The Bruins played was located in Chilliwack, in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL).
The Chilliwack Bruins were first formed in 1970 as a member of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL).
The club was founded as a farm team for the WHL's Estevan Bruins.
After a 1975–76 season which saw the Bruins finish last in the BCJHL, the team joined the three-year-old Pacific Junior A Hockey League (PJHL).
The community of Chilliwack did not see Junior "A" hockey again until the Richmond Sockeyes relocated to the Fraser Valley city after for the 1990–91 season.