Kamloops Storm

Kamloops Storm
CityKamloops, British Columbia
LeagueKootenay International Junior Hockey League
ConferenceOkanagan/Shuswap
DivisionDoug Birks
Founded1996 (1996)–97
Home arenaMacArthur Island Arena
ColoursBlue, red, silver and white
       
General managerMatt Kolle
Head coachAndrew Fisher
CaptainRyan Larsen
Websitewww.kamloopsstormhockey.com
Franchise history
1996-97Osoyoos Rebels
1997-01Osoyoos Heat
2001–06Osoyoos Storm
2006–presentKamloops Storm

The Kamloops Storm are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at MacArthur Island Olympic Arena.

The Storm played in Osoyoos, British Columbia until 2006, when they were moved to Kamloops. The 2006–07 season was the first one played in Kamloops.

History

The Storm won the 2004–05 KIJHL Championship, but were eliminated by the Sicamous Eagles in the 2005–06 playoffs.

The Storm also won the Keystone Cup in 2004–05.

In the 2006–07 season the Kamloops Storm went on to capture the regular season Division banner and also the playoff division banner before losing to the Fernie Ghostriders in the League Semi Finals.

The Kamloops Storm lost in the Finals to the Fernie Ghostriders 2–4 in the KIJHL 2007–08 season.

In the 2008–09 season the Kamloops Storm went to the KIJHL playoff finals, but lost to the Nelson Leafs 0–4.

The Kamloops Storm battled to the KIJHL playoff finals again for the 2013–14 season only to drop the series to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 2–4.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, D = Defaults, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Records as of February 17, 2024.[1][2]

Season GP W L D OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2006–07 52 30 18 0 4 64 204 171 1st, Okanagan Shuswap Lost in League Semifinals, 0–3 (Ghostriders)
2007–08 52 29 21 0 2 60 184 148 2nd, Eddie Mountain: West Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Ghostriders)
2008–09 52 35 13 0 4 74 214 141 1st, Okanagan Lost in Finals, 0–4 (Leafs)
2009–10 50 22 21 0 7 51 178 195 5th, Okanagan Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–3 (Chiefs)
2010–11 50 24 24 0 2 50 165 169 2nd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Finals, 1–4 (Grizzlies)
2011–12 52 35 10 1 6 77 236 166 2nd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Finals, 3–4 (Eagles)
2012–13 52 18 28 2 4 42 167 191 4th, Doug Birks Lost in Division Semifinals, 1–4 (Knights)
2013–14 52 42 9 0 1 85 247 145 1st, Doug Birks Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Nitehawks)
2014–15 52 33 17 0 2 68 195 135 1st, Doug Birks Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Dynamiters)
2015–16 52 32 14 2 4 70 160 128 2nd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Semifinals, 1–4 (Heat)
2016–17 47 23 17 1 6 53 153 137 3rd of 5 Doug Birks
10th of 20 - KIJHL		 Won Div Semifinals, 4–2 (100 Mile House)
Lost Division Finals, 1–4 (Heat)
2017–18 47 18 24 3 2 41 146 171 4th of 5 Doug Birks
13th of 20 - KIJHL		 Lost in Div Semifinals, 2–4 (Grizzlies)
2018–19 49 19 27 1 2 41 122 186 4th of 5 Doug Birks
15th of 20 - KIJHL		 Lost Div Semifinals, 0-4 (Grizzlies)
2019–20 49 22 26 0 1 45 145 153 4th of 5 Doug Birks
14th of 20 - KIJHL		 Lost in Div Semifinals, 0–4 (Grizzlies)
2020–21 2 2 0 0 0 4 6 4 Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021–22 42 28 10 0 4 60 141 91 2nd of 5 Doug Birks
6th of 19 - KIJHL		 Won Div Semifinals, 4-3 (Heat)
Lost Division Finals, 2–4 (Grizzlies)
2022–23 44 26 13 - 5 57 145 105 2nd, Doug Birks Lost Div Semifinals, 3-4 (Eagles)
2023–24 44 31 11 1 1 64 1467 102 2nd of 5 Doug Birks
6th of 19 - KIJHL		 Won Div Semifinals, 4-3 (Eagles)
Lost Div. Final, 0-4 (Grizzlies)

Playoffs

Records as of March 12, 2024.[3][4][5]

Season 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals
2006–07 W, 4–1, Sicamous W, 4–0, Revelstoke L, 0–3, Fernie —
2007–08 W, 3–1, Summerland W, 4–0, Princeton W, 4–3, Revelstoke L, 2–4, Fernie
2008–09 W, 4–2–2, round-robin W, 4–0, Princeton W, 3–2, Sicamous L, 0–4, Nelson
2009–10 L, 1–3, Chase — — —
2010–11 W, 4–1, Sicamous L, 1–4, Revelstoke — —
2011–12 W, 4–3, North Okanagan L, 3–4, Sicamous — —
2012–13 L, 1–4, North Okanagan — — —
2013–14 W, 4–1, Sicamous W, 4–0, 100 Mile House W, 4–1, Osoyoos L, 2–4, Nitehawks
2014–15 W, 4–1, Sicamous W, 4–1, 100 Mile House W, 4–1, Osoyoos L, 2–4, Kimberley
2015–16 L, 1–4, Chase — — —
2016–17 W, 4–2, 100 Mile House L, 1–4, Chase — —
2017–18 L, 2–4, Revelstoke — — —
2018–19 L, 0-4, Revelstoke — — —
2019–20 L, 0-4, Revelstoke — — —
2020–21 Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2021–22 W, 4-3, Chase L, 2-4, Revelstoke — —
2022–23 L, 3-4, Sicamous — — —
2023-24 W, 4-3, Sicamous L, 0-4, Revelstoke — —

NHL alumni

Awards and trophies

Kamloops Storm Team Picture 2013–2014
Kamloops Storm Team Picture 2014–2015
Kamloops Storm Team Picture 2017–2018
Kamloops Storm Team Picture 2017–2018

References

  1. ^ KIJHL.ca, Final 2013-14 regular season standings. Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ KIJHL.ca – Year end standings.
  3. ^ KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "KIJHL.ca – 2013-14 playoff standings". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  5. ^ KIJHL.ca, League champions.