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New Westminster Bruins
CityNew Westminster, British Columbia
LeagueWestern Hockey League
Operated1971 (1971)–81 and 1983–88
Home arenaQueen's Park Arena
ColoursBlack, white & gold
Franchise history
1966–67Calgary Buffaloes
1967–77Calgary Centennials
1977–82Billings Bighorns
1982–83Nanaimo Islanders
1983–88New Westminster Bruins
1988-PresentTri-City Americans
Previous franchise history
1966–71Estevan Bruins
1971–81New Westminster Bruins
1981–84Kamloops Junior Oilers
1984-PresentKamloops Blazers
Championships
Playoff championships1977 & 1978 Memorial Cup Champions

The New Westminster Bruins were a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. There were two franchises that carried this name:

  • 1971–1981 (formerly the Estevan Bruins, now the Kamloops Blazers)
  • 1983–1988 (formerly the Nanaimo Islanders, now the Tri-City Americans)

Both incarnations of the franchise played at Queen's Park Arena in the Vancouver suburb of New Westminster, British Columbia.

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