| Medicine Hat Cubs | |
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| City | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
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| League | Heritage Junior B Hockey League |
| Division | South |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Home arena | Kinplex |
| Colors | Silver, Black, White |
| General manager |  Bill Berard |
| Head coach | Calvin Foster |
Website www.Medicinehatcubs.com | |
| Franchise history | |
| 1973-Present | Medicine Hat Cubs |
The Medicine Hat Cubs are a junior B team based out of the Kinplex in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The team was established in 1973. The team played in the Central Alberta Junior Hockey League and IJHL prior to joining the Heritage Junior B Hockey League for the 2002-03 season. season
Championships[]
The team has won the 13 championships in lower level leagues between 1978 and 2001; including 9 CAJHL championships (1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93) and 4 IJHL championships (1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-00, 2000-01)
History[]
The Cubs were founded in 1973 into the Heritage Junior B Hockey League. In their fifth year, 1977-78, they won the league championship for the first time, repeating as champions the next season. In the 1980s and 90s the Cubs became a sort of junior hockey dynasty, winning the league championship again in 1980-81, 85-86, 87-88, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 94-95, 95-96, 99-00 and 00-01. In this time two Cubs players went on to play in the National Hockey League (Blaine Lacher and Murray Craven) Since the 2001 season the Cubs have more or less struggled compared to former seasons, including some highly rough recent years.[1] The Cubs took a mid-season leave of absence in January 2016 after deciding not to finish out the 2015–16 season with too few players.[2]
Recent season-by-season record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | OL | T | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2002-03 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 3rd, South | N/A |
| 2003-04 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 2nd, South | N/A |
| 2004-05 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 3rd, South | Won League, Bronze at Keystone Cup |
| 2005-06 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 4th, South | Lost Division final (Bisons) |
| 2006-07 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 2nd, South | Lost Division Final (Bisons) |
| 2007-08 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 2nd, South | Lost Division final (Generals) |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 5th, South | Lost Division final (Generals) |
| 2009-10 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2nd, South | Lost Division final (Bisons) |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 5th, South | Did not qualify |
| 2011-12 | 38 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 6th, South | Did not qualify |
| 2012-13 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 3rd, South | Lost Division final (Bisons) |
| 2013-14 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 5th, South | Lost in Survivor Series |
| 2014-15 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 4th, South | Lost in Survivor Series |
| 2015-16 | 38 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7th, South | Did not qualify |
| 2016-17 | 38 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 6th of 7, South 11 of 14, HJBHL |
Lost Div. Qualifying Round |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6th of 6 South 11 of 13 HJHL |
Lost Div. Quarterfinals |
| 2018-19 | 38 | 17 | 17 | - | 4 | 38 | 5th, South | Lost Div. Semifinals |
| 2019-20 | 38 | 25 | 11 | - | 2 | 52 | 3rd, South | Lost Div. Semifinals |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | N/A | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021-22 | 36 | 25 | 8 | - | 3 | 53 | 2nd Southern | Lost Division Final |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 27 | 8 | - | 3 | 57 | 2nd Southern | Lost Division Final |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 24 | 9 | - | 5 | 53 | 2nd Southern | Lost Semifinals |
Retired numbers[]
- 1 Blaine Lacher
- 9 Murray Craven
- 12 Justin Bremer (player killed in car accident on way home from a Cubs game, team created a team Unsung Hero Award in his memory)
photo from teams website featuring old logos and championships
References[]
- ↑ Cubs president not going to bail | Medicine Hat News. Medicinehatnews.com (2015-10-29). Retrieved on 2015-11-05.
- ↑ THE DEATH POOL – SPECIAL REPORT – RIP MEDICINE HAT CUBS. The Junior Hockey News (January 27, 2016).
- ↑ Medicine Hat Cubs Records
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