The Campbell River Storm are a junior ice hockey team based in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). The Storm play their home games at Rod Brind'Amour Arena.
| Campbell River Storm | |
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| City | Campbell River, British Columbia |
| League | Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Home arena | Rod Brind'Amour Arena |
| Colours | Black Silver |
| Owner(s) | Linda Lahtinen Sean Estabrook |
| General manager | Lou Gravel |
| Head coach | Troy Newans |
The Storm joined the league in 1997 as an expansion team. In its VIJHL history, the team has won the Cyclone Taylor Cup twice, in 1999 and 2015. The Storm have won the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy ten times in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017 and 2018. They won the Andy Hebenton Trophy seven times, as the team with the league's best regular season record in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2018.
In 2015, the Storm became the only team in VIJHL history, to win the VIJHL Championship, The BC Provincial Championship and the Keystone Cup as Western Canada's Junior B champions, all in the same season.[1]
History
editThe Storm play in the VIJHL, a Junior B hockey league on Vancouver Island consisting of 9 teams. The team began play in the 1997–98 season and went on to capture the Patterson Memorial Trophy as playoff champions in its first season.[2] They would win the trophy 6 more times in a row, then reach the finals the following 2 seasons, losing in six games to the Victoria Cougars in 2005, then again in 6 games to the Kerry Park Islanders in 2006.
They have played in 9 Cyclone Taylor Cup tournaments, winning it twice in 1999 and 2015 and silver in 2017. In 2004 they hosted it, losing to the Richmond Sockeyes of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League in the finals. In 2019, they will once again be the hosts of the Cyclone Taylor Cup.
Three times they have played in the Keystone Cup, capturing bronze in 1999 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, taking silver as hosts in 2006, and winning gold in 2015 in Cold Lake, Alberta. They play out of the Strathcona Gardens Complex in Campbell River, in Rod Brind'Amour Arena. They were previously owned and coached by Jim Revenberg, who was selected in the 7th round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks.[3] Current owners are Linda Lahtinen (2011–Present) and Sean Estabrook (2022–Present) .[4]
Season-by-season record
editNote: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1999–00 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 6 | - | 54 | 187 | 144 | 1st, North | Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions |
| 2000–01 | 48 | 33 | 10 | 5 | - | 71 | 269 | 145 | 1st, North | Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 4-3 (Islanders) Cyclone Taylor Cup Runners-Up (Nitehawks) |
| 2001–02 | 48 | 40 | 4 | 4 | - | 84 | 279 | 131 | 1st, North | Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 4-1 (Panthers) |
| 2002–03 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 0 | - | 72 | 267 | 128 | 1st, North | Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 3-0 (Cougars) Cyclone Taylor Cup Runners-Up, 1-2 (Sockeyes) |
| 2003–04 | 48 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 368 | 120 | 1st, North | Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 3-0 (Panthers) |
| 2004–05 | 48 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 68 | 232 | 186 | 1st, North | ||
| 2005–06 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 47 | 168 | 144 | 1st, North | Lost in Finals, 2-4 (Islanders) | |
| 2006–07 | 48 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 53 | 193 | 161 | 3rd, North | ||
| 2007–08 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 61 | 174 | 123 | 3rd, North | ||
| 2008–09 | 48 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 45 | 161 | 175 | 4th, North | ||
| 2009–10 | 48 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 33 | 150 | 212 | 4th, North | ||
| 2010–11 | 44 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 111 | 242 | 4th, North | Lost Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Panthers) | |
| 2011–12 | 42 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 137 | 187 | 3rd, North | Lost Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Braves) | |
| 2012–13 | 48 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 27 | 150 | 219 | 4th, North | Lost Play in Round, 0-1 (Islanders) | |
| 2013-14 | 48 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 218 | 141 | 2nd, North | Won Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Buccaneers) Lost Div finals, 3-4 (Panthers) |
| 2014-15 | 48 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 280 | 117 | 1st North 2nd VIJHL |
Won Div semifinals, 4-0 - (Generals) Won Div finals, 4-1 (Glacier Kings) Won VIJHL Finals, 4-0 (Victoria Cougars) to Cyclone Taylor Cup |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 250 | 129 | 1st North 2nd VIJHL |
Won Div semifinals, 4-2 - (Braves) Won Div finals, 4-0 (Buccaneers) Lost League Finals, 2-4 (Cougars) |
| 2016-17 | 48 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 217 | 126 | 1st of 4 North 2nd of 9 VIJHL |
Won Div semifinals, 4-0 (Panthers) Won Division Finals, 4-1 (Buccaneers) Won VIJHL Finals, 4-3 (Cougars) to Cyclone Taylor Cup |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 237 | 95 | 1st of 4 North 1st of 9 VIJHL |
Won Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Panthers) Won Div semifinals 4-0 (Wolves) Won VIJHL Finals 4-3 (Braves) to Cyclone Taylor Cup |
| 2018-19 | 48 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 207 | 92 | 1st of 4 North 1st of 9 VIJHL |
Won Quarterfinals, 4-3 (Panthers) Won Div semifinals 4-0 (Braves) lost VIJHL Finals 1-4 (Cougars) |
| 2019-20 | 48 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 127 | 61 | 4th of 4 North 4th of 9 VIJHL |
Won Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Buccaneers) incomplete semifinals 0-0 (Generals) Playoffs cancelled due to covid-19 |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 24 | 22 | Remaining season and playoffs lost due to COVID-19 | |
| 2021-22 | 46 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 98 | 82 | 1st of 6 North 4th of 9 VIJHL |
Won Quarterfinals, 4-3 (Bombers) Lost semifinals 0-4 (Generals) |
| 2022-23 | 48 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 206 | 137 | 70 | 2nd of 6 North 3rd of 11 VIJHL |
Won Quarterfinals, 4-3 (Glacier Kings) Lost semifinals 1-4 (Generals) |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 248 | 155 | 74 | 1st of 6 North 1st of 11 VIJHL |
Lost Div semifinals, 2-4 (Islanders) |
Cyclone Taylor Cup
editBritish Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships
| Season | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2015 | W, North Vancouver 6-3 OTW, Kimberley 4-3 W, Mission City 3-0 |
3-0-0 | 1st of 4 | n/a | W, Kimberley 6-5 Cyclone Taylor Cup Champs |
| 2016* | L, Mission City 2-7 L, Victoria 3-5 L, 100 Mile House 3-4 |
0-3-0 | 4th of 4 | W, Mission City 8-4 Bronze Medalists |
did not qualify |
| 2017 | L, Beaver Valley 0-6 W, Creston Valley 6-2 OTW, Aldergrove 2-1 |
1-1-1 | 2nd of 4 | n/a | L, Beaver Valley 6-2
Storm Win Silver Medal |
| 2018 | L, Richmond Sockeyes 1-4 OTL, Delta Ice Hawks 2-3 W, Kimberley Dynamiters 9-0 |
1-1-1 | 3rd of 4 | L, Kimberley Dynamiters 1-7 | did not qualify |
- - VIJHL Champs Victoria Cougars were Cyclone Cup hosts - Storm advanced as VIJHL representative
Keystone Cup
editWestern Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to British Columbia)
Six teams in round robin play. 1st vs 2nd for gold/silver & 3rd vs. 4th for bronze.
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Bronze Medal Game |
Gold Medal Game |
| 2015 | W, Saskatoon - Sask 4-2 W, Cold Lake - Alta 4-2 L, N Edmonton - Alta 4-5 W, Thunder Bay - Ont 5-2 W, Selkirk - Man 6-1 |
4-1-0 | 1st of 6 | n/a | n/a | W, N Edmonton - Alta 6-3 Keystone Cup Champions |
Notable alumni
edit- Clayton Stoner (NHL)
- Colin Blake (All Time Leading Scorer 327 points 2012 - 2017)
Awards and trophies
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Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy
Andy Hebenton Trophy
Grant Peart Memorial Trophy
Doug Morton Trophy
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Jamie Robertson Trophy
Larry Lamoureaux Trophy
Ray's Sports Centre Trophy
Walt McWilliams Memorial Trophy
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References
edit- ^ "Campbell River storm past North Edmonton Red Wings to capture Keystone Cup gold | Bonnyville Nouvelle". bonnyvillenouvelle.ca. 2015-04-21. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jim Revenberg Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
- ^ "Riverite new owner behind the Storm". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-16.