The Okotoks Bisons are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the South Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League (HJHL). They play their home games at Murray Arena.
Founded in 1985, the Bisons were originally known as the Okotoks 85ers and played in the Southern Alberta Junior Hockey League. They moved to the Calgary Junior Hockey League in 1989 â changing to the Foothills Bisons one year later â before settling in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League (HJHL) in 1991.
The Bisons have recorded significant success in HJHL competition, with 20 League Final appearances, 17 first-place finishes, 14 HJHL Playoff Championships, 10 Provincial Medals, and one Western Canadian Championship Medal. The program has also received high national rankings in recent seasons, including No. 1 in 2023âÂÂ24, No. 2 in 2022âÂÂ23, and No. 4 in 2021âÂÂ22.
The Bisons were at their all-time high between 2011 and 2014 where they made league history by being the first and only team since to win four consecutive league titles in the HJHL. A feat they had come close to in 2001âÂÂ2003 winning three consecutively. Today, the Bisons look to capture their fourth consecutive league championships as they have most recently been crowned League Champs in 2022, 2023 & 2024.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Alberta Jr B Provincial Championships
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ALBERTA Championship
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