# Humboldt Broncos

The Humboldt Broncos are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Established in 1970, the Broncos play in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Broncos have won the SJHL ten times (1972, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012) while winning the ANAVET Cup seven times to advance to the Centennial Cup (the national championship of junior A ice hockey), which they have won on two occasions in 2003 and 2008.

## History

The Broncos were established in 1970 by a group of local organizers. The team was originally affiliated with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League, who supplied the team with team name, jerseys and some players. They also had a close affiliation that year with St Peter's College in nearby Muenster. The Broncos originally played at the Leo Parker Arena and then move into the new Elgar Petersen Arena since 1980, which has a capacity of 1,800. The team also won the 2003 and 2008 Royal Bank Cup (Canadian Junior A championship). The team's mascot is a horse named SlapShot. The team colors are green, gold black and white.
The Broncos are the most successful team in SJHL history, having won the league championship ten times, the Anavet Cup/Canalta Cup seven times, and the Royal Bank Cup twice.
In very early years under the guidance of Coach Dr. Terry Henning and GM Dr. Gerry Rooney in 1971–72, the Broncos defeated the Melville Millionaires in 5 games to win their first SJHL Championship and then went on to defeat the Dauphin Kings in 6 games to win the Anavet/Canalta Cup (Sk vs Man); eventually losing in 5 games to the Red Deer Rustlers in the Centennial Cup West Final. In 1972–73, the Broncos again were again Saskatchewan provincial Junior A champions. The Broncos were eliminated by Portage La Prairie in the controversial SK-MB cup playoffs.
The Humboldt Broncos won the league championship in 2007, defeating the Melville Millionaires 4 games to 1. The Broncos lost the Anavet Cup to the MJHL's Selkirk Steelers 4 games to 3. Game 7 was won by the Steelers 4–3 in quadruple overtime. Dean Brockman was voted Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
The Humboldt Broncos won the league/Royal Bank championship twice, in 2003 and as well in 2008, defeating the Kindersley Klippers 4 games to 3. The Broncos won the Anavet Cup defeating the MJHL's Portage Terriers 4 games to 0. The last two games of the series were shutouts for the Broncos. The Broncos won the Royal Bank Cup against the AJHL's Camrose Kodiaks the final score: 1–0.
The Humboldt Broncos won the league championship in 2009 defeating the Melville Millionaires 4 games to 1. The Broncos won the Anavet Cup defeating the Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4 games to 3. The last 2 games were won in overtime at Portage. The Broncos lost in the Royal Bank Cup final by a 2–0 score to the Vernon Vipers BCHL.
The Broncos won the SJHL championship in 2011–12 defeating the Weyburn Red Wings in six games. They went on to beat the Portage Terriers (MJHL) in seven games to win the last Anavet Cup Championship before losing to the Woodstock Slammers (MIJHL) on home ice in the 2012 RBC Cup semi-final 4–3 in overtime.
In 2012–13 the Broncos made it back to the SJHL finals where they lost to the Yorkton Terriers in six games losing 4–3 in the sixth game.
After the 2013–14 season longtime head coach Dean Brockman left the team to take a job as an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. The Broncos eventually hired Ryan Smith (who was the head coach of the Selkirk Steelers of the MJHL) as head coach.
In 2014–15, the Broncos lost to the Weyburn Red Wings in four games in the first round. After the season Smith left the team to take an assistant coaching position with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League. The Broncos eventually hired Darcy Haugen (who was the head coach of The Peace River Navigators of the Alberta Junior B League and a former assistant coach with the Estevan Bruins) as head coach.
In 2015–16, the Broncos missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1979–80 season, marking the end of a playoff streak longer than the Detroit Red Wings' then active streak of 25 years.
In 2016–17, the Broncos finished 5th overall in the SJHL Standings but were swept by the Nipawin Hawks in the opening round of the SJHL playoffs.

### Bus crash

In 2018, the Broncos had advanced to the SJHL semi-finals, but were trailing in the series against the Nipawin Hawks by 3–1 heading into Game 5 on April 6. En route to the game, the Broncos' team bus collided with a semi-truck on Highway 35 near Armley; the local RCMP reported 16 fatalities as a result of the accident, and the game was cancelled. The victims included 10 players, two coaches, a statistician, a broadcaster, the bus driver, and an athletic therapist. The remaining passengers, 13 players, received injuries, most of them serious. The president of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Bill Chow, has described the incident as tragic, heart-breaking, the league's "worst nightmare."
In December 2018, the Broncos were named the Canadian Newsmaker of the Year by the Canadian Press.
In their first game of the 2018–19 season following the crash, the Broncos lost to the team they had been playing in the finals, the Nipawin Hawks, by a score of 2–1. The game had pre-game and post-game ceremonies for all members involved in the crash. The Broncos qualified for the playoffs that season, but were eliminated in the second round.
The Broncos were in a position to qualify for the playoffs in the 2019–20 season, but the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Season-by-season standings

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) was called the Saskatchewan Amateur Junior Hockey League (SAJHL) until the end of the 1972–73 season.
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1970–71 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 0 | - | 258 | 175 | 44 | 4th SJHL | Lost to Weyburn in Semi-final |
| 1971–72 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 0 | - | 269 | 169 | 53 | 1st SJHL | Won League Championship |
| 1972–73 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0 | - | 242 | 171 | 58 | 2nd SJHL North | Won League Championship |
| 1973–74 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 2 | - | 259 | 226 | 52 | 4th SJHL North | |
| 1974–75 | 57 | 25 | 30 | 2 | - | 281 | 258 | 52 | 5th SJHL North | |
| 1975–76 | 58 | 30 | 25 | 3 | - | 272 | 246 | 63 | 3rd SJHL North | |
| 1976–77 | 60 | 20 | 38 | 2 | - | 235 | 325 | 42 | 4th SJHL North | |
| 1977–78 | 60 | 34 | 25 | 1 | - | 300 | 269 | 69 | 3rd SJHL North | |
| 1978–79 | 60 | 31 | 25 | 4 | - | 297 | 270 | 66 | 3rd SJHL North | |
| 1979–80 | 60 | 23 | 37 | 0 | - | 275 | 351 | 46 | 4th SJHL North | DNQ |
| 1980–81 | 60 | 39 | 19 | 2 | - | 413 | 291 | 80 | 2nd SJHL North | |
| 1981–82 | 60 | 30 | 27 | 3 | - | 327 | 280 | 63 | 4th SJHL North | Lost quarter-final |
| 1982–83 | 64 | 36 | 26 | 2 | - | 297 | 235 | 74 | 3rd SJHL | Lost 1st round |
| 1983–84 | 64 | 23 | 40 | 1 | - | 279 | 317 | 47 | 8th SJHL | Lost 1st round |
| 1984–85 | 64 | 35 | 25 | 4 | - | 327 | 232 | 74 | 5th SJHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 1985–86 | 60 | 56 | 4 | 0 | - | 469 | 170 | 112 | 1st SJHL | Won League |
| 1986–87 | 64 | 55 | 9 | 0 | - | 454 | 223 | 110 | 1st SJHL | Won League, lost in MCC (Sockeyes) |
| 1987–88 | 60 | 51 | 7 | 2 | - | 370 | 178 | 104 | 2nd SJHL | |
| 1988–89 | 64 | 48 | 15 | 1 | - | 397 | 270 | 97 | 1st SJHL | Won League, won Anavet Cup |
| 1989–90 | 68 | 52 | 14 | 2 | - | 352 | 267 | 106 | 1st SJHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 1990–91 | 68 | 45 | 20 | 3 | - | 351 | 267 | 93 | 1st SJHL North | Lost final |
| 1991–92 | 64 | 37 | 26 | 1 | - | 284 | 266 | 75 | 2nd SJHL North | Lost semi-final |
| 1992–93 | 64 | 32 | 25 | 7 | - | 251 | 251 | 71 | 3rd SJHL North | Lost semi-final |
| 1993–94 | 68 | 37 | 25 | 6 | - | 273 | 251 | 80 | 3rd SJHL North | Lost quarter-final |
| 1994–95 | 64 | 21 | 35 | 8 | - | 236 | 286 | 50 | 5th SJHL North | Lost 1st round |
| 1995–96 | 64 | 25 | 32 | 7 | - | 194 | 220 | 57 | 4th SJHL North | Lost quarter-final |
| 1996–97 | 64 | 24 | 32 | 8 | - | 202 | 231 | 56 | 5th SJHL North | Lost 1st round |
| 1997–98 | 64 | 31 | 24 | 9 | - | 245 | 242 | 71 | 4th SJHL North | Lost 1st round |
| 1998–99 | 66 | 35 | 28 | 3 | - | 248 | 251 | 73 | 3rd SJHL North | Lost final |
| 1999-00 | 60 | 28 | 25 | 7 | - | 203 | 224 | 63 | 4th SJHL North | Lost semi-final |
| 2000–01 | 62 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 208 | 217 | 66 | 4th SJHL Dodge | Lost quarter-final |
| 2001–02 | 64 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 248 | 184 | 85 | 2nd SJHL Sherwood | Lost final |
| 2002–03 | 60 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 254 | 191 | 87 | 1st SJHL | Won League, won AC, won RBC |
| 2003–04 | 60 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 214 | 151 | 81 | 1st SJHL | Lost semi-final |
| 2004–05 | 55 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 176 | 164 | 59 | 4th SJHL Sherwood | Lost quarter-final |
| 2005–06 | 55 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 146 | 201 | 45 | 5th SJHL Sherwood | Lost 1st round |
| 2006–07 | 58 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 173 | 85 | 1st SJHL Itech | Won League, lost Anavet Cup (Selkirk Steelers) 4–3 |
| 2007–08 | 58 | 48 | 9 | - | 1 | 235 | 113 | 97 | 1st SJHL | Won League, won AC, won RBC |
| 2008–09 | 56 | 45 | 8 | - | 3 | 249 | 130 | 93 | 1st SJHL | Won League, won Anavet Cup |
| 2009–10 | 58 | 24 | 26 | - | 8 | 160 | 179 | 56 | 9th SJHL | Lost Preliminary (La Ronge Ice Wolves) 3–0 |
| 2010–11 | 58 | 33 | 24 | - | 1 | 216 | 198 | 67 | 5th SJHL | Lost quarter-final (Melfort Mustangs) 4–2 |
| 2011–12 | 58 | 42 | 11 | - | 5 | 240 | 145 | 89 | 1st SJHL | Won League, won Anavet Cup |
| 2012–13 | 54 | 36 | 14 | - | 2 | 185 | 120 | 76 | T-1st SJHL | Lost in SJHL Final 2–4 (Yorkton Terriers) |
| 2013–14 | 56 | 31 | 20 | - | 1 | 146 | 132 | 67 | 6th SJHL | Lost in 2nd round 1–4 (Yorkton Terriers) |
| 2014–15 | 56 | 24 | 25 | - | 7 | 152 | 163 | 55 | 4th of 4 Vittera 8th of 12 SJHL | Lost Wildcard, 1–3 (Weyburn Red Wings) |
| 2015–16 | 58 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 165 | 245 | 39 | 4th of 4 Finning 11th of 12 SJHL | DNQ |
| 2016–17 | 58 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 64 | 2nd of 4 Finning 5th of 12 SJHL | Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 (Nipawin Hawks) |
| 2017–18 | 58 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 203 | 165 | 72 | 2nd of 4 Global Ag 5th of 12 SJHL | Won quarterfinals, 4–1 (Melfort Mustangs) *Semifinals, 1–3 trailing (Nipawin Hawks) |
| 2018–19 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 189 | 177 | 74 | 3rd of 4 Finning 5th of 12 SJHL | Lost quarter-finals, 3-4 (Estevan Bruins) |
| 2019–20 | 58 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 219 | 206 | 65 | 2nd of 4 Finning 7th of 12 SJHL | Lost quarter-finals, 0-4 (Flin Flon Bombers) |
| 2020–21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021–22 | 58 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 128 | 90 | 1st of 4 Finning 2nd of 12 SJHL | Won quarter-finals, 4-2 (La Ronge Ice Wolves) Lost semifinals 1-4 (Flin Flon Bombers) |
| 2022–23 | 56 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 176 | 81 | 2nd of 4 Finning 2nd of 12 SJHL | Won quarter-finals, 4-1 (Nipawin Hawks) Lost Semifinals 1-4 (Flin Flon Bombers) |
| 2023–24 | 56 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 250 | 169 | 8178 | 1st of 4 Finning 3rd of 12 SJHL | Won quarter-finals, 4-3 (Weyburn Red Wings) Lost, Semifinals 3-4 (Melfort Mustangs) |
* ↑ 1st SJHL. In the 1971–72 season, teams played 1- and 2-point games, with teams playing between 42 and 44 games each. Teams could win a maximum of 8 points against another team during the season, so if they played the other team only 4 times, all games were two-point games, if they played each other 6 times, however, 4 of the games had a value of one point each, the other two games being worth 2 points each. Humboldt, Melville and Prince Albert all ended up with 32–12 records, but Humboldt won more two-point games and as a result ended with 53 points compared to 51 for Melville and Prince Albert.
* ↑ On the way to a semifinal game, the Broncos bus collided with a transport truck, killing 16 people.

### Playoffs

* 1971 Lost final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-3
    Weyburn Red Wings defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1
* 1972 Won Provincial League Championship, won Man/Sask championship, lost Centennial West Final/Abbott Cup
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1 SAJHL CHAMPIONS
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Dauphin Kings (MJHL) 4-games-to-2 MAN/SASK CHAMPIONS
    Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1
* 1973 Won League, lost Man/Sask championship
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Prince Albert Raiders 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-2 SAJHL CHAMPIONS
    Portage Terriers (MJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 3-games-to-2; Humboldt forfeits due to Portage players' roughhouse physical tactics
* 1974 Lost quarter-final
    Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1975 DNQ
* 1976 Lost quarter-final
    Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
* 1977 Lost quarter-final
    Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1978 Lost quarter-final
    Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1979 Lost quarter-final
    Swift Current Broncos defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3
* 1980 DNQ
* 1981 Lost semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-none
    Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1982 Lost quarter-final
    Prince Albert Raiders defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1983 Lost quarter-final
    Moose Jaw Canucks defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1984 Lost quarter-final
    Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1
* 1985 Lost semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Indians 4-games-to-2
    Weyburn Red Wings defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1986 Won League, lost Anavet Cup
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Swift Current Indians 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-3 SAJHL CHAMPIONS
    Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3
* 1987 Won League, won Anavet Cup, lost Abbott Cup, Hosted 1987 Centennial Cup, lost final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Lloydminster Lancers 4-games-to-none SAJHL CHAMPIONS
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) 4-games-to-none ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
    Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3
    First in Centennial Cup round robin (3–0)
    Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 5–2 in Final
* 1988 Lost semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1
    Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1
* 1989 Won League, won Anavet Cup, lost Abbott Cup
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONS
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL) 4-games-to-1 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
    Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
* 1990 Lost semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
    Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
* 1991 Lost final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3
    Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1992 Lost semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-1
    Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
* 1993 Lost quarter-final
    Flin Flon Bombers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1
* 1994 Lost semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-3
    Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1995 Lost Preliminary
    Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 2-games-to-1
* 1996 Lost quarter-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 2-games-to-none
    Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 1997 Lost Preliminary
    Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 2-games-to-none
* 1998 Lost Preliminary
    Battlefords North Stars defeated Humboldt Broncos 2-games-to-none
* 1999 Lost final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-2
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-none
    Estevan Bruins defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 2000 Lost semi-final
    Second in round robin (2–2) vs. Kindersley Klippers and Nipawin Hawks
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-none
    Battlefords North Stars defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3
* 2001 Lost quarter-final
    Flin Flon Bombers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1
* 2002 Lost final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-1
    Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3
* 2003 Won League, won Anavet Cup, won 2003 Royal Bank Cup
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none SJHL CHAMPIONS
    Humboldt Broncos defeated OCN Blizzard (MJHL) 4-games-to-1 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
    Second in 2003 Royal Bank Cup round robin (2–2)
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Wellington Dukes (OPJHL) 3–2 in semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 3–1 in final ROYAL BANK CUP CHAMPIONS
* 2004 Lost semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3
    Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
* 2005 Lost quarter-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-3
    Estevan Bruins defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
* 2006 Lost Preliminary
    Weyburn Red Wings defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
* 2007 Won League, lost Anavet Cup
    First in round robin (2–1–1) vs. Battlefords North Stars and Melfort Mustangs
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-3
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONS
    Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3
* 2008 Won League, won Anavet Cup, won 2008 Royal Bank Cup
    First in round robin (2–0) vs. Melfort Mustangs and Flin Flon Bombers
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-3 SJHL CHAMPIONS
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4-games-to-none ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
    Second in 2008 Royal Bank Cup round robin (2–2)
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Cornwall Colts (CJHL) 6–1 in semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 1–0 in final ROYAL BANK CUP CHAMPIONS
* 2009 Won League, won Anavet Cup, lost 2009 Royal Bank Cup final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-none
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONS
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4-games-to-3 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
    Second in 2009 Royal Bank Cup round robin (2–2)
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 3–2 OT in semi-final
    Vernon Vipers (BCHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 2–0 in final
* 2010 Lost Preliminary
    La Ronge Ice Wolves defeated Humboldt Broncos 3-games-to-none
* 2011 Lost quarter-final
    Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
* 2012 Won League, won Anavet Cup, lost Royal Bank Cup Semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated La Ronge Ice Wolves 4-games-to-0
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-2 SJHL CHAMPIONS
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4-games-to-3 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
    First in 2012 Royal Bank Cup round robin (4–0)
    Woodstock Slammers (MHL) defeated Humboldt Broncos 4–3 OT in semi-final
* 2013 Lost final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-1
    Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
* 2014 Lost semi-final
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1
    Yorkton Terriers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-1
* 2015 Lost Wildcard
    Weyburn Red Wings defeated Humboldt Broncos 3-games-to–1
* 2016 DNQ
* 2017 Lost quarter-final
    Nipawin Hawks defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games–to-0
* 2018 see Humboldt Broncos bus crash
    Humboldt Broncos defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-1
    Nipawin Hawks were leading Humboldt Broncos 3-games-to-1 when the fatal Broncos bus crash occurred on April 6, 2018 on their way to Game 5.

## Retired numbers

On September 12, 2018, all the uniform numbers of the 29 players/coaches/support staff involved in the April 6, 2018 bus crash were retired by the team.
Humboldt Broncos retired numbers :
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
| 3 | Xavier Labelle | D | 2016–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 5 | Adam Herold | D | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 7 | Stephen Wack | D | 2016–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 9 | Graysen Cameron | F | 2017–2020 | September 12, 2018 |
| 10 | Ryan Straschnitzki | D | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 11 | Jacob Leicht | F | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 12 | Conner Lukan | F | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 13 | Jaxon Joseph | F | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 14 | Bryce Fiske | D | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 15 | Tyler Smith | F | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 16 | Kaleb Dahlgren | F | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 17 | Evan Thomas | F | 2016–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 18 | Logan Hunter | F | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 19 | Matthieu Gomercic | F | 2016–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 20 | Logan Schatz | F | 2013–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 21 | Nick Shumlanski | F | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 23 | Derek Patter | F | 2017–2019 | September 12, 2018 |
| 24 | Morgan Gobeil | D | 2016–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 26 | Brayden Camrud | F | 2016–2019 | September 12, 2018 |
| 27 | Logan Boulet | D | 2016–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 28 | Layne Matechuk | D | 2016–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 30 | Parker Tobin | G | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |
| 31 | Jacob Wassermann | G | 2017–2018 | September 12, 2018 |

## NHL alumni

* Sheldon Brookbank – Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks
* Kelly Chase – St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs
* Mike Colman – San Jose Sharks
* Curt Giles – Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues
* Bill McDougall – Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning
* Terry Ruskowski – Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars