The White Rock Whalers are a junior ice hockey team based in White Rock, British Columbia. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Whalers play their home games at Centennial Arena.

History

The Whalers joined the league in 2018–19 as an expansion team They played their first regular season game on September 8, 2018 against the Richmond Sockeyes. Matt Rogers was named as the franchises first ever captain.

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.

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 2018–19 44 14 28 0 2 30 108 175 6th of 6 Shaw Conf10th of 12 PJHL Did not Qualify 2019–20 44 24 18 0 2 50 136 146 4th of 6 Shaw Conf6th of 12 PJHL Lost Conf Semi Finals, 1–4 (Wolf Pack) 2020–21 4 3 1 0 0 6 19 7 2nd of 6 Shaw Conf3rd of 12 PJHL **Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 2021–22 44 27 16 0 1 55 161 140 4th of 6 Shaw Conf7th of 13 PJHL Won Conf Semi Finals, 4–2 (Wolf Pack)Won Conf Finals, 4–2 (Ice Hawks)Lost League Finals 1–4 (Trappers) 2022–23 48 30 16 0 2 62 191 146 3rd of 6 Shaw Conf5th of 13 PJHL Won Conf Semi Finals, 4–1 (Sockeyes)Lost Conf Finals, 1–4 (Ice Hawks) 2023–24 48 27 17 4 0 58 186 158 4th of 7 Shaw Conf6th of 14 PJHL Won Conf Playin, 2–1 (Steelers)Lost Conf Semifinals, 0–4 (Sockeyes) 2024–25 48 29 14 5 0 63 206 166 3rd of 8 Shaw Conf5th of 15 PJHL Lost Conf Semi Finals, 2–4 (Sockeyes)2025–264434802742261021st of 8 Brittain Conf 2nd of 16 PJHLWon Conf quarter finals 4–0 (Ironmen)

Playoffs

SeasonConference QuarterfinalsConference SemifinalsConference FinalsPJHL Championship2018–19 Did not qualify2019–20 L, 1–4, Wolf Pack——2020–21 **Playoffs Cancelled due to COVID-192021–22 W, 4–2, Wolf PackW, 4–2, Ice HawksL, 1–4, Trappers2022–23W, 4–1, SockeyesL, 1–4, Ice Hawks2023–24W, 2–1, SteelersL, 0–4, Sockeyes2024–25L, 2–4, Sockeyes2025–26W, 4–0, Ironmen

Awards and trophies

PJHL Coach of the Year 2019–20 PJHL season | Jason Rogers

References

Further reading

External links Official website of the White Rock Whalers