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Nanaimo Islanders
- Year of foundation: 1966
- Colours: Navy blue, red, silver, white
- Club status: active
- Address: Toyota Center
c/o Tri-City Americans
7000 W. Grandridge Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336 - Phone: +1 (509) 736-0606
- Fax: +1 (509) 783-4591
- Email: info@amshockey.com
- WWW: Tri City Americans
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All time leagues: WCHL (1967-78) | WHL | AMHL
Season 1982-1983
Club teams
This club in 1982-1983: WHL
Current rosterseason 1982-1983
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | John LaFontaine |  | 07.02.1964 | 175 cm | 72 kg | right | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Toyota Center Kennewick
- Adress: 7016 West Grandridge Boulevard
Kennewick, WA 99336 - Phone: +1 509-737-3700
- Email: jstrode@3riverscampus.com
- Web: http://www.yourtoyotacenter.com/
- Capacity: 6000
- Opened in: 1988
The Tri-City Americans franchise is an original franchise of the WHL. They began in 1966 as the Calgary Buffaloes before being renamed the Centennials after one season. The franchise was also known as the Billings Bighorns from 1977-82 before relocating to Nanaimo, British Columbia as the Nanaimo Islanders. After only one season, they moved to New Westminster, British Columbia to become the second incarnation of the New Westminster Bruins. They moved to the Tri-Cities in 1988.
- from 1966 to 1967: Calgary Buffaloes
- from 1967 to 1977: Calgary Centennials
- from 1977 to 1982: Billings Bighorns
- from 1982 to 1983: Nanaimo Islanders
- from 1983 to 1988: New Westminster Bruins
- from 1988 to present: Tri City Americans
from 1988 to present:
- Tri City Americans (official)
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Olten hires Scott Beattie as head coach
EHC Olten announces Italo-Canadian Scott Beattie will be the new head coach for the next season. Beattie, 44, played in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. He started coaching career in native Kimberley, Ontario. In last two seasons he worked at Tri City Americans in WHL previously as assistant coach and last season as associate coach
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Fast factsseason 1982-1983
- Youngest player: John LaFontaine (19 years)
- Oldest player: John LaFontaine (19 years)
- Shortest player: John LaFontaine (175 cm)
- Tallest player: John LaFontaine (175 cm)
- Nationalities: USA (1)
Leagues
Nanaimo Islanders participates in season 1982-1983: WHL
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