The 100 Mile House Wranglers are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at the South Cariboo Rec Centre. Levi Stuart is the head coach and general manager.

The Wranglers joined the league in 2013 as a relocated team. The franchise originally started as the Summerland Sting in 2001, then relocated to Penticton as the Penticton Lakers in 2009. The Lakers short-lived era would come to an end when they relocated prior to the 2013–14 season to 100 Mile House to become the Wranglers. In its short KIJHL history, the team has won the Keystone Cup, the Cyclone Taylor Cup and the KIJHL Championship once, in 2016. They won one division playoff title as a member of the Doug Birks Division from 2013 until 2023 and one conference playoff title as a member of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference from 2013 to 2023.

Team history

2001–09: Summerland Sting The start of the new expansion franchise saw the Sting finish third in the Okanagan Shuswap Division in their first year (2001–02 season) and lost to the Revelstoke Grizzlies, 0–4 in the Division Semifinals. In the Sting's eight-year existence, they never advanced past the second round. Due to poor records and attendance, they were relocated prior to the start of the 2009–10 season to Penticton, to become the Penticton Lakers.

2009–2013: Penticton Lakers The newly relocated Lakers finished 6th in the Okanagan Division (2009–10 season) and lost 0–3, to the Sicamous Eagles, in the Division Semifinals. The Lakers failed to advance to the Division Finals (second round) in their three-year existence and were eventually relocated to 100 Mile House, to become the Wranglers, because of poor results and attendance.

2013–present: 100 Mile House Wranglers2013–14The Wranglers finished third in the Doug Birks Division as a new relocated team, consequently making the playoffs in their first year in the KIJHL, facing the second seeded-team in their division, the Chase Heat; whom they defeated 4–1 in the opening round. The Wranglers would go on to be swept in the second round by the Kamloops Storm.2014–15In the 2014–15 season, the Wranglers second, they finished third in their division again and also faced the Heat for the second consecutive time in the Division Semifinals. 100 Mile House would defeat the Heat in six games before losing in the second round to the Kamloops Storm, this time in five games.2015–16In the 2015–16 season, the Wranglers third, they finished atop the Doug Birks Division and would go on to the KIJHL final by way of defeating the Revelstoke Grizzlies, the Chase Heat and the Summerland Steam. Representing the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference, the Wranglers would take down the defending KI champion Kimberley Dynamiters in just five games.CYCLONE TAYLOR CUP100 Mile House then went on to compete in the 2016 Cyclone Taylor Cup in Victoria, BC against the host Victoria Cougars, the Campbell River Storm (VIJHL) and the Mission City Outlaws (PJHL). The Wranglers defeated the Cougars in the gold medal game by a final score of 5–4 on April 10.KEYSTONE CUPThe following week, the Wranglers travelled to Regina, Saskatchewan to compete in the 2016 Keystone Cup against the host Extreme Hockey Regina Capitals, AGI Insurance Quakers (PJHL), the North Peace Navigators (NWJHL), the Peguis Juniors (KJHL) and the Thunder Bay Northern Hawks (TBJHL). On April 17, 2016, 100 Mile House defeated the Quakers by a final score of 3–2 to claim their first ever Keystone Cup. Both teams met the night before in the tournament's final round robin game where the Quakers won 6–4. In the final, the Wranglers tying goal and winning goal (2:35 into overtime) were scored by Cole Zimmerman of 100 Mile House, BC. The winning goalie was Zane Steeves of Red Deer, Alberta, who stopped 38 of 40 shots.

Season-by-season recordNote: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, D = Defaults, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Final records as of February 17, 2024.KIJHL.ca, Final 2019-20 regular season standings.

Season GP W L T OTL SOL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2013–14 52 23 21 0 0 8 54 159 176 3rd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Finals, 0–4 (Storm) 2014–15 52 26 21 0 0 5 57 157 161 3rd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Finals, 1–4 (Storm) 2015–16 52 33 12 3 0 4 73 177 125 1st, Doug Birks KIJHL Champions, 4–1 (Dynamiters)Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions (5–4) (Cougars)Keystone Cup Champions (3–2 OT) (Quakers) 2016–17 47 27 12 3 0 5 62 175 137 2nd, Doug Birks Lost Division Semifinals, 2–4 (Storm) 2017–18 47 24 18 4 0 1 53 207 179 3rd, Doug Birks Lost Division Finals, 3–4 (Grizzlies) 2018–19 49 25 19 2 0 3 55 168 141 2nd, Doug Birks Lost Division Finals, 0–4 (Grizzlies) 2019–20 49 25 20 2 0 2 54 170 163 3rd, Doug Birks Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic Teck Cup not awarded 2020–21 7 5 2 0 0 0 10 18 12 Remaining season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021–22 42 11 29 0 1 1 24 84 176 5th, Doug Birks Did not qualify2022–23441624 - -4361111674th, Doug BirksLost Division Semifinals, 0–4 (Grizzlies) 2023–24 44 11 28 0 2 3 27 105 156 5th, Doug Birks Did not qualify2024–25 44 25 15 0 1 3 54 166 149 1st, Doug Birks4th of 11 Ok/Shu Conf9th of 21 KIJHL Won Div Semifinal (Mustangs)Won Div Finals 4-2 (Storm)Lost Conf Finals 1-4 (Grizzlies)2025–26 44 10 26 0 5 3 28 118 179 5th, Doug Birks11th of 11 Ok/Shu Conf20th of 21 KIJHL Did not qualifyMoving to Independent Western International Junior Hockey League

Playoffs

KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. KIJHL.ca, League champions.

SeasonDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference FinalsTeck Cup 2013–14 W, 4–1, Chase L, 0–4, Kamloops — — 2014–15 W, 4–2, Chase L, 1–4, Kamloops — — 2015–16 W, 4–0, Revelstoke W, 4–2, Chase W, 4–1, Summerland W, 4–1, Kimberley 2016–17 L, 2–4, Kamloops — — — 2017–18 W, 4–0, Chase L, 3–4, Revelstoke — — 2018–19 W, 4–1, Sicamous L, 0–4, Revelstoke — — 2019–20 W, 4–1, Chase Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – Teck Cup not awarded2020–21Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic - Teck Cup not awarded2021–22Did not qualify———2022–23L, 0–4, Revelstoke———2023–24Did not qualify———2024–25W, 4–2, Williams LakeW, 4–2, KamloopsL, 1–4, Revelstoke—

Cyclone Taylor CupBritish Columbia Jr B Provincial ChampionshipsYear Round Robin Record Place SemiFinal Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game 2016 L, Victoria Cougars 2–4W, Mission City Outlaws 2–1W, Campbell River 4–3 2–1–0 2nd of 4 n/a n/aW, Victoria Cougars 5–4CYCLONE TAYLOR CUP Champions

Keystone CupWestern 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. Season Round Robin Record Standing Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game 2016 L, Thunder Bay - Ont 0–3W, Regina - Sask 8–5W, Peace River - Alta 4–2W, Peguis - Man 9–3L, Saskatoon - Sask 4–6 3–2–0 2nd of 6 North Peace Navigators 5OTRegina Capitals 4 100 Mile House Wranglers 3 OT Saskatoon Quakers 2KEYSTONE CUP Champions

Captains

Jaidan Ward: 2013–14 Devan Suidy: 2014–15 Stephen Egan: 2015–16 Ethan Sanders: 2022–23 Kurtis Roorda: 2023 Kaden Ernst: 2024 Ethan Davey: 2024–2025 Brodie Gohmann: 2026

Awards and trophiesKeystone Cup2016Cyclone Taylor Cup2016KIJHL Championship2016Conference champions2015-16Division champions2015-16Coach of the YearDoug Rogers: 2013–14 (Divisional)Defenceman of the YearJayden Syrota: 2014–15 (Divisional)Most SportsmanlikeLane Van De Wetering: 2013–14 (Divisional)Rookie of the Year''' Luke Santerno: 2013–14 (Divisional)Rob Raju: 2016–17 (Divisional)''

References

External links Official website of the 100 Mile House Wranglers Information on the official website of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League