The Calgary Mustangs were a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They played in Calgary , Alberta , Canada, at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena . They were known as the Calgary Royals from 1990 until 2010. On May 4, 2019, it was announced that the Mustangs had elected to take a leave of absence for the 2019–20 season.
7-540: The Calgary Mustangs may refer to: Calgary Mustangs (ice hockey) , a former Junior A hockey team Calgary Mustangs (CPSL) , short-lived soccer team which participated in the shortlived Canadian Professional Soccer League of 1983 Calgary Mustangs (USL) , a soccer team that began as the Calgary Storm and played in the USL PDL and USL A-League Topics referred to by
14-677: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Calgary Mustangs (ice hockey) The franchise began play in the 1972–73 season as The Pass Red Devils based in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta . The Red Devils franchise lasted four years before relocating to the nearby community of Pincher Creek to become the Pincher Creek Panthers . The team lasted two seasons in Pincher Creek before relocating to Calgary to become
21-809: The Calgary Chinooks . In 1979–80, under a new ownership group, the Chinooks became the Calgary Spurs . Following the 1989–90 season, the Spurs ceased operations, leaving the AJHL with just seven franchises. The league opted to keep a second Calgary-based franchise along with the Calgary Canucks , and sold a new franchise to four local businessmen who named it the Calgary Jr. "A" Royals with
28-524: The Mustangs were granted a leave of absence for the 2019–20 season. The Mustangs are approved to move to Blackfalds, Alberta for the 2021–22 season, after being sold to Doug Quinn. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Some of the players that played on the Royals that went on to play in
35-480: The mandate of providing Calgary and area kids with the opportunity to combine a high level of hockey with a quality education. The Royals were immediately successful, finishing second in the regular season standings, behind the Fort Saskatchewan Traders and winning the league championship in their first season. The Royals were unable to duplicate that success, as the team failed to make it past
42-429: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Calgary Mustangs . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calgary_Mustangs&oldid=1029037749 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
49-543: The second round of the playoffs since winning the title. Faced with the challenges of sharing a market with the National Hockey League , Western Hockey League , and another AJHL team, the Royals were supported through corporate partnerships and volunteers. Seeking to distinguish itself from the city's minor hockey program of the same name, the franchise renamed itself the Mustangs prior to the 2010–11 season. After several seasons of struggling financially,
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