Blackfalds Wranglers
| Blackfalds Wranglers | |
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| City | Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada |
| League | Heritage Junior B Hockey League |
| Division | North |
| Home arena | Blackfalds Arena |
| Colours |
Red, Silver, Black, White |
| General manager |
 Phil Lodermeier |
| Head coach |
Brian Lenz |
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| Franchise history | |
| 19xx-07 | Lacombe Wranglers |
| 2007-Present | Blackfalds Wranglers |
The Blackfalds Wranglers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League (HJHL). They play their home games at Blackfalds Arena.
Prior to the 2007-08 season the team was known as the Lacombe Wranglers. Since the Wranglers have moved to Blackfalds they have captured 5 North Divisional Titles (Regular Season)and 3 of those they were also the overall regular season champions. During the playoffs they have won 2 - league champions, 3 - Russ Barnes Trophy Championships as the all Alberta Junior B team and 1 Keystone Cup Champion as the best Western Canada team.
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
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2004-05 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 171 | 157 | 5th, North | ||
| 2005-06 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 176 | 163 | 1506 | 3rd, North | Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Vipers) |
| 2006-07 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 235 | 126 | 1314 | 1st, North | HJHL Champions, 1-0 (Thunder) Russ Barnes Trophy Champions |
| 2007-08 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 184 | 128 | 1074 | 3rd, North | Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1-4 (Lightning) |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 237 | 134 | 941 | 1st, North | Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1-4 (Lightning) |
| 2009-10 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 226 | 97 | 994 | 1st, North | HJHL Champions, 2-0 (Vipers) |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 224 | 80 | 788 | 1st, North | Lost in Finals, 1-2 (Bisons) Russ Barnes Trophy Champions Keystone Cup Champions |
| 2011-12 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 184 | 129 | - | 1st, North | Lost in Finals, 1-2 (okotoks bison) provincial berth |
| 2012-13 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 214 | 132 | - | 1st, North | Lost in North Finals, 3-4, (Vipers) |
| 2013-14 | 36 | 24 | 9 | - | 3 | 51 | 194 | 132 | - | 1st, North | Lost in HJHL Finals, 2-3, (Bisons) Russ Barnes Trophy Champions Keystone Cup Bronze Champions |
| 2014-15 | 38 | 34 | 2 | - | 2 | 70 | 230 | 99 | - | 1st, North | Won North Div Semi-final, 4-0, (Vipers) Won Nor Div Finals, 4-0 (Colts) Lost League Finals, 0-3 (Copperheads) Advance to Barnes Cup as runner up |
Russ Barnes Trophy
Alberta Jr B Provincial Championships
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2003 | L, Fort St John 3-6 L, Edmonton Riv Kings 2-4 W, Lloydminster 6-5 | 1-2-0 | 4 of 4 Pool | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2007 | W, Saddle Lake 8-4 W, St. Albert 5-3 L, Edmonton Red Wings | 2-1-0 | 2 of 4 Pool | W, Fort St John 12-6 | n/a | W, Spruce Grove 5-3 Russ Barnes Champions |
| 2010 | ?, Whitecourt T, Beaumont 3-3 ?, Calgary Royal | ?-?-? | ? of 4 Pool | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | W, Cold Lake 6-5 L, Whitecourt 4-9 W, Leduc 4-3 | 2-1-0 | 2 of 4 Pool | W, North Peace 6-2 | n/a | W, Beaumont 2-1 Russ Barnes Champions |
| 2012 | L, Edmonton Royals 2-4 T, Cold Lake 3-3 L, Calgary Royals 4-5 | 0-2-1 | 4 of 4 Pool | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 | L, Grand Prairie 4-6 W, Fort Saskatchewan 6-2 W, Cold Lake 2-1 | 2-1-0 | 2 of 4 Pool B | OTW, St. Albert 5-4 | n/a | W, Grand Prairie 6-0 Russ Barnes Champions |
| 2015 | W, Stony Plain 3-6 L, North Peace 0-5 T, Coaldale 2-2 | 1-1-1 | 2nd of 4 Pool | OTL, North Peace 4-5 | L, Fairview 3-4 | n/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.
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2007 | Alberta did not participate | ||||
| 2011 | L, Sherwood Park 3-4 W, Pilot Butte 8-1 W, Peninsula 7-6 W, Arborg 8-5 W, Thunder Bay 11-0 | 4-1-0 | 2 of 6 | n/a | W, Sherwood Park 2-1 Keystone Cup Champion |
| 2014 | W, Saskatoon 8-0 L, Abbotsford 1-5 L, Beaver Valley 1-5 W, Thunder Bay 8-4 W, Selkirk 6-3 | 3-2-0 | 3 of 6 | W, Thunder Bay 4-3 Bronze Medal | n/a |
See also
External links
- Official website of the Blackfalds Wranglers
- Official website of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League
- Official website of the Keystone Cup
| Preceded by Revelstoke Grizzlies |
Keystone Cup Champions 2011 |
Succeeded by Abbotsford Pilots |
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