Powell River Kings
The Powell River Kings are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Hap Parker Arena.
Powell River Kings | |
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City | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada |
League | British Columbia Hockey League |
Conference | Coastal |
Founded | 1988 |
Home arena | Hap Parker Arena |
Colours | Green, gold, black, white |
General manager | Chad van Diemen [1] |
Head coach | Brock Sawyer [2] |
Website | www.powellriverkings.com/ |
Franchise history | |
1976–1985 | Abbotsford Flyers |
1985–1988 | Delta Flyers |
1988–1998 | Powell River Paper Kings |
1998–present | Powell River Kings |
History
Powell River joined the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) for the start of the 1988–89 season with the name the "Paper Kings", when they assumed the Delta Flyers franchise. They dropped the "Paper" from their name for the start of the 1998–99 season.
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 | Points | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
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1988–89 | 60 | 39 | 20 | 1 | — | 390 | 286 | 79 | 3221 | 2nd, Coastal | Lost in Semifinals, 3–4 (Royals) |
1989–90 | 61 | 28 | 27 | 6 | — | 298 | 325 | 62 | 2094 | 3rd, Coastal | Lost in Quarterfinals |
1990–91 | 60 | 33 | 24 | 3 | — | 329 | 308 | 69 | 1932 | 2nd, Coastal | Lost in Finals, 0–4 (Lakers) |
1991–92 | 60 | 26 | 32 | 2 | — | 302 | 312 | 64 | 2145 | 1st, Coastal | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Clippers) |
1992–93 | 60 | 34 | 23 | 3 | — | 328 | 288 | 71 | 1759 | 1st, Coastal | Lost in Finals, 0–4 (Spartans) |
1993–94 | 60 | 44 | 15 | 1 | — | 369 | 258 | 89 | 1st, Coastal | Lost in Semifinals, 1–4 (Capitals) | |
1994–95 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 1 | — | 300 | 259 | 75 | 1st, Coastal | Lost in Finals, 1–4 (Chiefs) | |
1995–96 | 60 | 35 | 22 | 3 | — | 235 | 239 | 73 | 2nd, Island | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Thunder) | |
1996–97 | 60 | 33 | 24 | 3 | — | 193 | 202 | 69 | 3rd, Coastal | Lost in Semifinals, 1–4 (Eagles) | |
1997–98 | 60 | 28 | 29 | 3 | — | 202 | 214 | 59 | 4th, Coastal | Lost in Preliminary, 1–2 (Clippers) | |
1998–99 | 60 | 17 | 43 | — | 0 | 216 | 346 | 34 | 4th, Coastal | Did not qualify | |
1999–00 | 60 | 21 | 34 | — | 5 | 194 | 270 | 47 | 4th, Coastal | Did not qualify | |
2000–01 | 60 | 19 | 35 | — | 6 | 183 | 255 | 44 | 1184 | 4th, Island | Did not qualify |
2001–02 | 60 | 25 | 28 | — | 7 | 195 | 216 | 57 | 1572 | 4th, Island | Lost in Preliminary, 1–4 (Clippers) |
2002–03 | 60 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 239 | 209 | 72 | — | 2nd, Island | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–3 (Chiefs) |
2003–04 | 60 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 199 | 234 | 61 | 2050 | 3rd, Island | Lost in Preliminary, 3–4 (Clippers) |
2004–05 | 60 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 210 | 223 | 64 | 1372 | 3rd, Island | Lost in Preliminary, 1–4 (Bulldogs) |
2005–06 | 60 | 20 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 177 | 231 | 45 | 1047 | 5th, Island | Lost in Preliminary, 1–4 (Chiefs) |
2006–07 | 60 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 203 | 243 | 58 | 1525 | 6th, Coastal | Lost in Preliminary, 2–4 (Capitals) |
2007–08 | 60 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 209 | 217 | 63 | 1091 | 6th, Coastal | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Clippers) |
2008–09 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 251 | 184 | 83 | 1038 | 1st, Mainland | Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Vipers) |
2009–10 | 60 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 216 | 160 | 79 | 945 | 2nd, Coastal | Lost in Finals, 3–4 (Vipers) |
2010–11 | 60 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 224 | 115 | 97 | — | 1st, Coastal | Lost Final |
2011–12 | 60 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 223 | 127 | 84 | — | 1st Coastal | Lost Final |
2012–13 | 56 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 160 | 183 | 51 | — | 4th Coastal | Lost Quarterfinals 3–2 |
2013–14 | 58 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 201 | 156 | 78 | — | 2nd Coastal | Lost Division Semifinals 2–4 (Grizzlies) |
2014–15 | 58 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 208 | 205 | 64 | — | 3rd Coastal | Lost Division Finals 3–4 (Clippers) |
2015–16 | 58 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 217 | 166 | 71 | — | 2nd of 5, Island 6th of 17, BCHL | Won Div. Semifinals 4–2 (Capitals) Lost Div. Finals, 0–4 (Clippers) |
2016–17 | 58 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 237 | 171 | 76 | — | 2nd of 5, Island 5th of 17, BCHL | Won Div. Semifinals 4–0 (Capitals) Lost Div. Finals 3–4 (Grizzlies) |
2017–18 | 58 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 214 | 176 | 68 | — | 3rd of 5, Island 8th of 17, BCHL | Won Div. Semifinals 4–2 (Clippers) Won Div Finals 4–1 (Grizzlies) Lost Semifinals 1–4 (Spruce Kings) |
2018–19 | 58 | 34 | 21 | — | 3 | 217 | 180 | 71 | 694 | 2nd of 5, Island 6th of 17, BCHL | Won First Round, 4–1 (Clippers) Lost Second Round, 3–4 (Grizzlies) |
2019–20 | 58 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 180 | 175 | 64 | 636 | 3rd of 5, Island 9th of 17, BCHL | Lost First Round, 1–4 (Capitals) |
2020–21 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 94 | 16 | 178 | 2nd of 3, Coquitlam Pod 13th of 16, BCHL | Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs |
2021–22 | 54 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 150 | 252 | 35 | 623 | 9th of 9, Coastal 17th of 18, BCHL | Did not qualify for post season play |
NHL alumni
A few former players have gone on to the NHL. Brad Bombardir won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils, Jeff Hoggan was the captain of the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins, Robb Gordon was a 2nd round draft choice of the Vancouver Canucks playing in four games, Dean Malkoc played for Vancouver and Boston, former assistant coach Cory Clouston spent four seasons as head coach of the Ottawa Senators. Other draftees are forwards Scott Kirton (Chicago), Derek Bekar (St. Louis), Matt Siddall (Atlanta), defenseman Calvin Elfring(Quebec) and goaltenders Peter Brady (Vancouver), Sean Maguire (Pittsburgh)
Retired numbers
- 5 Brad Bombardir
- 19 Heath Dennison
Honored people
- Joe Mastrodonato BUILDER
Awards and trophies
Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Regular Season Champions)
Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy
Goaltender Award
Brett Hull Trophy
Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy
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Bob Fenton Trophy
Defensive Award
Vern Dye Memorial Trophy
Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy
Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (For goalie tandem with lowest combined goals-against average)
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References
- "Kings Hire New General Manager". powellriverkings.com.com. April 3, 2020.
- "Powell River Kings change head coaches". prpeak.com. March 30, 2020.