Helena Bighorns
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The Helena Bighorns is a Tier III Junior A
ice hockey
team in the American West Hockey League
based in Helena
, Montana
USA. The team plays their home games at the 1,600-seat Helena Ice Arena. The team is owned by Mike Butters and Oren Koules
, president of Evolution Entertainment
and former part-owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning
(NHL
).
Championships in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. And won the NorPac
Cascade Cup five times, including three straight in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
collegiate programs, higher levels of junior ice hockey
, and professional
ice hockey.
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
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the American West Hockey League
American West Hockey League
The American West Hockey League is an American Tier III junior ice hockey league based in Montana and Wyoming. The league is a member of USA Hockey and was founded in 2011.-History:...
based in Helena
Helena, Montana
Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the...
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
USA. The team plays their home games at the 1,600-seat Helena Ice Arena. The team is owned by Mike Butters and Oren Koules
Oren Koules
Oren Koules is an American entertainment industry and professional sports industry executive. He was president of Evolution Entertainment, producer of the Saw film series...
, president of Evolution Entertainment
Evolution Entertainment
Evolution Entertainment is an American independent entertainment management and film production company. The company was founded in 1998 Mark Burg and Oren Koules. and is best known for producing the first Saw film.-History:...
and former part-owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
(NHL
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...
).
Cascade Cup
The Helena Bighorns have won six straight NorPac America West DivisionNorthern Pacific Hockey League
The Northern Pacific Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. Its championship trophy is the Cascade Cup.-Current teams:-Suspended teams:...
Championships in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. And won the NorPac
Northern Pacific Hockey League
The Northern Pacific Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. Its championship trophy is the Cascade Cup.-Current teams:-Suspended teams:...
Cascade Cup five times, including three straight in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Alumni
The Bighorns have had a number of alumni move on to NCAA NCAA Division I, NCAA Division III, ACHAAcha
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collegiate programs, higher levels of junior ice hockey
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...
, and professional
Professional sports
Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...
ice hockey.