The Penticton Lakers were a junior 'B' Ice Hockey team based in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They were members of the Okanagan Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and were part of the Okanagan Hockey Academy. They played their home games at the South Okanagan Events Centre. They were last coached by Robert Dirk.

Penticton Lakers
CityPenticton, British Columbia
LeagueKootenay International Junior Hockey League
ConferenceOkanagan/Shuswap
DivisionOkanagan
Founded2009 (2009)–10
Home arenaSouth Okanagan Events Centre
ColoursPurple, gold, black and white
       
General managerCanada
Head coachCanada
CaptainCanada
Websitewww.hockeyacademy.ca/
Franchise history
2001–09Summerland Sting
2009-13Penticton Lakers
2013-present100 Mile House Wranglers

The Lakers were relocated to 100 Mile House prior to the start of the 2013-14 KIJHL season due to arena difficulties and poor attendance, largely to blame on superior competition from the Junior A Penticton Vees, and were renamed as the 100 Mile House Wranglers.

Season-by-season record

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

Records as of February 19, 2012.[1][2]

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2009-10 50 14 32 0 4 32 148 224 6th, Okanagan Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-3 (Eagles)
2010-11 50 12 37 0 1 25 128 215 4th, Okanagan Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2011-12 52 25 19 1 7 58 170 170 3rd, Okanagan Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Posse)

Playoffs

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

Season Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals KIJHL Championship
2009-10 L, 0-3, Sicamous
2010-11 L, 0-4, Osoyoos
2011-12 L, 3-4, Princeton

Awards and trophies

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Rookie of the Year

  • Devon Krogh: 2006-2007

Most Sportsmanlike

  • Thomas Simkins: 2004-2005

References

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  1. ^ KIJHL.ca, Regular season standings 2011–2012. Archived 2013-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "KIJHL.ca – KIJHL Final Standings". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ^ KIJHL.ca, Playoff Bracket 2011–2012. Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "KIJHL.ca – Playoff Records". Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ^ KIJHL.ca, Past KIJHL League Champions. Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
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