The Campbell River Storm are a junior ice hockey team based in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). The Storm play their home games at Rod Brind'Amour Arena.

The Storm joined the league in 1997 as an expansion team. In its VIJHL history, the team has won the Cyclone Taylor Cup 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 in VIJHL history, to win the VIJHL Championship, The BC Provincial Championship and the Keystone Cup as Western Canada's Junior B champions, all in the same season.

History

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 Victoria Cougars in 2005, then again in 6 games to the Kerry Park Islanders in 2006.

They have played in 9 Cyclone Taylor Cup tournaments, winning it twice in 1999 and 2015 and silver in 2017. In 2004 they hosted it, losing to the Richmond Sockeyes of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League in the finals. In 2019, they will once again be the hosts of the Cyclone Taylor Cup.

Three times they have played in the Keystone Cup, capturing bronze in 1999 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, 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 1989 NHL entry draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Current owners are Linda Lahtinen (2011–Present) and Brad Smith (2025–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

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 1999–00 40 24 10 6 - 54 187 144 1st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions 2000–01 48 33 10 5 - 71 269 145 1st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 4-3 (Islanders)Cyclone Taylor Cup Runners-Up (Nitehawks) 2001–02 48 40 4 4 - 84 279 131 1st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 4-1 (Panthers) 2002–03 43 36 7 0 - 72 267 128 1st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 3-0 (Cougars)Cyclone Taylor Cup Runners-Up, 1-2 (Sockeyes) 2003–04 48 4321289 368 1201st, North Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions, 3-0 (Panthers) 2004–05 48 33 11 2 68 232 186 1st, North 2005–06 42 23 16 1 47 168 144 1st, North Lost in Finals, 2-4 (Islanders) 2006–07 48 26 20 1 53 193 161 3rd, North 2007–08 48 29 15 3 61 174 123 3rd, North 2008–09 48 21 24 3 45 161 175 4th, North 2009–10 48 15 30 3 33 150 212 4th, North 2010–11 44 9 34 1 19 111 242 4th, North Lost Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Panthers) 2011–12 42 16 25 1 33 137 187 3rd, North Lost Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Braves) 2012–13 48 12 33 3 27 150 219 4th, North Lost Play in Round, 0-1 (Islanders)2013-14 48 30 14 2 2 64 218 141 2nd, North Won Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Buccaneers)Lost Div finals, 3-4 (Panthers)2014-15 48 39 4 1 4 83 280 117 1st North2nd VIJHL Won Div semifinals, 4-0 - (Generals)Won Div finals, 4-1 (Glacier Kings)Won VIJHL Finals, 4-0 (Victoria Cougars)to Cyclone Taylor Cup2015-16 48 38 6 2 2 80 250 129 1st North2nd VIJHLWon Div semifinals, 4-2 - (Braves)Won Div finals, 4-0 (Buccaneers)Lost League Finals, 2-4 (Cougars)2016-17 48 34 12 0 2 70 217 126 1st of 4 North2nd of 9 VIJHLWon Div semifinals, 4-0 (Panthers)Won Division Finals, 4-1 (Buccaneers)Won VIJHL Finals, 4-3 (Cougars)to Cyclone Taylor Cup2017-18 48 36 6 4 2 78 237 95 1st of 4 North1st of 9 VIJHLWon Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Panthers)Won Div semifinals 4-0 (Wolves)Won VIJHL Finals 4-3 (Braves)to Cyclone Taylor Cup2018-19 48 34 10 3 1 109 207 92 1st of 4 North1st of 9 VIJHLWon Quarterfinals, 4-3 (Panthers)Won Div semifinals 4-0 (Braves)lost VIJHL Finals 1-4 (Cougars)2019-20 48 29 16 0 3 161 127 61 4th of 4 North4th of 9 VIJHLWon Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Buccaneers)incomplete semifinals 0-0 (Generals)Playoffs cancelled due to covid-192020-21 13 11 2 0 0 70 24 22 Remaining season and playoffs lost due to COVID-192021-22 46 40 40 2 222 98 82 1st of 6 North4th of 9 VIJHLWon Quarterfinals, 4-3 (Bombers)Lost semifinals 0-4 (Generals)2022-23 48 34 121 1 206 137 70 2nd of 6 North3rd of 11 VIJHLWon Quarterfinals, 4-3 (Glacier Kings)Lost semifinals 1-4 (Generals)2023-24 48 36 101 1 248 155 74 1st of 6 North1st of 11 VIJHLLost Div semifinals, 2-4 (Islanders)2024-25 48 31 125 0 248 188 67 1st of 6 North3rd of 11 VIJHLWon Div semifinals, 4-0 (Kraken)Won Div Finals, 4-2 (Bombers)Lost League Finals 3-4 (Panthers)2025-26 48 25 21 2 0 171 168 52 4th of 6 North7th of 11 VIJHLLost Div semifinals, 0-4 (Buccaneers)

Cyclone Taylor Cup

British Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships Season Round Robin Record Standing Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game 2015 W, North Vancouver 6-3OTW, Kimberley 4-3W, Mission City 3-0 3-0-0 1st of 4 n/a W, Kimberley 6-5Cyclone Taylor Cup Champs 2016* L, Mission City 2-7L, Victoria 3-5L, 100 Mile House 3-4 0-3-0 4th of 4 W, Mission City 8-4Bronze Medalists did not qualify 2017 L, Beaver Valley 0-6W, Creston Valley 6-2OTW, Aldergrove 2-1 1-1-1 2nd of 4 n/aL, Beaver Valley 6-2 Storm Win Silver Medal 2018 L, Richmond Sockeyes 1-4OTL, Delta Ice Hawks 2-3W, Kimberley Dynamiters 9-0 1-1-1 3rd of 4 L, Kimberley Dynamiters 1-7did not qualify - 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. Year Round Robin Record Standing SemiFinal Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game 2015 W, Saskatoon - Sask 4-2W, Cold Lake - Alta 4-2L, N Edmonton - Alta 4-5W, Thunder Bay - Ont 5-2W, Selkirk - Man 6-1 4-1-0 1st of 6 n/a n/a W, N Edmonton - Alta 6-3 Keystone Cup Champions

NHL Alumni

Dylan Garand Beck Malenstyn Clayton Stoner

Notable alumni

Colin Blake (All Time Leading Scorer 327 points 2012 - 2017)

Awards and trophies

Cyclone Taylor Cup 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, 2023-24

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

Further reading

External links

Official website of the Campbell River Storm