Swift Current Broncos
Western Hockey League team in Swift Current, Saskatchewan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 team plays in the Central Division of the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference, and hosts games at Innovation Credit Union iPlex. Swift Current is the smallest city with a team in the WHL, and the second smallest across the entire Canadian Hockey League. The Broncos are three-time WHL playoff champions, and won the 1989 Memorial Cup. Before any of their championships, the Broncos were known for a 1986 team bus crash that resulted in the deaths of four players.
Swift Current Broncos | |
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City | Swift Current, Saskatchewan |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Central |
Founded | 1967 (1967) |
Home arena | Innovation Credit Union iPlex |
Colours | Blue, green, white, black |
General manager | Chad Leslie[1] |
Head coach | Taras McEwen (interim)[2] |
Website | chl.ca/whl-broncos/ |
Franchise history | |
1967–1974 | Swift Current Broncos |
1974–1986 | Lethbridge Broncos |
1986–present | Swift Current Broncos |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2 (1988–89, 1992–93) |
Playoff championships | Ed Chynoweth Cup 3 (1989, 1993, 2018) Memorial Cup 1 (1989) |