A charter member of the
Canadian Major Junior Hockey League in 1966, the franchise was known in its first season as the
Calgary Buffaloes before becoming the Centennials (marking the
Canadian Centennial that year) in the renamed WCHL for the
1967–68 season. The franchise had a string of successful regular seasons in the early 1970s, winning three West division titles, however playoff success never followed. The Centennials only reached the WCHL finals once, falling in four straight to the
Regina Pats in 1974. Following the
1976–77 season, the Centennials were sold and relocated to
Billings, Montana and became the
Billings Bighorns. Calgarians would not have to wait long for another team, as the
Winnipeg Monarchs were sold and relocated to Calgary to become the
Calgary Wranglers for the
1978–78 season. The Centennials franchise today is known as the
Tri-City Americans, settling in
Kennewick, Washington, after stops as the Billings Bighorns,
Nanaimo Islanders, and
New Westminster Bruins. ==Season-by-season record==