The Quesnel Kangaroos was an intermediate and senior
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice ...
team in
Quesnel, British Columbia
Quesnel (Kee-nel in French) is a city located in the Cariboo Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located nearly evenly between the cities of Prince George and Williams Lake, it is on the main route to northern British Columbia and the ...
that played as an Intermediate team at least as far back as 1965. In 1979, they became a member of the upstart
BCSHL. After the demise of the BCSHL (after just two seasons), the Kangaroos continued on as either an independent Senior or Intermediate club. In
1993
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the team played in the
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are th ...
final but lost to the
Whitehorse Huskies in the final game.
Awards
Allan Cup (Canadian Senior Championship)
*1993: Hosted
*1993: Lost final
Hardy Cup (Canadian Intermediate Championship)
*1979: Lost Finals
*1982: Lost Finals
*1988: Lost Finals
Edmonton Journal Trophy (Western Canada Intermediate Championship)
*1979: Won
*1982: Won
*1988: Won
Coy Cup (British Columbia Intermediate Champions)
*1966: Won
*1968: Won
*1979: Won
*1982: Won
*1988: Won
References
See also
*
Cariboo Hockey League
Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
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