Humboldt Broncos

History

They were established in 1970 and play at the Elgar Petersen Arena, which has a capacity of 1,900. The Broncos play in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and have claimed a number of provincial championships. The team also won the 2003 and 2008 Royal Bank Cup. (National Championship). The team's mascot is a horse named SlapShot. The team colours are green, black, gold and white.

The current coach is Darcy Haugen The assistant coaches are Brayden Klimosko and Blair Wourms.

Dean Brockman was voted Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The Humboldt Broncos won the league championship in 2007, defeating the Melville Millionaires 4 games to 1. The Broncos lost the Anavet Cup to the MJHL's Selkirk Steelers 4 games to 3. Game 7 was won by the Steelers 4-3 in quadruple overtime.

The Humboldt Broncos won the league championship in 2008, defeating the Kindersley Klippers 4 games to 3. The Broncos won the Anavet Cup defeating the MJHL's Portage Terriers 4 games to 0. The last two games of the series were shoutouts for the Broncos. The Broncos won the Royal Bank Cup against the AJHL's Camrose Kodiaks the score 1-0.

The Humboldt Broncos won the league championship in 2009 defeating the Melville Millionaires 4 games to 1. The Broncos won the Anavet Cup defeating the Portage Terriers(MJHL) 4 games to 3. The last 2 games were won in overtime at Portage. The Broncos lost in the Royal Bank Cup final by a 2-0 score to the Vernon Vipers BCHL.

The Broncos won the SJHL championship in 2011-12 defeating the Weyburn Red Wings in six games. They went on to beat the beat the Portage Terriers (MJHL) in seven games to win the last Anavet Cup Championship before losing to the Woodstock Slammers (MIJHL) on home ice in the 2012 RBC Cup semi-final 4-3 in overtime.

In 2012-13 the Broncos made it back to the SJHL finals where they lost to the Yorkton Terriers in six games losing 4-3 in the sixth game.

After the 2013-14 season longtime Head Coach Dean Brockman left the team to take a job as an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. The Broncos eventually hired Ryan Smith (who was the Head Coach of the Selkirk Steelers of the MJHL) as Head Coach.

In 2014-15 the Broncos lost to the Weyburn Red Wings in four games in the first round. After the season Smith left the team to take an Assistant Coaching position with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League. The Broncos eventually hired Darcy Haugen (who was the head coach of Preeceville of the Alberta Junior B League and a former assistant coach with the Estevan Bruins) as Head Coach.

In 2015-16 the Broncos missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1979-80 season. Marking the end of a playoff streak longer than the Detroit Red Wings active streak of 25 years.

In the 71-72 season, teams played 1 and 2 points game with teams playing between 42 - 60 games each. Teams could win a maximum of 8 points against another team during the season, so if they played the other team only 4 times, all games were two point games, if they played each other 6 times however, 4 of the games had a value of one point each, the other two games being worth 2 points each. Humboldt, Melville and Prince Albert all ended up with 32 - 12 records but Humboldt won more two point games and as a result ended with 53 points compared to 51 for Melville and Prince Albert.

Playoffs

1971 Lost Final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-3Weyburn Red Wings defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1

1972 Won League, Won Man/Sask championship, Lost Abbott Cup

Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1 SAJHL CHAMPIONSHumboldt Broncos defeated Dauphin Kings (MJHL) 4-games-to-2 MAN/SASK CHAMPIONSRed Deer Rustlers (AJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1

1973 Won League, Lost Man/Sask championship

Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2Humboldt Broncos defeated Prince Albert Raiders 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-2 SAJHL CHAMPIONSPortage Terriers (MJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 3-games-to-2 Humboldt forfeits

1974 Lost Quarter-final

Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1975 DNQ

1976 Lost Quarter-final

Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2

1977 Lost Quarter-final

Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1978 Lost Quarter-final

Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1979 Lost Quarter-final

Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3

1980 DNQ

1981 Lost Semi-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-nonePrince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1982 Lost Quarter-final

Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1983 Lost Quarter-final

Moose Jaw Canucks defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1984 Lost Quarter-final

Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1

1985 Lost Semi-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Indians 4-games-to-2Weyburn Red Wings defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1986 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup

Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Indians 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-3 SAJHL CHAMPIONSWinnipeg South Blues (MJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3

1987 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost Abbott Cup, Hosted 1987 Centennial Cup, Lost Final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-none SAJHL CHAMPIONSHumboldt Broncos defeated Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) 4-games-to-none ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONSRichmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3First in Centennial Cup round robin (3-0)Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 5-2 in Final

1988 Lost Semi-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1

1989 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost Abbott Cup

Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONSHumboldt Broncos defeated Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL) 4-games-to-1 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONSVernon Lakers (BCJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2

1990 Lost Semi-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2

1991 Lost Final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1992 Lost Semi-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-1Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2

1993 Lost Quarter-final

Flin Flon Bombers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1

1994 Lost Semi-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-3Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1995 Lost Preliminary

Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 2-games-to-1

1996 Lost Quarter-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 2-games-to-noneMelfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

1997 Lost Preliminary

Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 2-games-to-none

1998 Lost Preliminary

Battlefords North Stars defeated Humboldt Broncos 2-games-to-none

1999 Lost Final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-2Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-noneEstevan Bruins defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

2000 Lost Semi-final

Second in round robin (2-2) vs. Kindersley Klippers and Nipawin HawksHumboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-noneBattlefords North Stars defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3

2001 Lost Quarter-final

Flin Flon Bombers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1

2002 Lost Final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1Humboldt Broncos defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-1Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3

2003 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won 2003 Royal Bank Cup

Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none SJHL CHAMPIONSHumboldt Broncos defeated OCN Blizzard (MJHL) 4-games-to-1 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONSSecond in 2003 Royal Bank Cup round robin (2-2)Humboldt Broncos defeated Wellington Dukes (OPJHL) 3-2 in semi-finalHumboldt Broncos defeated Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 3-1 in final ROYAL BANK CUP CHAMPIONS

2004 Lost Semi-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2

2005 Lost Quarter-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-3Estevan Bruins defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none

2006 Lost Preliminary

Weyburn Red Wings defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2

2007 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup

First in round robin (2-1-1) vs. Battlefords North Stars and Melfort MustangsHumboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-3Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONSSelkirk Steelers (MJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3

2008 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won 2008 Royal Bank Cup

First in round robin (2-0) vs. Melfort Mustangs and Flin Flon BombersHumboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-3 SJHL CHAMPIONSHumboldt Broncos defeated Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4-games-to-none ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONSSecond in 2008 Royal Bank Cup round robin (2-2)Humboldt Broncos defeated Cornwall Colts (CJHL) 6-1 in semi-finalHumboldt Broncos defeated Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 1-0 in final ROYAL BANK CUP CHAMPIONS

2009 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost 2009 Royal Bank Cup final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-noneHumboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONSHumboldt Broncos defeated Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4-games-to-3 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONSSecond in 2009 Royal Bank Cup round robin (2-2)Humboldt Broncos defeated Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 3-2 OT in semi-finalVernon Vipers (BCHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 2-0 in final

2010 Lost Preliminary

La Ronge Ice Wolves defeated Humboldt Broncos 3-games-to-none

2011 Lost Quarter-final

Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2"

2012 Won League, Won Anavet Cup 2013 Lost in SJHL final Yorkton Terriers 4-2 2014 Lost in second round Yorkton Terriers 4-1 2015 Lost in 1st round Weyburn Red Wings 3-1 2016 Missed Playoffs

NHL alumni

Curt Giles, Bill McDougall, Sheldon Brookbank, Terry Ruskowski, Neil Hawryliw, Grant Jennings