The Kamloops Storm are a

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team based in

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. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the

Kootenay International Junior Hockey League The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Teck Cup competes with the champions of the Pacific Junior Hockey League ...

(KIJHL). They play their home games at MacArthur Island Olympic Arena . The Storm played in

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until 2006, when they were moved to Kamloops. The 2006–07 season was the first one played in Kamloops.

History

The Storm won the 2004–05 KIJHL Championship, but were eliminated by the Sicamous Eagles in the 2005–06 playoffs. The Storm also won the

Keystone Cup The Keystone Cup is the Junior B ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. From 1983 to 2017, the championship was the culmination of the champions of 12 hockey leagues in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwe ...

in 2004–05. In the 2006–07 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 The Fernie Ghostriders are a junior 'B' ice hockey team based in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The Ghost ...

2–4 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 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 ...

0–4. The Kamloops Storm battled to the KIJHL playoff finals again for the 2013–14 season only to drop the series to the

Beaver Valley Nitehawks The Beaver Valley Nitehawks are a junior 'B' ice hockey team based in Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The N ...

2–4.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, D = Defaults, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' Records as of February 22, 2014.

Playoffs

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NHL alumni

* Chuck Kobasew

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 Top Rookie *Keaton Gordon: 2014–2015 Most Sportsmanlike *Lundy Trenaman: 2006–2007 Coach of the year *Jim Liebel: 2004–2005

References

External links

Official website of the Kamloops StormOfficial YouTube Channel
{{Cyclone Taylor Ice hockey teams in British Columbia Sport in Kamloops 1996 establishments in British Columbia Ice hockey clubs established in 1996