Medicine Hat Cubs

The Medicine Hat Cubs are a junior B team based out of the Kinplex in Medicine Hat, Alberta.  The team was established in 1973.  The team played in the Central Alberta Junior Hockey League and IJHL prior to joining the Heritage Junior B Hockey League for the 2002-03 season.  season
==Championships==
The team has won the 13 championships in lower level leagues between 1978 and 2001; including 9 CAJHL championships (1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93) and 4 IJHL championships (1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-00, 2000-01)
==History==
The Cubs were founded in 1973 into the Heritage Junior B Hockey League. In their fifth year, 1977-78, they won the league championship for the first time, repeating as champions the next season. In the 1980s and 90s the Cubs became a sort of junior hockey dynasty, winning the league championship again in 1980-81, 85-86, 87-88, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 94-95, 95-96, 99-00 and 00-01. In this time two Cubs players went on to play in the National Hockey League (Blaine Lacher and Murray Craven) Since the 2001 season the Cubs have more or less struggled compared to former seasons, including some highly rough recent years. The Cubs took a mid-season leave of absence in January 2016 after deciding not to finish out the 2015–16 season with too few players.
==Recent season-by-season record==
Medicine Hat Cubs Records
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OL	T	Pts	Finish 	Playoffs
2002-03	36	25	7 	3 	1	54 	3rd, South 	N/A
2003-04	35	21	10	3 	1	46 	2nd, South 	N/A
2004-05	38	26	11	0 	1	53 	3rd, South 	Won League, Bronze at Keystone Cup
2005-06	38	17	17	3 	1	38 	4th, South 	Lost Division final (Bisons)
2006-07	36	23	7 	5 	1	52 	2nd, South 	Lost Division Final (Bisons)
2007-08	36	26	8 	0 	2	54 	2nd, South 	Lost Division final (Generals)
2008-09	36	16	15	4 	1	37 	5th, South 	Lost Division final (Generals)
2009-10	36	24	11	1 	0	49 	2nd, South 	Lost Division final (Bisons)
2010-11	36	10	24	0 	2	22 	5th, South 	Did not qualify
2011-12	38	14	21	2 	1	31 	6th, South 	Did not qualify
2012-13	38	23	10	1 	4	51 	3rd, South 	Lost Division final (Bisons)
2013-14	36	16	16	0 	4	36 	5th, South 	Lost in Survivor Series
2014-15	38	19	17	0 	2	40 	4th, South 	Lost in Survivor Series
2015-16	38	5 	33	0 	0	10 	7th, South 	Did not qualify
2016-17	38	8 	24	0 	6	22 	6th of 7, South11 of 14, HJBHL	Lost Div. Qualifying Round
2017-18	36	12	22	0 	2	26 	6th of 6 South11 of 13 HJHL 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals
2018-19	38	17	17	- 	4	38 	5th, South 	Lost Div. Semifinals
2019-20	38	25	11	- 	2	52 	3rd, South 	Lost Div. Semifinals
2020-21	2 	1 	1 	- 	0	2 	N/A 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	36	25	8 	- 	3	53 	2nd Southern 	Lost Division Final
2022-23	38	27	8 	- 	3	57 	2nd Southern 	Lost Division Final
2023-24	38	24	9 	- 	5	53 	2nd Southern 	Lost Semifinals
==Retired numbers==
#1 Blaine Lacher
#9 Murray Craven
#12 Justin Bremer (player killed in car accident on way home from a Cubs game, team created a team Unsung Hero Award in his memory)
==References==
Category:Heritage Junior B Hockey League team
Category:Established in 1973