The Kamloops Chiefs were a senior team from Kamloops, British Columbia. The team was based out of the Kamloops Memorial Arena from its' opening in 1948 until it stopped play in 1961. They played in the Okanagan Mainline League from 1947 to 1951 Okanagan Senior League from 1951 until 1961 when the league itself folded.
The team was originally known as the Kamloops Hub City Leafs for the 1947-48 season and then the Kamloops Elks from 1948 to 1955 before adopting the Chiefs nickname.
Season-by-season record[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses,, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | League/Competition | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs | |
Kamloops Hub City Leafs | |||||||||||
1947-48 | OMHL | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 105 | 3rd | Did not qualify | |
Kamloops Elks | |||||||||||
1948-49 | OMHL | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 165 | 163 | 2nd | Lost Final | |
1949-50 | OMHL | 48 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 54* | 211 | 190 | 1st | Won Championship | |
1950 | BC Sr. Playoffs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 17 | - | Won Provincial Championship | |
1950 | W. Canada Allan Cup Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | - | Lost Semifinals | |
1950-51 | OMHL | 55 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 69* | 266 | 209 | 2nd | Lost Semifinals | |
1951-52 | OkSL | 50 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 72 | - | - | 1st | Lost Final | |
1952-53 | OkSL | 54 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 63 | 246 | 201 | 1st | Lost Final | |
1953-54 | OkSL | 64 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 58 | 256 | 273 | 3rd | Lost Semifinals | |
1954-55 | OkSL | 54 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 49 | 192 | 216 | 3rd | Lost Final | |
1955-56 | OkSL | 56 | 22 | 33 | 1 | 45 | - | - | 4th | Lost Semi Final | |
1956-57 | OkSL | 54 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 57 | 231 | 216 | 2nd | Lost Semi Final | |
1957-58 | OkSL | 54 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 65 | 253 | 239 | 2nd | Lost Final | |
1958-59 | OkSL | 54 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 46 | 245 | 235 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final | |
1959-60 | OkSL | 47 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 46 | 261 | 255 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final | |
1960-61 | OkSL | 50 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 42* | 245 | 271 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final |
Note:
- *-denotes point percentage was used to determine standings for season due to unequal number of games played.
- 1947-48 goal totals is missing three game scores

1949-50 team