The Calgary Wranglers were a junior ice hockey team that played in the

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from 1977 until 1987. The Wranglers played their home games in

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, Canada, at the

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History

The previous Calgary WHL (at that time called the Western Canada Hockey League, or WCHL) franchise, the

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, had moved south to become the Billings Bighorns shortly after the end of the

1976–77 WCHL season The 1976–77 WCHL season was the 11th season for the Western Canada Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72-game season. The New Westminster Bruins won their third consecutive President's Cup as well as the Memorial Cup. League notes *The E ...

. A new investor group bought the existing

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franchise and relocated them to Calgary before the start of the

1977–78 WCHL season The 1977–78 WCHL season was the 12th season for the Western Canada Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72-game season. The New Westminster Bruins won their fourth consecutive President's Cup and second consecutive Memorial Cup. League note ...

. They would last 10 years in Calgary before relocating again to

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, becoming the

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. After 35 years, the Wranglers name was revived when the

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re-located their

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affiliate to the

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and re-named them after the old team.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

NHL alumni

Darrell Anholt Darrel Anholt (born November 23, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1983–84 NHL season. See also *List of players who played only ...

* Murray Brumwell *

Len Barrie Leonard G. Barrie (born June 4, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 184 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, and Florida Panthe ...

* Dan Bourbonnais * Colin Chisholm * Ray Cote *

Mark Greig William Mark Greig (born January 25, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and Philadelphi ...

Mike Heidt Michael Heidt (born November 4, 1963) is a Canadian-born German former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected 27th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft and played 6 games with them during the 1983–84 NHL sea ...

* Doug Houda * Trent Kaese *

Darin Kimble Darin Kimble (born November 22, 1968) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward. Kimble started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1989. He also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, and Boston Bruins. He ...

Kelly Kisio Kelvin Wade Kisio (born September 18, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who currently serves as a scout for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kisio played 761 games in the NHL as a centre for th ...

* Ross McKay *

Dana Murzyn Dana Trevor Murzyn (born December 9, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Drafted out of the Western Hockey League (WHL), he was selected fifth overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL ...

* Jim Playfair *

Ken Quinney Ken Quinney (born May 23, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of three seasons for the Quebec Nordiques from 1986 to 1991, scoring 7 goals and 13 assists in 59 games. Most of his career, which lasted from 19 ...

* Warren Skorodenski * Randy Smith * Mark Tinordi * Brian Tutt * Mike Vernon * Leigh Verstraete * Bob Wilkie * Carey Wilson * Mike Zanier

References

External links

Western Hockey League website
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