Billings Bighorns

The Billings Bighorns were a junior team in the Western Hockey League who played from 1977 to 1982. The team was originally the Calgary Centennials. They played at the MetraPark Arena in Billings, Montana. The team wore uniforms based upon those then used by the Washington Capitals. They moved to Nanaimo after the 1981–82 season.
==NHL alumni==
*Dave Barr
*Murray Brumwell
*Rod Buskas
*Lindsay Carson
*Pat Conacher
*Ray Cote
*Mike Eagles
*Brian Ford	
*Bruce Holloway
*Gord Kluzak
*Mark Lamb
*Jim McGeough
*Jim McTaggart
*Randy Moller
*Andy Moog
*Don Nachbaur	
*Harvie Pocza
*Pokey Reddick
*Bob Rouse
*Mike Toal
*Rocky Trottier
*Leigh Verstraete
*Mike Zanier
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Points	Finish 	Playoffs
1977–78	72	32	31	9 	342	336	73 	2nd Central	Lost final
1978–79	72	38	23	11	378	302	87 	1st Central	Eliminated in round robin
1979–80	72	37	34	1 	326	284	75 	4th East 	Lost in first round
1980–81	72	30	40	2 	334	334	62 	5th East 	Lost East Division quarter-final
1981–82	72	27	44	1 	369	432	55 	6th East 	Lost East division quarter-final
==References==
*2005–06 WHL Guide
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Defunct Teams
Category:Western Hockey League (junior) team