Bonnyville Pontiacs


The Bonnyville Pontiacs are a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada at the R. J. Lalonde Arena.

History

The Bonnyville Pontiacs entered the Alberta Junior Hockey League as the league's ninth team for the 1991–92 season, adopting the Pontiacs name and logo originally used by the Senior A team of the same name in the 1950s.
The franchise was awarded, along with the 1991–92 all-star game, on June 1, 1991, leaving just two months for the new organization to find staff and players before the start of the season. The short off-season hampered the team on the ice, as it finished a distant last place in the standings and missing the playoffs. The Pontiacs remained in last for two more seasons before qualifying for the postseason for the first time in 1995. The team continued to finish in the bottom half of the standings for most of the next two decades.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
SeasonGPWLT/OTLSOLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
1991–9260851—1171863999th OverallDid not qualify
1992–93561342—1271923249th OverallDid not qualify
1993–94561537—4342093689th OverallDid not qualify
1994–95562429—3512192787th OverallLost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1995–96602730—3572432577th OverallLost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Olds Grizzlys
1996–97602730—3572422708th OverallLost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Calgary Canucks
1997–98602036—44420426611th OverallDid not qualify
1998–99623329—0662822615th NorthLost Preliminary series, 0–2 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
1999–00643426—4722512305th NorthWon Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2000–016417389—431943078th NorthDid not qualify
2001–026420431—411762848th NorthDid not qualify
2002–036427298—622072436th NorthLost Preliminary series, 0–4 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
2003–046027258—621891726th NorthLost Preliminary series, 2–3 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2004–0564361711—832181894th NorthLost Preliminary series, 1–3 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
2005–066038193—792401855th NorthWon Preliminary series, 3–1 vs. Grande Prairie Storm
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2006–076024297—551732086th NorthLost Preliminary series, 2–3 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2007–086234217—752111664th NorthWon Preliminary series, 3–2 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2008–096235225—752151874th NorthLost Preliminary series, 1–3 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2009–106027294—581751905th NorthWon Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2010–116035169—791981503rd NorthWon Preliminary series, 3–0 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2011–126034206—741871585th NorthLost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–3 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
2012–13603219—9731771703rd NorthWon Div. Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder
Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–4 vs. Whitecourt Wolverines
2013–14602628—6581822125th NorthLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
2014–15603019—11711971843rd NorthWon Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Lloydminster Bobcats
Lost Div. Finals, 2–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2015–16604011—9892451633rd of 8, North
5th of 16, AJHL		Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 1–3 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
2016–17603719—4782281594th of 8, North
5th of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders
Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–4 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2017–18602032—8481792167th of 8, North
13th of 16, AJHL		Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons
2018–196041154—862411452nd of 8, North
3rd of 16, AJHL		Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. Whitecourt Wolverines
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–4 vs. Spruce Grove Saints
2019–205833214—702131864th of 8, North
7th of 15, AJHL		Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–4 vs. Drayton Valley Thunder

NHL alumni

The following former Pontiacs have gone on to play in the NHL:
The following former Pontiacs have gone on to play for the Canada national women's ice hockey team: