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 Alex Williams
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 in 2011, and began play in the 2011-12 season in the Okanagan Division of 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 returned 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. The Steam finished the 2015-16 KIJHL season with a record of 34-16-0-0-2, 2nd in the Okanagan Division behind the Osoyoos Coyotes. In the first round of the playoffs, the Steam defeated the Kelowna Chiefs 4-2 in a violent series, the second straight year the Steam have done so.[2] They then defeated the regular-season division champions Osoyoos Coyotes in the second round, advancing to play the 100 Mile House Wranglers in the conference finals.[3] The Wranglers would defeat the Steam 4-1, including a controversial Game 4 overtime winner. On August 10, 2016, the Steam named defenceman Alex Williams as team captain.[4]

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 September 17, 2016.[5]

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 Lost in Division Semifinals (Chiefs)
2013-14 52 33 15 1 3 70 208 152 1st, Okanagan Lost in Division Semifinals (Knights)
2014-15 52 28 19 2 3 61 167 141 2nd, Okanagan Lost in Division Finals (Coyotes)
2015-16 52 34 16 0 2 70 173 122 2nd, Okanagan Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Wranglers)
2016-17 22 15 5 0 2 32 86 51 2nd, Okanagan TBD

Playoffs

Records as of March 14, 2016.[6][7]

SeasonDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference FinalsKIJHL Championship
2011-12Did not qualify
2012-13L, 2-4, Kelowna———
2013-14L, 2-4, North Okanagan———
2014-15W, 4-3, KelownaL, 2-4, Osoyoos——
2015-16W, 4-2, KelownaW, 4-2, OsoyoosL, 1-4, Wranglers—

Current roster

Accurate as of 2016-17 season.[8]

Goaltenders
Number Province/State Player Catches DOB Hometown
31 Alberta Matthew Huber 22/07/97 Calgary, Alberta
35 Colorado Matthew Kostiw 30/04/96 Aurora, Colorado
- British Columbia Jared Brietkreuz 01/07/98 Summerland, British Columbia
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
5 British Columbia Matthew Alcorn 09/10/99 Kelowna, 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
12 British Columbia Scott Robinson 02/01/97 Penticton, 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
10 British Columbia Josh Pilon 11/05/98 Revelstoke, British Columbia
11 British Columbia Jeremy Hite 25/01/99 Kelowna, 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
17 Alberta Everett Scherger 07/05/98 Devon, Alberta
19 British Columbia Steven Fiust 29/01/97 Kelowna, British Columbia
21 Yukon Riley Pettitt 11/10/96 Whitehorse, Yukon
44 British Columbia Michael MacLean 09/07/98 Penticton, British Columbia
84 British Columbia Andrew York 28/11/99 Dawson Creek, British Columbia
89 British Columbia Ben Dietrich-Scammel 24/09/1998 Kelowna, British Columbia
91 British Columbia Morey Babakaiff 05/11/1999 Penticton, British Columbia
91 British Columbia Cody Egilson 20/01/96 Summerland, British Columbia

Team staff

Awards and trophies

Most Sportsmanlike

Rookie of the Year

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Coach likes pieces for Summerland Steam | Penticton Western News". pentictonwesternnews.com. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "Summerland Eliminates Chiefs With KIJHL Shutout Victory | KelownaNow". kelownanow.com. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  3. ↑ "Steam win playoffs with home ice victory | Summerland Review". summerlandreview.com. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  4. ↑ "Williams named captain of Summerland Steam | Summerland Review". summerlandreview.com. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  5. ↑ http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=5221&clientID=2223&showGameType=2&selecteddivid=0/ Regular season standings 2015-16
  6. ↑ http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/bracket_vert.cfm?clientID=2223&leagueID=5221 Playoff Results
  7. ↑ http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientID=2223&leagueID=5221&pageid=6980 League Champions
  8. ↑ Steam roster
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