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Bonnyville Pontiacs
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| Bonnyville Pontiacs | |
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| City: | Bonnyville, Alberta |
| League: | Alberta Junior Hockey League |
| Division: | North |
| Founded: | 1991 |
| Home Arena: | R.J. Lalonde Arena |
| Colours: | Black, silver and white |
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
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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 1950's.
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.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T/OTL | SOL | Points | 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 | --- |
| 1995-96 | 60 | 27 | 30 | - | 3 | 57 | 243 | 257 | 7th Overall | --- |
| 1996-97 | 60 | 27 | 30 | - | 3 | 57 | 242 | 270 | 8th Overall | --- |
| 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 | --- |
| 1999-00 | 64 | 34 | 26 | - | 4 | 72 | 251 | 230 | 5th North | --- |
| 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 | --- |
| 2003-04 | 60 | 27 | 25 | 8 | - | 62 | 189 | 172 | 6th North | --- |
| 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 |
The following former Pontiacs have gone on to play in the NHL:
| Alberta Junior Hockey League |
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| North Division: - Bonnyville Pontiacs - Drayton Valley Thunder - Fort McMurray Oil Barons - Fort Saskatchewan Traders - Grande Prairie Storm - Lloydminster Bobcats - Sherwood Park Crusaders - Spruce Grove Saints
South Division: - Brooks Bandits - Calgary Canucks - Calgary Royals - Camrose Kodiaks - Canmore Eagles - Drumheller Dragons - Okotoks Oilers - Olds Grizzlys |