Peninsula Panthers | |
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City | North Saanich, British Columbia |
League | Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League |
Division | South |
Founded | 1980's |
Home arena | Panorama Recreation Centre |
Colours | Black, blue, red, white |
Owner(s) | Coreen Zubersky & John Wilson |
General manager | Pete Zubersky |
Head coach | Tyler Stanton |
Captain | N/A |
Affiliate | Peninsula Eagles MHA |
Website | panthers.vijhl.com |
Franchise history | |
1980s-90s | Peninsula Eagles |
1990s-90s | Peninsula Pythons |
1990s-present | Peninsula Panthers |
The Peninsula Panthers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the South Division of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). The Panthers play their home games at Panorama Recreation Centre. Coreen Zubersky is the team's president, Pete Zubersky is the general manager and Tyler Stanton is the head coach.[ when? ][ citation needed ]
The Peninsula Panthers joined the league as an expansion team in 1996, as the Esquimalt Panthers (playing out of the Naden Arena). After one season in Esquimalt, the franchise moved to North Saanich. [1] In its VIJHL history, the team has won the Cyclone Taylor Cup once, in 2011. The Panthers have won the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy four times in 1989, 2010, 2011 and 2022. They won the Andy Hebenton Trophy five times, as the team with the league's best regular season record in 1988, 1989, 2004, 2008 and 2009.
An earlier Peninsula team, the Eagles, joined the league in the early 1980s as an expansion team but subsequently left. That franchise won a league championship in 1988.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Accurate as of 2020-21 season. [2]
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
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1999-00 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | - | 48 | 241 | 185 | 2nd, South | Lost League Finals, 2-4 (Storm) |
2000-01 | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | - | 58 | 233 | 169 | 1st, South | Lost division finals, 2-4 (Islanders) |
2001-02 | 48 | 34 | 10 | 4 | - | 72 | 264 | 173 | 1st, South | Lost Finals, 1-4 (Storm) |
2002-03 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 0 | - | 48 | 158 | 143 | 2nd, South | Lost division finals, 2-3 (Cougars) |
2003-04 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 4 | - | 66 | 1st, South | Lost Finals, 0-3 (Storm) | ||
2004-05 | 48 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 72 | 254 | 159 | 1st, South | ||
2005-06 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 52 | 189 | 146 | 4th, South | Lost Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Islanders) | |
2006-07 | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 168 | 183 | 2nd, South | Lost division finals, Victoria Cougars 4-1 | |
2007-08 | 48 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 57 | 204 | 155 | 2nd, South | ||
2008-09 | 48 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 226 | 140 | 1st, South | ||
2009-10 | 48 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 209 | 100 | 1st, South | Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions | |
2010-11 | 44 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 67 | 200 | 111 | 2nd, South | Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions - 4-3 (Cougars) Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions | |
2011-12 | 42 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 38 | 155 | 194 | 3rd, South | Won quarterfinals, 4-2 (Generals) Won semifinals, 4-3 (Braves) lost FINALS, 0-4 (Cougars) | |
2012-13 | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 151 | 186 | 4th, South | Lost quarterfinals, 1-4 (Cougars) | |
2013-14 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 207 | 153 | 2nd, South | Won quarterfinals, 4-2 (Wolves) Won semifinals, 4-3 (Glacier Kings) lost FINALS, 2-4 (Cougars) |
2014-15 | 48 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 32 | 130 | 203 | 5th, South | Lost wildcard game, 2-5 - (Generals) | |
2015-16 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 151 | 173 | 2nd, South | Won Div Semifinals, 4-2 (Wolves) Lost Div. Finals 0-4 (Cougars) |
2016-17 | 48 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 127 | 258 | 5th of 5 South 9th of 9 VIJHL | Won wildcard game, 3-1 (Generals) Lost div. semi-final, 0-4 (Storm) |
2017-18 | 48 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 139 | 195 | 5th of 5 South 8th of 9 VIJHL | Lost quarterfinals, 1-4 (Storm) |
2018-19 | 48 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 127 | 176 | 5th of 5 South 8th of 9 VIJHL | Lost quarterfinals, 3-4 (Storm) |
2019-20 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 219 | 126 | 2nd of 5 South 2nd of 9 VIJHL | Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Wolves) Div. Semifinal, 0-2 (Cougars) Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
2020-21 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 49 | 5th of 5 South 8th of 9 VIJHL | Season cancelled after 12 games due to COVID-19 |
2021-22 | 51 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 242 | 178 | 2nd of 5 South 4th of 11 VIJHL | Won quarterfinals, 4-2 (Wolves) Won Div. Final, 4-2 (Islanders) Won League Finals, 4-2 (Generals) VIJHL CHAMPIONS advance to Cyclone Taylor Cup |
2022-23 | 48 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 154 | 160 | 3rd of 5 South 6th of 11 VIJHL | Lost quarterfinals, 2-4 (Predators) |
2023-24 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 136 | 144 | 5th of 5 South 8th of 11 VIJHL | tbd quarterfinals, 0-0 (Cougars) |
British Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships
Season | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
2004** | ?, Richmond Sockeyes ?-? ?, Nelson Leafs ?-? ?, Beaver Valley Nitehawks ?-? | ?-?-? | ? of 4 | W, Beaver Valley Nitehawks ?-? Bronze Medal | n/a |
2010 | ?, Revelstoke Grizzlies ?-? ?, Aldergrove Kodiaks ?-? ?, Oceanside Generals ?-? | ?-?-? | ? of 4 | n/a | L, Revelstoke Grizzlies 1-4 Silver Medal |
2011 | T, Fernie Ghostriders 3-3 W, Richmond Sockeyes 6-4 T, Osoyoos Coyotes 6-6 | 1-0-2 | 2nd of 4 | n/a | W, Fernie Ghostriders 5-3 GOLD Medal |
2022 | L, Langley Trappers 2-6 L, Delta Ice Hawks 7-8 L, Revelstoke Grizzlies 1-2(so) | 0-2-1 | 4th of 4 | L, Revelstoke Grizzlies 2-3 | - |
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 |
2011 | W, 1-0 Pilot Butte Storm L, 2-6 Sherwood Park Crusaders L, 6-7 Blackfalds Wranglers W, 13-1 Thunder Bay Northern Hawks W, 8-3 Arborg Ice Dawgs | 3-2-0 | 3rd of 6 | L, 3-5 Pilot Butte Storm | n/a |
Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy
Andy Hebenton Trophy
Grant Peart Memorial Trophy
Jaime Benn Trophy
Doug Morton Trophy
Jack Kingston Memorial Trophy
| Jamie Robertson Trophy
Larry Lamoureaux Trophy
Ray's Sports Centre Trophy
Walt McWilliams Memorial Trophy
Eddie Kingston Award
Most Points in a VIJHL Postseason
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