The Campbell River Storm are a Junior "B"

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team based in Campbell River,

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, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the

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(VIJHL). The Storm play their home games at

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Arena. Lee Stone has been the

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since 2013. They are captained by defenceman Kyle Jennings. The Storm joined the league in 1997 as an expansion team. In its VIJHL history, the team has won the

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twice, in 1999 and 2015. The Storm have won the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy ten times in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017 and 2018. They won the Andy Hebenton Trophy seven times, as the team with the league's best regular season record in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2018. In 2015, the Storm became the only team (to date in VIJHL history), to win the VIJHL Championship, The BC Provincial Championship and the

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as Western Canada's Junior B champions, all in the same season.

History

The Storm play in the VIJHL, a Junior B hockey league on Vancouver Island consisting of 9 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. 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

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in 2005, then again in 6 games to the

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in 2006. They have played in 9

tournaments, winning it twice in 1999 and 2015 and silver in 2017. In 2004 they hosted it, losing to the

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of the

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in the finals. In 2019, they will once again be the hosts of the Cyclone Taylor Cup. Three times they have played in the

, capturing bronze in 1999 in

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, taking silver as hosts in 2006, and winning gold in 2015 in Cold Lake, Alberta. They play out of the ''Strathcona Gardens Complex'' in Campbell River, in Rod Brind'Amour Arena. They were previously owned and coached by Jim Revenberg, who was selected in the 7th round of the

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,. Current owner is Linda Lahtinen (2011–Present).

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''

Cyclone Taylor Cup

British Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships * - VIJHL Champs Victoria Cougars were Cyclone Cup hosts - Storm advanced as VIJHL representative

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.

Notable alumni

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(NHL) *

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(All Time Leading Scorer 327 points 2012 - 2017)

Awards and trophies

*1998-99, 2014–15 Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy
*1997-98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15, 2016–17 Andy Hebenton Trophy
*1996-97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2017–18 Grant Peart Memorial Trophy
*2006-07 Doug Morton Trophy
*Jason Jaques: 2002-03 *David Arduin: 2003-04 *Karl Hagg: 2008-09 Jamie Robertson Trophy
*David Arduin: 2003-04 Larry Lamoureaux Trophy
*Justin Birks: 1999-00 Ray's Sports Centre Trophy
*David Klatt: 1996-97 *Davis Parley: 1997-98 *Erick Robertson: 1999-00 *Ryan Riddle: 2000-01 *Justin Foote: 2001-02 *Kyle Blanleil: 2002-03 *Chris Smith: 2016-17 Walt McWilliams Memorial Trophy
*Brandon Gee: 1998-99 *Jesse Bachmeier: 2008-09 *Kobe Oishi: 2016-17

References

External links

Official website of the Campbell River Storm
{{Cyclone Taylor Campbell River, British Columbia Ice hockey teams in British Columbia 1997 establishments in British Columbia Ice hockey clubs established in 1997