Williams Lake Mustangs

The Williams Lake Mustangs are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Williams Lake, British Columbia. They are set to compete in the Interior Division in the British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) beginning in the 2026–27 season after playing in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The team relocated to Williams Lake in 2024 from Summerland where they played as the Summerland Steam from 2011 to 2024.

History

The Summerland Steam debuted as an expansion team in the 2011–12 season 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. The team had its best post-season run in following the 2015-16 season, winning their division before being defeated by the 100 Mile House Wranglers in the league semi-finals.

The team relocated to Williams Lake in March 2024 and was renamed the Williams Lake Mustangs.

On April 20, 2026, the Mustangs were named as one of 22 teams joining the BCHC, leaving the KIJHL with the remaining 12 teams.

Season-by-season record

Summerland Steam

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

Season <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Ties">T</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">PTS</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> Finish Playoffs 2011-12 52 15 35 0 2 32 197 300 5th of 5, Okanagan17th of 20, KIJHL Did not qualify 2012-13 52 21 28 1 2 45 163 202 4th of 5, Okanagan14th of 20, KIJHL Lost Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Chiefs) 2013-14 52 33 15 1 3 70 208 152 1st of 5, Okanagan5th of 20, KIJHL Lost Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Knights) 2014-15 52 28 19 2 3 61 167 141 2nd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen8th of 20, KIJHL Won Div. Semifinal, 4-3 (Chiefs)Lost Div. Finals,2-4 (Coyotes) 2015-16 52 34 16 0 2 70 173 122 2nd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen5th of 20, KIJHL Won Div. Semifinal, 4-3 (Chiefs)Won Div. Finals, 4-2 (Coyotes)Lost Conf Finals, 1-4 (Wranglers) 2016-17 41 29 8 1 3 62 162 103 2nd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen4th of 20, KIJHL Won Div Semifinal, 4-3 (Chiefs)Lost Div Finals, 0-4 (Coyotes) 2017-18 41 27 16 1 3 58 173 156 3rd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen9th of 20, KIJHL Lost Div Semifinal, 4-3 (Chiefs) 2018-1949252022541661552nd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen8th of 20, KIJHLWon Div Semifinal, 4-1 (Posse)Lost Div Finals, 4-1 (Chiefs)2019-2049222214491621743rd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen12th of 20, KIJHLLost Div Semifinal, 4-0 (Posse)2020-2132100498Season cancelledSeason cancelled due to COVID-192021-22422216 -4481481633rd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen9th of 19, KIJHLWon Div Semifinal, 4-1 (Chiefs)Lost Div Final, 2-4 (Coyotes)2022-23441424 -6341041654th of 5, Bill Ohlhausen16th of 19, KIJHLLost Div Semifinal, 0-4 (Posse) 2023-24 44 9 29 5 1 24 74 199 5th of 5, Bill Ohlhausen18th of 20, KIJHL Did Not QualifyWilliams Lake Mustangs2024-25 44 15 22 3 4 37 156 193 4th of 5 Doug Burks Div9th of 22 O/S Conf16th of 21 -KIJHL Lost Div Semis, 2-4 (Wranglers)

Playoffs

Summerland Steam

SeasonDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference FinalsKIJHL Championship2011-12Did not qualify2012-13L, 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, 100 Mile House—2016-17W, 4-3, KelownaL, 0-4, Osoyoos——2017-18L, 4-3, Kelowna———2018-19W, 4-1, PrincetonL, 4-1, Kelowna——2019-20L, 4-0, Princeton———2020-21Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus2021-22W, 4-1, KelownaL, 2-4, Osoyoos——2022-23L, 0-4, Princeton———2023-24Did not qualifyWilliams Lake Mustangs2024-25L, 2-4, 100 Mile House———

Williams Lake Mustangs

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