The Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves were a
Junior 'A' ice hockey team in the
Alberta Junior Hockey League. Based out of the town of
Blairmore,
Alberta and playing at the
Coleman Complex in
Coleman, the team represented the
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is a specialized municipality in southwest Alberta, Canada. Within the Rocky Mountains adjacent to the eponymous Crowsnest Pass, the municipality formed as a result of the 1979 amalgamation of five municipalit ...
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The Timberwolves were founded in 1998 as an expansion team. They lasted only six seasons in the Crowsnest Pass, however, before taking a leave of absence in 2004-05 before relocating to
Okotoks to become the
Okotoks Oilers. The Timberwolves were the second team to represent the region, as
The Pass Red Devils existed from 1972 to 1976.
Season-by-season record
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties and overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
Playoffs
*1999 ''DNQ''
*2000 ''DNQ''
*2001 ''Lost Quarter-final''
:Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves defeated
Bow Valley Eagles ''3-games-to-2''
:
Olds Grizzlys defeated Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves ''4-games-to-none''
*2002 ''Lost Preliminary''
:
Camrose Kodiaks defeated Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves ''3-games-to-none''
*2003 ''Lost Preliminary''
:
Canmore Eagles defeated Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves ''4-games-to-none''
*2004 ''Lost Preliminary''
:
Calgary Canucks defeated Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves ''3-games-to-1''
NHL alumni
*
Jeremy Colliton
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Rick Rypien
Richard Joseph Rypien (May 16, 1984 – August 15, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who spent parts of six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks. After a major junior career of four years wi ...
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Devin Setoguchi
Devin Setoguchi (born January 1, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He had most recently played under contract for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Setoguchi is half- Yonsei (fourth-generation ...
See also
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List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
References
Alberta Junior Hockey League website*AJHL Annual Guide & Record Book 2006-07
Defunct Alberta Junior Hockey League teams
Defunct ice hockey teams in Alberta
Defunct junior ice hockey teams in Canada
Ice hockey clubs established in 1998
1998 establishments in Alberta
2004 disestablishments in Alberta
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2004
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