Chilliwack Chiefs

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Chilliwack Chiefs
Chilliwack Chiefs.svg
City Chilliwack, British Columbia
League British Columbia Hockey League
DivisionCoastal Conference
Founded1975
Home arena Chilliwack Coliseum
ColoursMaroon, tan, white
   
General managerBrian Maloney [1]
Head coachBrian Maloney
Website www.chilliwackchiefs.net/
Franchise history
1975–2011 Quesnel Millionaires
2011–presentChilliwack Chiefs

The Chilliwack Chiefs are a junior hockey team based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at the Chilliwack Coliseum which was vacated after the Chilliwack Bruins of the Western Hockey League (WHL) were sold and moved to Victoria, where they became known as the Victoria Royals.

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History

The franchise, originally the Quesnel Millionaires, started out in the Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League (PCJHL) in 1975. The Millionaires are the 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1987 PCJHL Champions. They also won the 1977, 1978, and 1979 Cyclone Taylor Cup Championships. In 1996, the Millionaires moved to the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).

On May 9, 2011, the BCHL approved the sale of the Millionaires to the Chiefs Development Group in Chilliwack. The former Chiefs franchise was renamed the Langley Rivermen in preparation for the Millionaires' move to Chilliwack to become the Chiefs.

On May 20, 2018, the Chiefs won their first RBC Cup, 4–2 over the Wellington Dukes while hosting the tournament.

In March of 2025, it was announced that Chilliwack has been granted an expansion franchise in the Western Hockey League to play at the Chilliwack Coliseum starting in the 2026-27 season. [2] This comes after Chilliwack previously hosted the Chilliwack Bruins, a WHL franchine from 2006 to 2011 before they were sold to Victoria. [3] The Chilliwack Chiefs have formally indicated they will continue to play in the BCHL for the 2025-26 season and hope to continue past that. [4]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
2011–12 60332223194196718th BCHLLost in Division Semifinals, 2–4 (Vees)
2012–13 56332133182153682nd MainlandLost in Division Finals, 3–0 (Eagles)
2013–14 58143725197285315th MainlandDid not qualify
2014–15 58371713215184781st MainlandWon first round, 4-1 (Express)
Won 2nd round, 4-0 (Spruce Kings)
Lost semi-final round robin (Vees, Clippers)
2015–16 58381343249155831st of 6, Mainland
2nd of 17, BCHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 (Express)
Won Div. Finals, 4–1 (Wild)
Won Semifinal Round-robin (Warriors, Clippers)
Lost League Finals, 2–4 (Warriors)
2016–17 58411160243165882nd of 6, Mainland
2nd of 17, BCHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 (Rivermen)
Won Div. Finals, 4–0 (Wild)
Won League Semifinals, 4–2 (Grizzlies)
Lost League Finals, 3–4 (Vees)
2017-18 58262633170183584th of 5, Mainland
12th of 17, BCHL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 3–4 (Spruce Kings)
2018–19 584215—1209169851st of 5, Mainland
1st of 17, BCHL		Won First Round, 4–3 (Rivermen)
Lost Second Round, 0–4 (Spruce Kings)
2019–20 582621011192172632nd of 5, Mainland
10th of 17, BCHL		Lost First Round, 3–4 (Eagles)
2020-21 20137006657262nd of 3, Chiliwack Pod
7th of 17, BCHL		Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs
2021–22 54331722222152702nd of 9, Coastal
4th of 18, BCHL		Won Div. Quarterfinal , 4-3 (Express)
Lost Div. Semifinal, 0-4 (Clippers)
2022-23 54282201162164605th of 9, Coastal
10th of 18, BCHL		Won 1st round, 4-1 (Express)
Won 2nd round, 4-2 (Clippers)
Lost 3rd round, 4-0 (Bulldogs)
2023–24 54321704171160692nd of 9, Coastal
5th of 17, BCHL		Won 1st round, 4-0 (Rivermen)
Lost 2nd round, 4-0 (Bulldogs)
2024–25 54371250254154791st of 10, Coastal
3rd of 21, BCHL		tbd Div Quarterfinal 0-0 (Spruce Kings)

Western Canada Cup

Western Canada Championships: BCHL – AJHL – SJHL – MJHL – Host
Round-robin play with 1st vs. 2nd - winner advance to National Championship & loser to runner-up game
3rd vs. 4th in 2nd semifinal winner to runner-up game loser eliminated.
Runner-up game determines 2nd representative to National Championship.
WCC competition began after the 2013 season.

YearRound-robinRecordStandingSemifinalGold medal GameRunner-up game
2017 [a] L, Brooks Bandits, 2–5
W, Portage Terriers, 2–1
W, Penticton Vees, 4–2
L, Battlefords North Stars, 0–3		2–0–2–02nd of 5—L, Brooks Bandits, 1–6L, Penticton Vees, 2–3
  1. ↑ Penticton BCHL champions and WCC hosts. Therefore, Chiliwack advances to WCC as BCHL representative.

RBC Cup

Canadian Jr. A National Championships
Dudley Hewitt Champions – Central, Fred Page Champions – Eastern, Doyle Cup Champion – Pacific, ANAVET Cup Champion – Western, and Host
Round-robin play with top four in semifinal games and winners to finals.

YearRound-robinRecord
W–OTW–OTL–L		StandingSemifinalGold medal game
2018
Host		OTL, Wenatchee Wild (Pacific) 1–2
OTW, Ottawa Jr. Senators (Eastern) 4–3
W, Wellington Dukes (Central) 2–0
W, Steinbach Pistons (Western) 4–1		2–1–1–02nd of 5W, Ottawa Jr. Senators 3–2W, Wellington Dukes 4–2
RBC Cup Champions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maloney Named Chiefs' Coach for RBC Cup and Beyone". JuniorHockey.com. May 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Staff, Sportsnet (2025-03-24). "WHL adds Penticton, looks for ownership in Chilliwack". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  3. ↑ "WHL tries to explain Bruins move". The Chilliwack Progress. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  4. ↑ VandenBosch, Mike. "Update: BCHL responds after WHL initiates franchise application process for Chilliwack for 2026-27 season". Fraser Valley Today | Everything Fraser Valley. Retrieved 2025-03-27.

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