Cold Lake Ice | |
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City | Cold Lake, Alberta |
League | NEAJBHL |
Home arena | Imperial Oil Place |
Colours | Black and white |
General manager | Scott Hood |
Head coach | Scott Hood |
Website | www.coldlakeice.com/ |
Franchise history | |
2001–present | Cold Lake Ice |
The Cold Lake Ice are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League (NEAJBHL). They play their home games at the 1,800-seat Imperial Oil Place, located at the Energy Centre.
Head coach and general manager is Scott Hood[ when? ][ citation needed ]
The Ice have won three regular season and four playoff championships in their history. The Ice were four-time consecutive playoff champions from 2011–12 to the 2014–15 seasons.
This season saw the Ice reach the league finals for the first time in their history. They beat the Lloydminster Bandits to win the championship and advance to provincials.
The 2011–12 season saw the Ice finish up in second place during the regular season but surged through the playoffs to repeat as league champions.
This season saw the Ice complete a three-peat. The best showing to-date at the Russ Barnes Trophy winning the bronze medal with a 5–3 victory over the Red Deer Vipers from the Heritage Junior B Hockey League.
With the season still under way, the Ice finished the regular season with the best record in team history and finished the season first in the league. The Ice went on to win their fourth straight NEAJHL playoff championship and another trip to the Russ Barnes Championships. This season, Cold Lake failed to advance to the playoff round for the Russ Barnes Trophy.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
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2010–11 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 230 | 81 | 923 | 1st, NEAJBHL | NEAJBHL Champions, 4–0 (Bandits) |
2011–12 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 236 | 78 | — | 2nd, NEAJBHL | NEAJBHL Champions, 4–0 (Wheat Kings) |
2012–13 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 218 | 89 | — | 1st, NEAJBHL | NEAJBHL Champions, 4–1 (Bisons) |
2013–14 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 208 | 91 | 1617 | 1st, NEAJBHL | NEAJBHL Champions, 4–0 (Bandits) |
2014–15 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 223 | 104 | 1443 | 2nd, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (T-Birds) Won Semifinals, 4–0 (Wheat Kings) Won League Finals, 4–2 (Bisons) NEAJBHL Champions |
2015–16 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 156 | 138 | 1281 | 4th of 10, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4–1 (Border Chiefs) Lost Semifinals, 0–4 (Bisons) |
2016–17 | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 220 | 95 | 1133 | 5th of 10, NEAJBHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Wheat Kings) |
2017–18 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 35 | 137 | 134 | 723 | 6th of 10, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4–3 (Canadiens) Lost Semifinals, 0–4 (Bisons) |
2018–19 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 119 | 113 | 524 | 5th of 9, NEAJBHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Canadiens) |
2019–20 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 112 | 130 | 712 | 5th of 8, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Wheat Kings) Lost Semifinals 1-4 (Clippers) |
2020–21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 76 | Remaining Season Cancelled Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic | |
2021–22 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 31 | 116 | 136 | 737 | 5th of 7 NEAJBHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Tigers) |
2022–23 | 31 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 23 | 103 | 147 | 809 | 6th of 8 NEAJBHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Wheat Kings) |
2023–24 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 132 | 142 | x | 6th of 8 NEAJBHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Bandits) |
Alberta Jr. B Provincial Championships
Season | Round-robin | Record | Standing | Semifinal | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game |
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2011 | L, Blackfalds Wranglers, 5–6 T, Leduc Riggers 3–3 L, Whitecourt Wolverines, 3–5 | 0–2–1 | 4th of 4, Pool B | — | — | — |
2012 | T, Calgary Royals Blue, 5–5 T, Blackfalds Wranglers, 3–3 L, Edmonton Royals, 3–6 | 0–1–2 | 4th of 4, Pool B | — | — | — |
2013 | W, Wetaskiwin Icemen, 7–4 W, Red Deer Vipers, 5–4 W, Grande Prairie Kings, 6–5 | 3–0–0 | 1st of 4, Pool B | L, Sherwood Park Knights, 1–5 | W, Red Deer Vipers, 5–3 Bronze Medal | — |
2014 | L, Fort Saskatchewan Hawks, 2–4 W, Grande Prairie Kings, 5–3 L, Blackfalds Wranglers, 1–2 | 1–2–0 | 4th of 4, Pool B | — | — | — |
2015 | L, North Peace Navigators, 3–9 L, Stony Plain Flyers, 1–2 T, Blackfalds Wranglers, 2–2 | 0–2–1 | 4th of 4, Pool | — | — | — |
Western 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.
Season | Round-robin | Record | Standing | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game |
2015 Host | T, North Edmonton Red Wings, 2–2 L, Campbell River Storm, 2–4 L, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 1–3 W, Selkirk Fishermen, 10–0 L, Saskatoon Quakers, 0–5 | 1–3–1 | 5th of 6 | — | — |
NEAJBHL Championship
Goaltender of the Year
Most Gentlemanly
Rookie of the Year
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