Cowichan Valley Capitals

Cowichan Valley Capitals
CityDuncan, British Columbia, Canada
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
ConferenceCoastal
Founded1980 (1980)
Home arenaCowichan Community Centre
ColoursRed, navy, white
     
Owner(s)Island Capitals Sports & Entertainment
Websitecowichancapitals.com
Franchise history
1980–1984Cowichan Valley Capitals
1984–1986Sidney Whalers
1986–1988Juan de Fuca Whalers
1988–1990Cowichan Valley Whalers
1990–1993Victoria Warriors
1993–presentCowichan Valley Capitals

The Cowichan Valley Capitals are a junior ice hockey team based in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal conference in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Cowichan Community Centre.[1]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Finish Playoffs
1980–81 42 29 13 0 — 329 204 58 3rd, Coastal Lost div. quarter-finals, 1–5 (Clippers)
1981–82 48 32 16 0 — 347 244 64 3rd, Coastal Lost Div. Finals, 3–4 (Royals)
1982–83 56 17 38 1 — 247 350 35 7th, Coastal did not qualify
1983–84 50 8 41 1 — 208 347 17 6th, Coastal did not qualify
1984–85 52 9 42 1 — 222 438 19 6th, Coastal did not qualify
1985–86 52 13 38 1 — 216 312 27 5th, Coastal did not qualify
1986–87 52 20 32 0 — 238 276 40 5th, Coastal did not qualify
1987–88 52 25 25 2 — 248 241 52 4th, Coastal Lost div. semi-finals, 2–4 (Sockeyes)
1988–89 60 14 44 2 — 286 420 30 6th, Coastal did not qualify
1989–90 61 16 44 1 — 308 468 33 6th, Coastal Lost preliminary, 3–4
1990–91 60 25 34 1 — 263 308 51 4th, Coastal Lost semifinals, 3–4 (Paper Kings)
1991–92 60 25 34 1 — 303 363 51 4th, Coastal Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 (Ice Hawks)
1992–93 60 17 37 6 — 259 387 40 5th, Coastal did not qualify
1993–94 60 29 29 2 — 287 301 60 2nd, Coastal Lost finals, 1–4 (Spartans)
1994–95 60 32 24 4 — 351 270 68 2nd, Island Lost quarterfinals, 1–4 (Paper Kings)
1995–96 60 36 22 2 — 272 255 74 1st, Island Lost semifinals, 0–4 (Vipers)
1996–97 60 32 24 4 — 230 196 68 4th, Coastal Lost preliminary, 1–2 (Chiefs)
1997–98 60 19 37 4 — 212 261 42 7th, Coastal did not qualify
1998–99 60 36 20 — 4 290 256 76 2nd, Coastal Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 0–3 (Chiefs)
1999–00 60 32 21 — 7 263 243 71 2nd, Coastal Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Chiefs)
2000–01 60 28 24 — 8 236 249 64 3rd, Island did not qualify
2001–02 60 39 16 — 5 291 171 83 2nd, Island Lost Conference Semifinals, 1–3 (Clippers)
2002–03 60 30 21 2 7 234 207 69 3rd, Island Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Kings)
2003–04 60 38 13 4 5 242 183 85 1st, Island Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Bulldogs)
2004–05 60 26 29 1 4 213 235 57 4th, Island Lost Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Clippers)
2005–06 60 25 28 2 5 188 212 57 3rd, Island Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Bulldogs)
2006–07 60 36 16 2 6 254 209 80 3rd, Coastal Lost Conf. Final, 2–4 (Clippers)
2007–08 60 27 28 2 3 200 200 59 7th, Coastal did not qualify
2008–09 60 34 20 1 5 224 198 74 2nd, Island Lost Conf. Semifinals, 3–4 (Grizzlies)
2009–10 60 25 32 0 3 181 243 53 7th, Coastal Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Kings)
2010–11 60 21 30 1 8 187 253 51 8th, Coastal did not qualify
2011–12 60 36 16 1 7 222 188 80 3rd, Coastal Lost Conf. Quarterfinals 3–4 (Eagles)
2012–13 56 13 35 1 7 144 213 34 5th, Island did not qualify
2013–14 58 22 30 2 4 165 201 50 5th, Island did not qualify
2014–15 58 20 33 2 3 175 238 45 5th, Island did not qualify
2015–16 58 27 35 3 3 185 200 60 3rd, Island Lost div quarter-finals 2–4 (Kings)
2016–17 58 25 28 3 2 168 206 55 3rd of 5, Island
12th of 17, BCHL		 Lost div quarter-finals 0–4 (Kings)
2017–18 58 10 41 5 2 145 267 27 5th of 5, Island
17th of 17, BCHL		 did not qualify
2018–19 58 17 35 — 6 159 220 40 5th of 5, Island
16th of 17, BCHL		 Won First Round, 4–2 (Vees)
Lost Second Round, 2–4 (Wild)
2019–20 58 35 16 0 7 194 159 77 2nd of 5, Island
5th of 17, BCHL		 Won First Round, 4–1 (Kings)
2020–21 20 7 11 2 0 44 77 16 4th of 4, Port Al Pod
11th of 16, BCHL		 Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs
2021–22 54 15 33 5 1 157 219 36 8th of 9, Coastal
16th of 18, BCHL		 Lost div quarter-final, 0-4 (Bulldogs)
2022–23 54 31 19 0 3 198 164 66 3rd of 9, Coastal
5th of 18, BCHL		 Won 1st round, 4-0 (Grizzlies)
Won 2nd round, 4-3 (Eagles)
Won semi-finals, 4-0 (Chiefs)
Lost finals, 4-0 (Vees)
2023–24 54 33 20 0 1 203 161 67 3rd of 9, Coastal
7th of 17, BCHL		 Won 1st round, 4-3 (Express)
Won 2nd round, 4-0 (Chiefs)

Honored members

The Capitals have only one number retired:

10. Matt Ellison

NHL alumni

Awards and trophies

Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy
Coastal Conference Champions

  • 1994

Chevrolet Cup
Regular Season Champions

  • 2004

Bob Fenton Trophy
Most Sportsmanlike Player

  • Mike Hammond: 2010
  • Alexandre Gagne: 2005
  • Mike McKay: 2000

Brett Hull Trophy
Top Scorer

Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy
Rookie of the Year

  • Kevin Robertson: 1988

Defensive Award

  • Zack Currie: 2009
  • Jim Gattolliat: 1997

Goaltending Award

  • Tim Boron: 2003
  • Tim Boron: 2002

Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy
Coach of the Year

Vern Dye Memorial Trophy
Most Valuable Player

  • Chris Rawlings: 2009
  • Kevin Lachance: 2004
  • Tim Boron: 2003
  • Jordan Watt: 2000

Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy
Best Goaltending Duo

  • Tim Boron/Jason Dupis: 2002

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cowichan Valley Capitals About Us". CowichanCapitals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.