Terrace River Kings

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Terrace River Kings
Terrace River Kings logo.png
City Terrace, British Columbia
League CIHL
DivisionWest
Founded2004 (2004)
Home arenaTerrace Sportsplex
Colours  
General managerGermaine Francouer
Head coachStephen Turner
Website terraceriverkings.net

The Terrace River Kings are a senior ice hockey team in the Central Interior Hockey League (CIHL) based in Terrace, British Columbia.

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History

The team debuted in the 2004–05 CIHL season. In 2024, the team defeated the Williams Lake Stampeders in a best-of-3 playoff series to win the CIHL championship Cameron Kerr Memorial Cup. [1] The trophy's namesake was a former River Kings player who was struck and killed by an automobile in a hit-and-run while walking in 2018. [2] [3] The team then went on to win the BC Hockey Senior AA championship Coy Cup after beating the Powell River Regals 5-4 in triple overtime. [4] [5] The team won its second Cameron Kerr Memorial Cup in 2025. [6] [7]

Source: "Terrace River Kings - Roster, News, Stats & more". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

References

  1. "River Kings advance to Coy Cup following OT thriller in Williams Lake". North Coast Review. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. Mindus, Angie (18 March 2024). "Terrace River Kings bring home Cameron Kerr Cup in memory of teammate". Northern View. Black Press Media. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. Wray, Jake (10 December 2020). "Family of Cameron Kerr still waiting for answers two years after fatal hit-and-run". Terrace Standard. Black Press Media. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. Carlson, Shane (31 March 2024). "Terrace wins Coy Cup over Powell River Regals". The Peak. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. "Terrace River Kings Win Coy Cup". CFTK-TV. Bell Media. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  6. Bhathal, Harvin (31 March 2025). "Terrace repeats as Coy Cup champions". Terrace Standard. Black Press Media. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  7. Smith, Damian (1 April 2025). "Rampage host, River Kings win Coy Cup". CFTK-TV | Terrace News. Bell Media. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

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