- Kamloops Storm
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Kamloops Storm City Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada League Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Conference Okanagan/Shuswap Division Doug Birks Founded 1996 –97Home arena McArthur Park Arena Colours Red, blue, silver, white, black
General manager Barry Dewar Head coach Tyler Liebel
Website
www.kamloopsstormhockey.comFranchise history 1996-97 Osoyoos Rebels 1997-01 Osoyoos Heat 2001–06 Osoyoos Storm 2006-present Kamloops Storm The Kamloops Storm are a junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at McArthur Park Arena.
The Storm played in Osoyoos, British Columbia until 2006, when they were moved to Kamloops. The 2006/07 season was the first one played in Kamloops.
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History
The Storm won the 2004/2005 KIJHL Championship, but were eliminated by the Sicamous Eagles in the 2005/06 playoffs.
The Storm also won the Keystone Cup in 2004/05.
In the 2006/2007 season the Kamloops Storm went on to capture the regular season Division banner and also the playoff division banner before losing to the Fernie Ghostriders in the League Semi Finals.
The Kamloops Storm lost in the Finals to the Fernie Ghostriders 4-2 in the KIJHL 2007-08 season.
In the 2008-09 season the Kamloops Storm went to the KIJHL playoff finals, but lost to the Nelson Leafs 4-0.
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 2006–07 52 30 18 - 4 64 204 171 1550 1st, Okanagan Shuswap Lost in Conference Finals, ?-4 (Ghostriders) 2007–08 52 29 21 - 2 60 184 148 1625 2nd, Eddie Mountain: West Lost in Finals, 2-4 (Ghostriders) 2008–09 52 35 13 - 4 74 214 141 1372 1st, Okanagan Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Leafs) 2009–10 50 22 21 0 7 51 178 195 1248 5th, Okanagan Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-3 (Chiefs) 2010–11 50 24 24 0 2 50 165 169 1814 2nd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Grizzlies) NHL alumni
Awards and trophies
Most Valuable Player
- Anthony Manfredi: 2007-2008
- Anthony Manfredi: 2006-2007
- Jeff Taylor: 2005-2006
- Kyle Thompson: 2004-2005
Top Goaltender
- Anthony Manfredi: 2007-2008
- Anthony Manfredi: 2006-2007
- Ray Nunes: 2004-2005
Top Scorer
- Jassi Sangha: 2007-2008
- Jassi Sangha: 2006-2007
- Jeff Taylor: 2005-2006
- Kyle Thompson: 2004-2005
Most Sportsmanlike
- Lundy Trenaman: 2006-2007
Coach of the year
- Jim Liebel: 2004-2005
External links
- Official website of the Kamloops Storm
- Official website of the KIJHL
- Official website of the Cyclone Taylor Cup
- Official website of the Keystone Cup
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