Nelson Leafs

Nelson Leafs

City	Nelson, British Columbia
League	Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Conference	Kootenay
Division	Neil Murdoch
Founded	1968 (1968)–69 (KHL)
Home arena	Nelson and District Community Complex
Colours	Green, black and white
General manager	David McLellan (2014-15)
Head coach	David McLellan
Website www.nelsonleafs.ca/
Franchise history
1968-71	Nelson Plaza Oilers (KHL/WKHL)
1971-86, 1988-94	Nelson Maple Leafs (KIJHL)
1994-99	Nelson Leafs (RMJHL)
1999-Present	Nelson Leafs (RMJHL)

The Nelson Leafs are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at Nelson and District Community Complex.

History

The team was originally known as the Nelson Maple Leafs but changed its name to the Leafs in 1994 when it joined the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL). The team returned to the KIJHL in 1999 but continued to be known as the Leafs.

The Leafs are the 1968-69, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1999-00, 2008–09 KIJHL Champions.

In the 2006-07 season, the Leafs made it to the KIJHL Finals, but lost to the Fernie Ghostriders 4-2. In the 2008-09 season, the Leafs won the KIJHL Championship 4-0 over the Kamloops Storm. Then in the 2009-10 season, the Leafs went to the KIJHL Finals, but lost 4-1 to the Revelstoke Grizzlies.

The Leafs hosted the Cyclone Taylor Cup, the Junior B provincial championship, in April 2014 but finished fourth.

Season-by-season record

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

Records as of February 18, 2012.^[1]^[2]

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1969-70	32	13	19	0	—	26	165	179	3rd, KHL
1970-71	28	11	17	0	—	22	—	—	3rd, WKHL
1971-72	32	11	21	0	—	22	129	198	4th, WKHL
1972-73	30	6	22	2	—	14	109	251	3rd, West
1973-74*	16	0	16	0	—	0	39	163	4th, West	Did not participate (withdrew)
1974-75	34	7	27	0	—	14	120	238	4th, West
1975-76	34	13	21	0	—	26	139	184	3rd, West
1976-77	44	21	22	1	—	43	190	213	4th, West
1977-78	42	14	28	0	—	28	166	240	4th, West
1978-79	40	11	28	1	—	23	151	227	5th, West
1979-80	40	19	21	0	—	38	200	272	3rd, West
1980-81	40	17	23	0	—	34	197	209	3rd, West
1981-82	42	27	15	0	—	54	279	218	2nd, West
1982-83	42	15	27	0	—	30	238	264	4th, West
1983-84	40	15	25	0	—	30	209	277	6th, West
1984-85	40	19	20	1	—	39	236	228	4th, West
1985-86*	34	3	30	1	—	7	161	324	6th, West	Did not participate (withdrew)
1986-88*	Did not participate (folded)
1988-89	45	40	4	1	—	81	373	163	1st, West	Lost in Finals (Rockies)
1989-90	40	36	3	1	—	73	298	122	1st, West	Lost in Finals (Rockies)
1990-91*	41	25	15	1	—	51	201	159	2nd, West
1991-92	38	30	6	2	—	62	250	107	1st, West	KIJHL Champions (Braves)
1992-93	42	27	14	1	—	55	293	139	3rd, West	KIJHL Champions (Rockies)
1993-94	40	27	12	1	—	55	279	181	2nd, West
Season	GP	W	L	T	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1994-95	52	37	13	—	2	76	287	233	1st, Kootenay	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Thunder)
1995-96	58	33	23	—	2	68	234	236	2nd, Kootenay	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Ghostriders)
1996-97	60	31	23	—	6	68	271	273	2nd, RMJHL	Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Colts)
1997-98	54	20	31	—	3	43	258	272	5th, RMJHL	Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Dynamiters)
1998-99	45	20	25	—	0	40	190	195	3rd, RMJHL	Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (Ghostriders)
Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1999-00	45	29	11	5	—	65	236	138	1st, Neil Murdoch	KIJHL Champions (Eagles)
2000-01	58	27	24	4	3	61	237	237	4th, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Nitehawks)
2001-02	50	19	22	5	4	47	172	199	3rd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Rebels)
2002-03	50	24	23	3	0	51	203	202	2nd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Nitehawks)
2003-04	50	25	21	3	1	54	228	208	3rd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Braves)
2004-05	50	18	26	4	2	42	167	194	4th, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Nitehawks)
2005-06	50	24	17	6	3	57	208	169	3rd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Nitehawks)
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	D	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2006-07	52	40	10	2	0	82	253	163	1st, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Ghostriders)
2007-08	52	32	11	9	0	73	214	162	1st, Neil Murdoch: West	Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Nitehawks)
2008-09	52	43	7	2	0	88	248	128	1st, Neil Murdoch	KIJHL Champions, 4-0 (Storm)
Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2009-10	50	36	10	2	2	76	247	128	1st, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Finals, 1–4 (Grizzlies)
2010-11	50	25	22	0	3	53	173	187	3rd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Nitehawks)
2011-12	52	30	17	0	5	65	259	167	3rd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Rebels)
2012-13	52	32	16	2	2	68	207	158	3rd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Nitehawks)
2013-14	52	38	9	1	4	81	247	161	1st, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Finals, 2-4 (Nitehawks)
2014-15	52	23	23	2	4	52	173	145	4th, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semi-finals, 1-4 (Nitehawks)

Notes

1973-74 season: Nelson withdrew from play for balance of season
1985-86 season: Nelson withdrew on January 15, 1986
1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons: Nelson did not participate (folded)
Stats for the 1990-91 season are only thru February 17, 1991. May not be complete

Playoffs

Records as of March 1, 2012.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Season	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Finals
1994–95	L, 0-4, CVT	—	—	—
1995–96	L, 0-4, FER	—	—	—
1996–97	W, 4-3, CVT	L, 0-4, CRA	—	—
1997–98	W, 2-0, CAS	L, 0-4, KIM	—	—
1998–99	L, 3-4, FER	—	—	—
1999–00	W, 4-2, CAS	W, BV	—	W, SIC
2000–01	L, 0-4, BV	—	—	—
2001–02	L, 1-4, CAS	—	—	—
2002–03	W, 4-2, SPO	L, 3-4, BV	—	—
2003–04	L, 3-4, SPO	—	—	—
2004–05	L, 0-4, BV	—	—	—
2005–06	W, 4-1, CAS	L, 0-4, BV	—	—
2006–07	W, 4-0, SPO	W, 4-2, BV	Bye	L, 2-4, FER
2007–08	Bye	L, 3-4, BV	—	—
2008–09	W, 4-1, SPO	W, 4-0, CAS	W, 3-0, FER	W, 4-0, KAM
2009–10	W, 4-3, BV	W, 4-3 SPO	W, 4-1 FER	L, 1-4 REV
2010-11	L, 3-4, BV	—	—	—
2011-12	L, 1-4, CAS	—	—	—
2012-13	L, 1-4, BV	—	—	—
2013-14	W, 4-2, SPO	L, 2-4, BV	—	—
2014-15	L, 1-4, BV	—	—	—

Notes

The RMJHL playoffs had three playoff rounds.
The final 1998-99 RMJHL playoffs had two playoff rounds.

Cyclone Taylor Cup

Season	Round Robin	Semifinals	Finals
1999–00	no round robin	W, 2-1, CRS	L, 0-2, ABB
2008–09	record unavailable advance to Championship game	—	L, 2-6, RIC
2013–14	Tournament host (0-2-1) relegated to Consolation game	L, 0-3, VIC	—

NHL alumni

Other notable alumni

Nyjer Morgan

Awards and trophies

Most Sportsmanlike

Chris Cucullu: 2009-2010
Mike Lebler: 2006-2007
Lindon Horswill: 2011-12

Top Goaltender

Billy Faust: 2009-2010
Garrett Beckwith: 2008-2009

Rookie of the Year

Dylan Walchuk: 2008-2009
Nik Newman: 2011-12

Coach Of The Year

Simon Wheeldon: 2008-2009
Simon Wheeldon: 2007-2008
Simon Wheeldon: 2006-2007

Top Defenseman

Torin Brusven: 2007-2008
Jonathon Petrash: 2011-12

Top Scorer

Dan Fraser: 2006-2007
Nik Newman 2011-12

References

↑ KIJHL.ca, Regular season standings 2011–2012.
↑ KIJHL.ca – KIJHL Final Standings.
↑ KIJHL.ca, Playoff Bracket 2011–2012.
↑ KIJHL.ca – Playoff Records.
↑ KIJHL.ca, Past KIJHL League Champions.

External links

Teams and Leagues eligible for the Cyclone Taylor Cup

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