Nanaimo

Nanaimo is a city of about 80,000 people in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the east shore of Vancouver Island.

The city had a proposal to build a new arena built that would hopefully attract a WHL team when it was to be completed. However, in mid-March 2017 the voters in the city turned down a proposal to borrow funds to finance the arena. After the vote the city is looking into other options on a new arena or whether to abandon the efforts all together.

Teams

 * Nanaimo Army (Pacific Coast Senior Hockey Association, 1943-1944) withdrew January 11, 1944
 * Nanaimo Clippers


 * 1) (Vancouver Island Senior League, 1942-1943)
 * 2) (Okanagan Mainline League, 1949-1951) join PCSL
 * 3) (Pacific Coast Senior League, 1951-1951)
 * 4) (British Columbia Junior Hockey League, 1972-1982)  become Esquimalt Buccaneers
 * 5) (British Columbia Junior Hockey League, 1984-1990) league renamed BCHL
 * 6) (British Columbia Hockey League, 1990-Present)


 * Nanaimo Islanders (Western Hockey League, 1982-1983) become New Westminster Bruins
 * Nanaimo Labatts (Intermediate circa 1959-1960)

Arenas

 * Frank Crane Arena (2006-Present)
 * Nanaimo Civic Arena (1939-2006)
 * Cliff McNabb Arena
 * Namaimo Ice Centre

Players

 * Wayne Bianchin
 * Gene Carr
 * Al Hill
 * Torrie Jung
 * Trent Kaese
 * Brett Palin