Campbell River Storm

Campbell River Storm
City Campbell River, British Columbia
League Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
Division North
Founded 1997 (1997)–98
Home arena Rod Brind'Amour Arena
Colours Forest Green, iron range red, harvest gold, minnesota wheat, white
                        
Owner(s) Kevin Spooner
General manager Kevin Spooner
Head coach Kevin Spooner

Website
campbellriverstorm.com
Franchise history
1997-present Campbell River Storm

The Campbell River Storm are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). The Storm play their home games at Rod Brind'Amour Arena. Kevin Spooner is the team's president, general manager and coach. They are captained by defenceman Kaydon Trumbley.

The Storm joined the league in 1997 as an expansion team. In its VIJHL history, the team has won the Cyclone Taylor Cup once, in 1999. The Storm have won the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy seven times in 1998, 1999, 1900, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. They won the Andy Hebenton Trophy six times, as the team with the league's best regular season record in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

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History

The Storm play in the VIJHL, a Junior B hockey league on Vancouver Island consisting of 8 teams. The team began play in the 1997-98 season and went on to capture the Patterson Memorial Trophy as playoff champions in its first season.[1] They would win the trophy 6 more times in a row, then reach the finals the following 2 seasons, losing in six games to the Victoria Cougars in 2005, then again in 6 games to the Kerry Park Islanders in 2006.

They have played in 7 Cyclone Taylor Cup tournaments, winning it once in 1999. In 2004 they hosted it, losing to the Richmond Sockeyes of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League in the finals. Twice they have played in the Keystone Cup, capturing bronze in 1999 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, then taking silver as hosts in 2006[2], losing to the Red Deer Vipers of Alberta's Heritage Junior B Hockey League in overtime.

They play out of the Strathcona Gardens Complex in Campbell River, in Rod Brind'Amour Arena. They were owned and coached by Jim Revenberg, who was selected in the 7th round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks[3], until Kevin Spooner bought the team in May, 2011.[4]

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

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
1999–00 40 24 10 6 - 54 187 144 1st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions
2000–01 48 33 10 5 - 71 269 145 1st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 4-3 (Islanders)
2001–02 48 40 4 4 - 84 279 131 1st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 4-1 (Panthers)
2002–03 43 36 7 0 - 72 267 128 1st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 3-0 (Cougars)
Cyclone Taylor Cup Runners-Up, 1-2 (Sockeyes)
2003–04 1st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 3-0 (Panthers)
2004–05 48 33 11 2 68 232 186 1st, North
2005–06 42 23 16 1 47 168 144 1st, North Lost in Finals, 2-4 (Islanders)
2006–07 48 26 20 1 53 193 161 3rd, North
2007–08 48 29 15 3 61 174 123 3rd, North
2008–09 48 21 24 3 45 161 175 4th, North
2009–10 48 15 30 3 33 150 212 4th, North
2010–11 44 9 34 1 19 111 242 4th, North Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Panthers)

NHL Alumni

Awards and trophies

Cyclone Taylor Cup

  • 1998-99

Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy
VIJHL Championship

  • 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04

Andy Hebenton Trophy
Regular Season Champion

  • 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03

Grant Peart Memorial Trophy
Least Penalized Team

  • 2006-07

Doug Morton Trophy
Leading Scorer

  • Jason Jaques: 2002-03
  • David Arduin: 2003-04
  • Karl Hagg: 2008-09

Jamie Robertson Trophy
Most Sportsmanlike Player

  • David Arduin: 2003-04

Larry Lamoureaux Trophy
Rookie of the Year

  • Justin Birks: 1999-00

Ray's Sports Centre Trophy
Top Goaltender

  • David Klatt: 1996-97
  • Davis Parley: 1997-98
  • Erick Robertson: 1999-00
  • Ryan Riddle: 2000-01
  • Justin Foote: 2001-02
  • Kyle Blanleil: 2002-03

Walt McWilliams Memorial Trophy
Unsung Hero

  • Brandon Gee: 1998-99
  • Jesse Bachmeier: 2008-09

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