Sylvan Lake Wranglers

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Sylvan Lake Wranglers
Sylvan Lake Wranglers logo.png
City Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada
League Heritage Junior B Hockey League
FoundedWW2 Expansion year
Home arenaNexSource Centre
ColoursTeal, orange, black, white
    
General manager Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Cheetham
Head coachvacant
Franchise history
19xx–2007Lacombe Wranglers
2007–2019Blackfalds Wranglers
2019–presentSylvan Lake Wranglers


The Sylvan Lake Wranglers are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League (HJHL). They play their home games at Nexsource Center.

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Prior to the 2007–08 season the team was known as the Lacombe Wranglers before re-locating to Blackfalds. The Wranglers have won five HJHL championships, three provincial titles (most of any HJHL team), and a Keystone Cup. For the start of the 2019-20 season, Blackfalds moved up to Jr. A hockey and Sylvan Lake became the home of the Wranglers.




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




SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
2004–0540141655381711575th, North
2005–06381914414317616315063rd, NorthLost in Division Finals, 0–4 (Vipers)
2006–0736286025823512613141st, NorthHJHL Champions, 1–0 (Thunder)
Russ Barnes Trophy Champions
2007–08362411104918412810743rd, North Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1–4 (Lightning)
2008–093626721552371349411st, North Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1–4 (Lightning)
2009–10363231065226979941st, NorthHJHL Champions, 2–0 (Vipers)
2010–11363051061224807881st, NorthLost in Finals, 1–2 (Bisons)
Russ Barnes Trophy Champions
Keystone Cup Champions
2011–1238221231481841291st, North Lost in Div. Semi-Finals, (Thrashers)
2012–133827641592141321st, North Lost in North Finals, 3–4, (Vipers)
2013–14362493511941321st, North Lost in HJHL Finals, 2–3, (Bisons)
Russ Barnes Trophy Champions
Keystone Cup Bronze Champions
2014–1538342270230991st, North Won Div. Semi-finals, 4–0, (Vipers)
Won Div. Finals, 4–0 (Colts)
Lost League Finals, 0–3 (Copperheads)
Advance to Barnes Cup as runner up
2015–163822124481631214th, NorthWon Div. Qualifying, 2–0 (Thrashers)
Lost Div. Semi-final, 0–4 (Colts)
2016–173825121511721384th of 7, North
6th of 14, HJHL
Won Div. Qualifying, 2–1 (Lightning)
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 1–4 (Colts)
2017–183822122461671173rd of 7, North
6th of 13, HJHL
Won Div. Qualifying, 2–0 (Stampeders)
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 1–3 (Thunder)
2018–193814186341481595th of 8, North
10th of 15, HJHL
Won Div. Qualifying, 2–0 (Lightning)
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 0–4 (Thunder)
2019–203823132481351163rd of 7, North
7th of 14, HJHL
Won Div. Qualifying, 3-1 (Rams)
WonDiv. Semi-finals, 4–3 (Vipers)
Incomplete Finals 2-1 (Colts)
Remaining playoffs cancelled due to covid
2020–21404034515Remaining season lost to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–223623103491581023rd of 7, North
5th of 14, HJHL
Lost Div. Qualifying, 1-2 (Rams)
2022–23382594541661241st of 6, North
3rd of 12, HJHL
Won Div. Semifinals, 4-2 (Rams)
Won Div. Finals, 4-2 (Thunder)
Lost League Finals, 0-3 (Bisons)
Advance to Russ Barnes
HJHL rep because Okotoks hosts
2023–2438333268217881st of 7, North,
2nd of 13, HJHL
Won Div. Quarters, 3-0 (Thunder)
Won Semifinal, 3-1(Cubs)
Won League Finals, 4-2 (Bisons)
Advance to Russ Barnes Cup

Russ Barnes Trophy

Alberta Jr. B Provincial Championships

YearRound RobinRecordStandingSemiFinalBronze Medal GameGold Medal Game
2003 L, Fort St. John Huskies, 3–6
L, Edmonton River Kings, 2–4
W, Lloydminster Bandits, 6–5
1–2–04 of 4, Pool
2007 W, Saddle Lake Warriors, 8–4
W, St. Albert Merchants, 5–3
L, North Edmonton Red Wings
2–1–02 of 4, PoolW, Fort St. John Huskies, 12–6W, Spruce Grove Regals, 5–3
Russ Barnes Champions
2010 ?, Whitecourt Wolverines
T, Beaumont Chiefs, 3–3
?, Calgary Royals
Data missing
2011 W, Cold Lake Ice, 6–5
L, Whitecourt Wolverines, 4–9
W, Leduc Riggers, 4–3
2–1–02 of 4, PoolW, North Peace Navigators, 6–2W, Beaumont Chiefs, 2–1
Russ Barnes Champions
2012 L, Edmonton Royals, 2–4
T, Cold Lake Ice, 3–3
L, Calgary Royals, 4–5
0–2–14 of 4, Pool
2014 L, Grande Prairie Kings, 4–6
W, Fort Saskatchewan Hawks, 6–2
W, Cold Lake Ice, 2–1
2–1–02 of 4, Pool BOTW, St. Albert Merchants, 5–4W, Grande Prairie Kings, 6–0
Russ Barnes Champions
2015 W, Stony Plain Flyers, 3–6
L, North Peace Navigators, 0–5
T, Coaldale Copperheads, 2–2
1–1–12nd of 4, PoolOTL, North Peace Navigators, 4–5L, Fairview Flyers, 3–4
2023 L, Wainwright Bisons, 1-2
L, Okotoks Bisons, 0–4
W, CBHA Rangers, 5-4
L, Sherwood Park Knights, 4-6
1–3–06th of 6n/an/an/a
2024 ?, St. Albert Merchants, 0-0
?, La Crete Lumber Barons, 0–0
?, North Peace Navigators, 0-0
?, Wainwright Bisons, 0-0
0-0–0?th of 6n/an/an/a

Keystone Cup

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.

YearRound RobinRecordStandingBronze Medal GameGold Medal Game
2007Alberta did not participate
2011L, Sherwood Park, 3–4
W, Pilot Butte, 8–1
W, Peninsula, 7–6
W, Arborg, 8–5
W, Thunder Bay, 11–0
4–1–02 of 6W, Sherwood Park, 2–1
Keystone Cup Champion
2014W, Saskatoon, 8–0
L, Abbotsford, 1–5
L, Beaver Valley, 1–5
W, Thunder Bay, 8–4
W, Selkirk, 6–3
3–2–03 of 6W, Thunder Bay, 4–3
Bronze Medal

See also

Preceded by Keystone Cup Champions
2011
Succeeded by

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