The Drumheller Falcons were a Junior A

Junior ice hockey

Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League

Alberta Junior Hockey League

The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...

 based in Drumheller

Drumheller, Alberta

Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary...

, Alberta

Alberta

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The Falcons joined the AJHL 1971 as the league's seventh team after acquiring the assets of the Ponoka Stampeders

Ponoka Stampeders

The Ponoka Stampeders are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League...

 franchise that ceased operations a year previous. The Falcons generally struggled throughout its history, though the team did reach the AJHL final in 1974-75 where they lost four games to three to the Spruce Grove Mets. One year later, the Falcons would take a three year leave of absence.

The Falcons returned in 1979, however were consistently overmatched, winning just 29 games total between 1979 and 1983. The Falcons folded midway through the 1982-83 season having lost every game they played that year. The Falcons still hold the record for longest losing streak spanning two seasons at 35; a record stopped only by the team's demise.

Four Falcons alumni went on to play in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

: Merlin Malinowski

Merlin Malinowski

Merlin "The Magician" Malinowski is a retired Canadian Professional Hockey Right Winger who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils and Hartford Whalers...

, Jim Nill

Jim Nill

James Edward Nill is a former NHL right winger, currently the assistant General manager of the Detroit Red Wings.-Junior career:...

, Bryan Maxwell

Bryan Maxwell

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 and John Hilworth

John Hilworth

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Drumheller would not get a second chance in the AJHL until 2003, when the Drumheller Dragons

Drumheller Dragons

The Drumheller Dragons are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada at the Drumheller Memorial Arena, capacity 2000.-Season-by-season record:...

 were founded as an expansion team.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1971-72	48	16	32	0	190	319	32	7th overall	Out of playoffs
1972-73	60	29	29	2	331	350	58	3rd overall
1973-74	60	21	36	3	232	309	45	5th overall
1974-75	60	42	17	1	342	260	85	2nd overall	Lost final
1975-76	60	19	40	1	289	425	39	5th overall
1979-80	59	9	49	1	185	399	19	8th overall	Out of playoffs
1980-81	60	10	50	0	227	415	20	4th South	Out of playoffs
1981-82	60	10	50	0	230	427	20	5th South	Out of playoffs
1982-83†	26	0	26	0	64	223	0	5th South	Out of playoffs

^†Folded with a record of 0-24-0. The team forfeited two games following its demise.

Playoffs

• 1972 DNQ
• 1973 Lost Semi-final

Calgary Canucks

Calgary Canucks

The Calgary Canucks are a junior ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Max Bell Centre, capacity 3500....

 defeated Drumheller Falcons 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie

• 1974 DNQ
• 1975 Lost Final

Drumheller Falcons defeated Taber Golden Suns

Taber Golden Suns

The Taber Golden Suns were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Taber, Alberta, Canada.-History:The Golden Suns were founded in 1974 as an expansion club, lasting seven seasons before being sold and relocated to Olds, Alberta as the Olds Grizzlys...

 4-games-to-1

Spruce Grove Mets defeated Drumheller Falcons 4-games-to-3

• 1976 DNQ
• 1977-79 Did Not Participate
• 1980 DNQ
• 1981 Lost Quarter-final

Calgary Spurs

Calgary Spurs

The Calgary Spurs were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Founded in 1972 as The Pass Red Devils and following a two year stop as the Pincher Creek Panthers, the franchise became the second AJHL franchise in Calgary in 1978 as the Calgary Chinooks...

defeated Drumheller Falcons 3-games-to-none

• 1982 DNQ
• 1983 Did Not Finish Season