Summerland Steam

Summerland Steam
City Summerland, British Columbia
League Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Conference Okanagan/Shushwap Conference
Division Okanagan Division
Founded 2011 (2011)–12
Home arena Summerland Arena
Colours Red, Black, White
              
General manager Canada Gregg Wilson
Head coach Canada John DePourcq
Captain Canada Paulsen Lautard

Website
www.summerlandsteam.com/

Franchise history
2011-present Summerland Steam

The Summerland Steam are a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team based in Summerland, British Columbia. They are a member of the Okanagan Division in the Okanagan/Shushwap Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and play their homes games at Summerland Arena. Their General Manager is Gregg Wilson and their head coach is John DePourcq.

History

The Summerland Steam were founded by Jonathan and Tanya Bowman in 2011, and began play in the 2011-12 season in the Okanagan Division in the KIJHL. The town of Summerland previously had a franchise in the KIJHL, called the Summerland Sting, which relocated to Penticton for the 2009-10 KIJHL season, only two seasons before the Steam were founded. In the 1980s, the town was home to the Summerland Buckaroos, a Junior A team in the British Columbia Hockey League. The Buckaroos only lasted five seasons due to continuous losing records. In the Steam's first season, they missed the playoffs, finishing with a record of 15-35-0-2 and 32 points in 52 games, 24 points behind 4th place Kelowna. In their second season, the Steam qualified for the playoffs with a 21-28-1-2 record. They fell, 4-2, to the Kelowna Chiefs in the first round, losing four straight after winning the first two games of the series in Kelowna. In 2013-14, the Steam won the Okanagan Division, winning their last seven games and pulling ahead of Kelowna in the final few games of the regular reason. They were, however, upset in the first round of the divisional playoffs by North Okanagan. In 2014-15, the Steam finished second in the Okanagan Division, with a record of 28-19-2-3. They defeated the rival Chiefs in the first round, advancing to the division final. They lost, narrowly, to the division champion Osoyoos Coyotes. 12 players will return for the Steam for the 2015-16 season.[1] Despite their recent conception, the Steam hold intense rivalries with all of their fellow Okanagan Division teams, most notably the Kelowna Chiefs and Osoyoos Coyotes. They were also fierce geographic rivals with the Penticton Lakers for a few seasons, before the forced relocation of the Lakers to 100 Mile House.

Origins of the team name

The Steam's name was taken from the famous Kettle Valley Steam Railway, the only remaining line of the trans-provincial Kettle Valley Railway, which runs through Summerland, and is a popular tourist destination in the town. The steam engine is pictured in the team's logo.

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

Records as of December 16, 2015.[2]

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2011-12 52 15 35 0 2 32 197 300 5th, Okanagan Did not qualify
2012-13 52 21 28 1 2 45 163 202 4th, Okanagan Eliminated first round (Chiefs)
2013-14 52 33 15 1 3 70 208 152 1st, Okanagan Eliminated first round (Knights)
2014-15 52 28 19 2 3 61 167 141 2nd, Okanagan Lost in Div. Final (Coyotes)
2015-16 31 20 10 0 1 41 104 69 2nd, Okanagan TBD

Playoffs

Records as of March 6, 2014.[3][4]

Season1st Round2nd Round3rd RoundFinals
2011-12Did not qualify
2012-13L, 2-4, Kelowna---
2013-14L, 2-4, North Okanagan---
2014-15W, 4-3, KelownaL, 2-4, Osoyoos--

Current roster

Accurate as of November 13, 2015.[5]

Goaltenders
Number Province/State Player Catches DOB Hometown
31 Alberta Matthew Huber 22/07/97 Calgary, Alberta
31 Alberta Austin Wells 29/05/95 Calgary, Alberta
35 Idaho Jacob Mullen R 17/03/95 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
35 Colorado Matthew Kostiw 30/04/96 Aurora, Colorado
Defensemen
Number Province/State Player Shoots DOB Hometown
2 British Columbia Alex Williams R 01/02/96 West Kelowna, British Columbia
4 British Columbia Adam Jones 10/01/96 Penticton, British Columbia
6 British Columbia Calvin Hadley 25/02/96 Kelowna, British Columbia
7 British Columbia Cole Williams 28/04/97 Kelowna, British Columbia
8 British Columbia Brogan Lautard 31/01/97 Midway, British Columbia
16 Alberta Keenan Scott 03/03/97 Red Deer, Alberta
17 British Columbia Matthew Monk 28/08/97 Langley, British Columbia
18 British Columbia Michael McEachern 02/02/96 West Kelowna, British Columbia
20 British Columbia Lathan McKinney 25/03/96 Kelowna, British Columbia
Forwards
Number Province/State Player Shoots DOB Hometown
9 British Columbia Braden Eliuk 05/03/97 Kelowna, British Columbia
11 British Columbia Andrew York 28/11/99 Dawson Creek, British Columbia
12 British Columbia Scott Robinson 02/01/97 Penticton, British Columbia
13 Yukon Wyatt Gale L 18/04/96 Whitehorse, Yukon
14 Yukon Jarrett Malchow 14/04/96 Whitehorse, Yukon
15 British Columbia Calvin Rout 17/04/98 Kelowna, British Columbia
19 British Columbia Raphael Bassot 31/01/99 Penticton, British Columbia
21 Yukon Riley Pettitt 11/10/96 Whitehorse, Yukon
44 British Columbia Michael MacLean 09/07/98 Penticton, British Columbia
51 British Columbia Jack Mills 21/06/95 Delta, British Columbia
88 British Columbia Paulsen Lautard 25/02/95 Penticton, British Columbia
91 British Columbia Cody Egilson 20/01/96 Summerland, British Columbia
- Alberta Coleton Fisher 08/04/96 Calgary, Alberta
- British Columbia Nicholas Gnazdowsky 16/06/97 West Kelowna, British Columbia
- British Columbia Josh Pilon 11/05/98 Revelstoke, British Columbia

Team staff

Awards and trophies

Most Sportsmanlike

Rookie of the Year

See also

References

External links

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