Okotoks Bisons

The Okotoks Bisons are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the South Division of the Heritage [Junior B Hockey League]. They play their home games at Murray Arena.

History

Founded in 1985, the Bisons were originally known as the Okotoks 85ers and played in the Southern Alberta Junior Hockey League. They moved to the Calgary [Junior Hockey League] in 1989 – changing to the Foothills Bisons one year later – before settling in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League in 1991.
The Bison’s have been the most successful franchise in HJHL history, earning 20 League Final Appearances, 17 1st Place Finishes, 14 HJHL Playoff Championships, 10 Provincial Medals and 1 Western Canadian Championship Medal. The program is also seen as one of the best across Canada with recent national rankings of #1 in 2023-24, #2 2022-23 & #4 in 2021-22.
The Bison’s were at their all-time high between 2011 and 2014 where they made league history by being the first and only team since to win four consecutive league titles in the HJHL. A feat they had come close to in 2001–2003 winning three consecutively. Today, the Bison’s look to capture their fourth consecutive league championships as they have most recently been crowned League Champs in 2022, 2023 & 2024.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''

Russ Barnes Trophy

Alberta Jr B Provincial Championships

Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2003	W, St. Paul Canadiens 5–2 W, Calgary Royal Gold 3–1 W, Spruce Grove Regals 6–3	3–0–0	n/a	L, Fort St. John Huskies 1–3	W, Lloydminster Bandits 7–5 Bronze Medalists	n/a
2005	L, North Peace Navigators 2–4 W, Calgary Bruins 7–0 T, Beverly Warriors 4–4	1–1–1	n/a	L, Calgary Stampeders 4–6	L, North Peace Navigators 1–3	n/a
2006	W, N Edmonton Red Wings 5–3 W, Calgary Stampeders 6–2 T, Grande Prairie Wheelers 6–6	2–0–1	n/a	L, Red Deer Vipers 2–3	W, N Edmonton Red Wings 5–4 Bronze Medalists	n/a
2011	L, North Peace Navigators 6–8 L, Beaumont Chiefs 3–6 W, Calgary Blazers 4–2	1–2–0	n/a	Did not qualify	n/a	n/a
2012	L, Whitecourt Wolverines 3–4 W, Spruce Grove Regals 2–3 W, Killam 6–0	1–2–0	n/a	W, Edmonton Royals 5–2	n/a	L, Whitecourt Wolverines 1–5 Silver Medalists
2013	T, Wainwright Bisons, 2–2 W, Sherwood Park Knights, 6–2 W, Calgary Rangers, 7–1	2–0–1	n/a	W, Red Deer Vipers, 7–2	n/a	W, Sherwood Park Knights, 8–4 GOLD MEDALIST Advance to Keystone Cup
2022	W, Wainwright Bisons, 4–0 T, Sherwood Park Knights, 6–6 W, CBHA Rangers, 2–0	2–0–1	1st of 4 Pool B	L, Fort St. John Huskies 2–5	W, Sherwood Park Knights 5–2 Bronze Medalists	n/a
2023 HOST	W, Fort St. John Huskies, 5–4 W, Sylvan Lake Wranglers, 4–0 W, Sherwood Park Knights, 6–3 L, Wainwright Bisons 4–5	3–1–1	1st of 6	no semi's	n/a	L, Wainwright Bisons 1–3 Silver Medalists
2024	W, St. Albert Merchants, 6-5 L, La Crete Lumber Barons, 1-5 W, North Peace Navigators, 5-3 W, Wainwright Bisons, 4-3	3-1–0	2nd of 6	n/a	n/a	Won 6-3 La Crete Lumber Barons Gold Medalists'

Awards and trophies

HJHL Championship

1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2021–22, 2022-23, 2023-24

ALBERTA Championship

2013, 2024