Bonnyville Pontiacs

This article is about the Junior level team. For the Senior level team, please see Bonnyville Sr. Pontiacs.
The Bonnyville Pontiacs are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada at the R. J. Lalonde Arena, capacity 2700.
:Founded: 1991-92
:Division titles won: None
:Regular season titles won: None
:League Championships won: None
:Doyle Cup Titles: None
:Royal Bank Cup Titles: None
==History==
The Bonnyville Pontiacs entered the AJHL as the league's ninth active franchise in 1991-92, 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 puck drop. Ultimately, the short timeframe seriously hampered the team on the ice, as it finished a distant last, missing the playoffs. The Pontiacs would remain in last for two more years before finally climbing out of the basement, however the franchise has never really managed to separate itself from the bottom half of the league or division standings. Only in the last few seasons have the Pontiacs become a consistent winning team.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T/OL	SOL	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
1991-92	60	8 	51	- 	1 	17 	186	399	9th Overall 	Did not qualify
1992-93	56	13	42	- 	1 	27 	192	324	9th Overall 	Did not qualify
1993-94	56	15	37	- 	4 	34 	209	368	9th Overall 	Did not qualify
1994-95	56	24	29	- 	3 	51 	219	278	7th Overall 	Lost in first round
1995-96	60	27	30	- 	3 	57 	243	257	7th Overall 	Lost in first round
1996-97	60	27	30	- 	3 	57 	242	270	8th Overall 	Lost in first round
1997-98	60	20	36	- 	4 	44 	204	266	11th Overall 	Did not qualify
1998-99	62	33	29	- 	0 	66 	282	261	5th North 	Lost in first round
1999-00	64	34	26	- 	4 	72 	251	230	5th North 	Lost in second round
2000-01	64	17	38	9 	- 	43 	194	307	8th North 	Did not qualify
2001-02	64	20	43	1 	- 	41 	176	284	8th North 	Did not qualify
2002-03	64	27	29	8 	- 	62 	207	243	6th North 	Lost in first round
2003-04	60	27	25	8 	- 	62 	189	172	6th North 	Lost in first round
2004-05	64	36	17	11 	- 	83 	218	189	4th North 	Lost in first round
2005-06	60	38	19	3 	- 	79 	240	185	5th North 	Lost in second round
2006-07	60	24	29	7 	- 	55 	173	208	6th North 	Lost in first round
2007-08	62	34	21	7 	- 	75 	211	166	4th North 	Lost in second round
2008-09	62	35	22	5 	- 	75 	215	187	4th North 	Lost in first round
2009-10	60	27	29	4 	- 	58 	175	190	5th North 	Lost in second round
2010-11	60	35	16	9 	- 	79 	198	150	3rd North 	Lost in second round
2011-12	60	34	20	6 	- 	74 	187	158	5th North 	Lost in first round
2012-13	60	32	19	- 	9 	73 	177	170	3rd North 	Lost in second round
2013-14	60	26	28	- 	6 	58 	182	212	5th North 	Lost in first round
2014-15	60	30	19	- 	11 	71 	197	184	3rd North 	Lost Division Final
2015-16	60	40	11	- 	9 	89 	245	163	3th of 8 North5th of 16 AJHL	Lost Div. Quarter Final
2016-17	60	37	19	- 	4 	78 	228	159	4th of 8 North5th of 16 AJHL	Lost Div. Semifnal
2017-18	60	20	32	- 	8 	48 	179	216	7th of 8 North5th of 16 AJHL	Lost Div. Quarterfnal
2018-19	60	41	15	- 	4 	48 	241	145	2nd of 8 North3rd of 16 AJHL	Lost Div. Semifinal
2019-20	58	33	21	4 	- 	70 	213	189	4th of 8 North7th of 15 AJHL	Los Div. Quarterfinal
2020-21	16	8 	6 	2 	- 	.563	46 	42 	2nd North 	Playoffs cancelled
2021-22	60	36	16	- 	8 	80 	221	177	3rd North 	Lost Division Quarterfinals
2022-23	60	36	19	3 	2 	75 	226	206	3rd North 	Lost Division Final
2021-22	60	36	16	8 	- 	80 	221	177	3rd North 	Lost Division Quarterfinals
2022-23	60	36	21	2 	1 	75 	248	206	3rd North 	Lost Division Final
2023-24	57	30	23	4 	- 	73 	202	173	4th 	Lost Quarterfinals
===Playoffs===
*1992 DNQ
*1993 DNQ
*1994 DNQ
*1995 Lost Quarter-final
:Calgary Canucks defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-1
*1996 Lost Quarter-final
:Olds Grizzlys defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-1
*1997 Lost Quarter-final
:Calgary Canucks defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-2
*1998 DNQ
*1999 Lost Preliminary
:Grande Prairie Storm defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 2-games-to-none
*2000 Lost Quarter-final
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3-games-to-none
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-1
*2001 DNQ
*2002 DNQ
*2003 Lost Preliminary
:Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-none
*2004 Lost Preliminary
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-games-to-2
*2005 Lost Preliminary
:Grande Prairie Storm defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-games-to-1
*2006 Lost Quarter-final
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3-games-to-1
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-none
*2007 Lost Preliminary
:Spruce Grove Saints defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-games-to-2
*2008 Lost Quarter-final
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 3-games-to-2
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-2
*2009 Lost Preliminary
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-games-to-1
*2010 Lost Quarter-final
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 3-games-to-none
:Spruce Grove Saints defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-none
*2011 Lost Quarter-final
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 3-games-to-none
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-2
*2012 Lost Quarter-final
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 3-games-to-none
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-2
*2013 Lost Quarter-final
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3-games-to-1
:Whitecourt Wolverines defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-1
*2014 Lost Preliminary
:Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-games-to-0
*2015 Lost Division Finals
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3-games-to-none
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Bobcats 4-games-to-2
:Spruce Grove Saints defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-2
*2016
:Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-games-to-1
*2017
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 3-games-to-1
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-1
*2018
:Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-games-to-none
*2019
:Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Whitecourt Wolverines 3-games-to-none
:Spruce Grove Saints defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-none
*2020
:Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-2
*2021
:Playoffs Cancelled
==NHL alumni==
The following former Pontiacs have gone on to play in the NHL:
*Nolan Pratt
*Grant Stevenson
*Harry York
*Jon Kalinski
*Mark Letestu
*Matt Climie
*Justin Fontaine
==References==
:Alberta Junior Hockey League website
:Bonnyville Pontiacs website
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Alberta Junior Hockey League
Category:Established in 1991