, or WCHL) 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 bought the existing Winnipeg Monarchs franchise and relocated them to Calgary before the start of the 1977–78 WCHL season. They would last 10 years in Calgary before relocating again to Lethbridge, Alberta, becoming the Hurricanes. After 35 years, the Wranglers name was revived when the Calgary Flames re-located their American Hockey League affiliate to the Scotiabank Saddledome and re-named them after the old team.{{cite web |last1=Gould |first1=Mike |title=Calgary Wranglers officially unveiled as new Flames AHL affiliate |url=https://flamesnation.ca/2022/08/02/calgary-wranglers-officially-unveiled-as-new-flames-ahl-affiliate/ |website=FlamesNation.ca |access-date=August 2, 2022 |date=August 2, 2022}}

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

class="wikitable"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" \| 1977–78	72	18	40	14	303	404	50	4th Central	Out of playoffs
align="center" \| 1978–79	72	28	38	6	349	392	62	3rd Central	Lost Central division final
align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" \| 1979–80	72	43	27	2	376	319	88	2nd East	Lost in first round
align="center" \| 1980–81	72	46	24	2	368	295	94	2nd East	Lost WHL final
align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" \| 1981–82	72	41	29	2	334	266	84	4th East	Lost East division semi-final
align="center" \| 1982–83	72	44	26	2	353	258	90	3rd East	Lost East division final
align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" \| 1983–84	72	36	36	0	353	345	72	6th East	Lost in first round
align="center" \| 1984–85	72	39	31	2	382	351	80	4th East	Lost East division semi-final
align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" \| 1985–86	72	23	47	2	288	378	48	8th East	Out of playoffs
align="center" \| 1986–87	72	23	46	3	304	390	49	7th East	Out of playoffs

NHL alumni

References

External links

[http://www.whl.ca Western Hockey League website]

Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Alberta

Wranglers, Calgary

Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1977

Category:Defunct Western Hockey League teams

Category:1977 establishments in Alberta

Category:1987 disestablishments in Alberta

Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1987