100 Mile House Wranglers Explained

Team:100 Mile House Wranglers
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City:100 Mile House, British Columbia
League:Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Conference:Okanagan/Shuswap
Division:Doug Birks
Founded:–02 (as Summerland)
Arena:South Cariboo Rec Centre
Colours:Navy, Gold, Aluminum Silver and White
Championships:Keystone Cup

2016
Cyclone Taylor Cup: 2016
KIJHL: 2016

Captain:Kaden Ernst
Interim Coach: Lee Hansen
Gm: Levi Stuart
Website:100milewranglers.com
Name1:Summerland Sting
Dates1:2001-09
Name2:Penticton Lakers
Dates2:2009-13
Name3:100 Mile House Wranglers
Dates3:2013-present
Head Coach: Levi Stuart

The 100 Mile House Wranglers are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The Wranglers play their home games at the South Cariboo Rec Centre.Levi Stuart is the coach. They are currently captained by no one.

The Wranglers joined the league in 2013 as a relocated team. The franchise originally started as the Summerland Sting in 2001, then relocated to Penticton as the Penticton Lakers in 2009. The Lakers short-lived era would come to an end when they relocated prior to the 2013-14 season to 100 Mile House to become the Wranglers. In its short KIJHL history, the team has won the Keystone Cup, the Cyclone Taylor Cup and the KIJHL Championship once, in 2016. They won one division playoff title as a member of the Doug Birks Division from 2013-2023 and one conference playoff title as a member of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference from 2013-2023.

Team history

2001–09: Summerland Sting

The start of the new expansion franchise saw the Sting finish third in the Okanagan Shuswap Division in their first year (2001-02 season) and lost to the Revelstoke Grizzlies, 0-4 in the Division Semifinals. In the Sting's eight-year existence, they never advanced past the second round. Due to poor records and attendance, they were relocated prior to the start of the 2009-10 season to Penticton, to become the Penticton Lakers.

2009–2013: Penticton Lakers

The newly relocated Lakers finished 6th in the Okanagan Division (2009-10 season) and lost 0-3, to the Sicamous Eagles, in the Division Semifinals. The Lakers failed to advance to the Division Finals (second round) in their three-year existence and were eventually relocated to 100 Mile House, to become the Wranglers, because of poor results and attendance.

2013–present: 100 Mile House Wranglers

2013-14

The Wranglers finished third in the Doug Birks Division as a new relocated team, consequently making the playoffs in their first year in the KIJHL, facing the second seeded-team in their division, the Chase Heat; whom they defeated 4-1 in the opening round. The Wranglers would go on to be swept in the second round by the Kamloops Storm.

2014-15

In the 2014-2015 season, the Wranglers second, they finished third in their division again and also faced the Heat for the second consecutive time in the Division Semifinals. 100 Mile House would defeat the Heat in six games before losing in the second round to the Kamloops Storm, this time in five games.

2015-16

In the 2015-16 season, the Wranglers third, they finished atop the Doug Birks Division and would go on to the KIJHL final by way of defeating the Revelstoke Grizzlies, the Chase Heat and the Summerland Steam. Representing the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference, the Wranglers would take down the defending KI champion Kimberley Dynamiters in just five games.

CYCLONE TAYLOR CUP

100 Mile House then went on to compete in the 2016 Cyclone Taylor Cup in Victoria, BC against the host Victoria Cougars, the Campbell River Storm (VIJHL) and the Mission City Outlaws (PJHL). The Wranglers defeated the Cougars in the gold medal game by a final score of 5-4 on April 10.

KEYSTONE CUP

The following week, the Wranglers travelled to Regina, Saskatchewan to compete in the 2016 Keystone Cup against the host Extreme Hockey Regina Capitals, AGI Insurance Quakers (PJHL), the North Peace Navigators (NWJHL), the Peguis Juniors (KJHL) and the Thunder Bay Northern Hawks (TBJHL). On April 17, 100 Mile House defeated the Quakers by a final score of 3-2 to claim their first ever Keystone Cup. Both teams met the night before in the tournament's final round robin game where the Quakers won 6-4. In the final, the Wranglers tying goal and winning goal (2:35 into overtime) were scored by Cole Zimmerman of 100 Mile House, BC. The winning goalie was Zane Steeves of Red Deer, Alberta, who stopped 38 of 40 shots.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, D = Defaults, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Final records as of February 17, 2024.[1] [2]

Season GP W L T OTL SOL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2013-14 52 23 21 0 8 54 159 176 3rd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Storm)
2014-15 52 26 21 0 0 5 57 157 161 3rd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Storm)
2015-16 52 33 12 3 0 4 73 177 125 1st, Doug Birks KIJHL Champions, 4-1 (Dynamiters)
Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions (5-4) (Cougars)
Keystone Cup Champions (3-2 OT) (Quakers)
2016-17 47 27 12 3 0 5 62 175 137 2nd, Doug Birks Lost Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Storm)
2017-18 47 24 18 4 0 1 53 207 179 3rd, Doug Birks Lost Division Finals, 3-4 (Grizzlies)
2018-19 49 25 19 2 0 3 55 168 141 2nd, Doug Birks Lost Division Finals, 0-4 (Grizzlies)
2019-20 49 25 20 2 0 2 54 170 163 3rd, Doug Birks Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic – Teck Cup not awarded
2020–21 7 5 2 0 0 0 10 18 12 Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-22 42 11 29 1 1 2 24 84 176 5th, Doug BirksDid not qualify
2022-23441624--4361111674th, Doug BirksLost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Grizzlies)
2023-24 44 11 28 0 2 3 27 105156 5th, Doug BirksDid not qualify

Playoffs

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SeasonDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference FinalsTeck Cup
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16 W, 4-1, Kimberley
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic – Teck Cup not awarded
2020-21Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic - Teck Cup not awarded
2021-22Did not qualify
2022-23L, 0-4, Revelstoke
2023-24Did not qualify

Cyclone Taylor Cup

British Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships

YearRound Robin Record PlaceSemi
Final
Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game
2016 L, Victoria Cougars 2-4
W, Mission City Outlaws 2-1
W, Campbell River 4-3
2-1-02nd of 4 n/a n/aW, Victoria Cougars 5-4
CYCLONE TAYLOR CUP Champions

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.

Season Round Robin Record Standing Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game
2016 L, Thunder Bay - Ont 0-3
W, Regina - Sask 8-5
W, Peace River - Alta 4-2
W, Peguis - Man 9-3
L, Saskatoon - Sask 4-6
3-2-02nd of 6 North Peace Navigators 5OT
Regina Capitals 4
100 Mile House Wranglers 3 OT
Saskatoon Quakers 2

KEYSTONE CUP Champions

Captains

Awards and trophies

Keystone Cup

Cyclone Taylor Cup

KIJHL Championship

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Coach of the Year

Defenceman of the Year

Most Sportsmanlike

Rookie of the Year

External links

Notes and References

  1. KIJHL.ca, Final 2019-20 regular season standings.
  2. Web site: KIJHL.ca – Year end standings. . 2018-02-20 . 2012-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918131222/http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientID=2223&leagueID=5221&pageid=6982 . dead .
  3. KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket.
  4. Web site: KIJHL.ca – 2019-20 playoff standings. . 2014-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226112202/http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=5221&clientID=2223&showGameType=3&selecteddivid=0 . 2014-02-26 . dead .
  5. KIJHL.ca, League champions.