The Port Moody Panthers are a Junior ice hockey team in the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PIJHL) based in Port Moody, British Columbia. The Panthers play their home games at the Port Moody Recreation Complex arena.
History The team was founded in Port Coquitlam as the Port Coquitlam Buckeroos until its relocation to Port Moody in 2006.
In 2025, the league announced plans to promote the Chilliwack Jets, Coastal Tsunami, Delta Ice Hawks, Grandview Steelers, Langley Trappers, Richmond Sockeyes and Ridge Meadows Flames to a new Tier 1 division beginning in the 2025–26 season. Under the plan, the Abbotsford Pilots, Aldergrove Ironmen, Mission City Outlaws, North Vancouver Wolf Pack, Port Coquitlam Trailblazers, Port Moody Panthers, Surrey Knights and White Rock Whalers would remain as Tier 2, as well as a planned expansion team to be based in Cloverdale. However, when the plan was put to the franchise owners for a vote, it failed to pass by the required two-thirds majority, with 8 members voting for and 7 voting against. The vote was divided between the franchises that had been selected for promotion, who voted in favour of the motion, and those not selected for promotion, who voted against it.
The Panthers qualified for their first postseason since 2012, due to the introduction of a new format where every team gets in, no matter their record. As the 6th placed team, Port Moody will play the Mission City Outlaws in the first round.
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
Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish PlayoffsPort Coquitlam Buckaroos 1999-00 42 21 21 0 - 42 170 166 3rd, PIJHL Lost in semifinals, 1-3 (Steelers) 2000-01 42 26 180 123 1st, PIJHL Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Ice Hawks) 2001-02 42 20 14 6 2 48 168 145 3rd, PIJHL Lost in semifinals, 1-4 (Ice Hawks) 2002-03 42 15 23 3 1 34 124 143 6th, PIJHL Lost in quarterfinals, 2-4 (Pilots) 2003-04 42 25 13 2 2 54 192 152 3rd, PIJHL Lost in semi-finals, 3-4 Richmond Sockeyes 2004-05 48 24 19 3 2 53 201 199 5th, PIJHL Lost in semifinals, 0-4 (Pilots) 2005-06 48 12 29 4 3 31 174 226 8th, PIJHL Lost in quarterfinals, 0-4 (Ice Hawks)Port Moody Black Panthers 2006-07 48 6 36 4 2 18 137 239 8th, PIJHL Lost in quarterfinals, 1-4 (Pilots) 2007-08 48 23 24 - 1 47 191 189 5th, PIJHL Lost in quarterfinals, 2-4 (Flames) 2008-09 48 18 25 - 5 41 197 215 3rd, Harold Brittain Won div. quarterfinals, 4-3(Kodiaks)Lost div. finals, 3-4 (Pilots) 2009-10 48 11 36 - 1 23 136 231 5th, Harold Brittain Did not qualify 2010-11 46 22 18 - 6 50 164 182 2nd, Harold Brittain Won div. quarterfinals, 4-3(Flames)Lost div. finals, 3-4 (Pilots) 2011-12 44 11 28 1 4 27 164 182 3rd, Harold Brittain Lost div. semifinals, 0-4 (Pilots)Port Moody Panthers 2012-13 44 6 36 0 2 14 96 245 5th, Harold Brittain Did not qualify 2013-14 44 10 30 2 2 24 115 202 5th, Harold Brittain Did not qualify 2014-15 44 6 35 0 3 15 115 215 5th, Tom Shaw Did not qualify 2015-16 44 11 28 3 2 27 120 171 5th, Tom Shaw Did not qualify 2016-17 44 16 27 0 1 33 137 193 5th, Tom Shaw Did not qualify 2017-18 44 12 29 0 3 27 122 182 5th of 5, Tom Shaw Did not qualify 2018-19 44 15 26 1 1 32 122 172 5th of 6, Tom Shaw9th of 12 PJHL Did not qualify 2019-20 44 11 31 2 0 24 102 228 6th of 6, Tom Shaw11th of 12 PJHL Did not qualify 2020-21 Season cancelled 2021-22 44 3 41 0 0 6 126 270 6th of 6, Tom Shaw13th of 13 PJHL Did not qualify 2022-23 48 17 30 1 0 35 145 206 6th of 6, Tom Shaw10th of 13 PJHL Did not qualify 2023-24 48 16 27 3 2 37 138 189 6th of 7, Tom Shaw10th of 14 PJHL Did not qualify 2024-25 48 12 32 2 2 28 149 276 8th of 8, Tom Shaw13th of 15 PJHL Did not qualify2025-2644222101451611656th of 8, Harold Brittain 10th of 16 PJHL
NHL alumni Colin Fraser Zach Hamill Andrew Ladd Jeff Tambellini David Jones
Awards and trophies Best Defenceman Matt Creechan: 2001-02 Chris Stew: 2010-11 Team captains Nick Farina: 2000–01 Matt Creechan: 2001–02 Justin Boyd: 2005–06 Chris Boechler: 2006–07 Sean Docherty: 2007–08 Carson Bradshaw: 2008–09 Chris Stew: 2009–11 Cameron Patterson: 2011–12 Martin Campbell: 2012–13 James Jerczynski: 2014–16 Alexander McGovern: 2017–18 Michael Milosavljevic: 2018–20 Jayson Beauregard: 2020–21 Daniel Dalla Pace: 2021–2023 Connor Hughes: 2023-2024 Ryan Sam: 2024-2026
References
External links Official website of the Port Moody Panthers