Grande Prairie Kings

Grande Prairie Kings
City	Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
League	NWJHL
Founded	1994 (1994)–95
Home arena	Crosslink County Sportsplex
Colours	Black, White, Silver
General manager	Kyle Chapple
Head coach	Kyle Chapple
Website grandeprairiejdakings.com
Franchise history
1994-2011	Grande Prairie Wheelers
2011-present	Grande Prairie Kings

The Grande Prairie Kings, formerly the Grande Prairie Wheelers until April 2011,^[1] are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL). The Kings moved from the Coca-Cola Centre to the Crosslink Sports Centre in January 2014,^[2] which has a capacity of 600.

Grande Prairie Kings in Action

History

The Kings (formerly the Wheelers) joined the NWJHL when the league began operations in 1994. It took the Kings nearly 20 years to capture their first league championship but did so on March 26, 2013.^[3]

In the 2013-2014 NWJHL season the Kings hosted the Hockey Alberta Investors Group Junior B Provincial Championship. Despite losing the NWJHL finals to the North Peace Navigators, Grande Prairie had already secured a spot as tournament host. The Kings captured a silver medal falling 6 to 0 to the Blackfalds Wranglers in the provincial final.^[4]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
2009-10	35	19	14	2	40	153	162	1471	3rd, NWJHL	Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Vipers) Won SemiFinals 4-0, (Huskies) Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Wolverines)
2010-11	35	20	9	6	46	158	112	998	3rd, NWJHL	Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Huskies) Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Navigators)
2011-12	36	30	6	0	60	228	93	941	2nd, NWJHL	Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Jr. Canucks) Lost in Semi-Finals, 0-4 (Wolverines)
2012-13	35	32	3	0	64	257	98		1st, NWJHL	Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Vipers) Won Semi-Finals, 4-1 (Huskies) Won Finals, 4-2 (Navigators) League Champions
2013-14	35	27	6	2	56	228	128	1471	2nd, NWJHL	Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Vipers) Won SemiFinals 1-1, (Fairview Flyers) Lost Finals, 1-4 (Navigators)
2014-15	30	24	5	1	49	-	-	-	2nd of 7 NWJHL	Won QuarterFinals (forfeit), (Blades) Lost Semi-Finals, 2-4 (Fairview Flyers)
2015-16	36	21	14	1	43	173	131	-	3rd of 7 NWJHL	Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Jr. Canucks) Lost Semi-Finals, 4-1 (Navigators)

Russ Barnes Trophy

Alberta Jr B Provincial Championships

Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	SemiFinal	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2013	L, Red Deer Vipers 4-6 W, Wetaskiwin Icemen 6-2 L, Cold Lake Ice 4-6	1-2-0	3rd of 4 Pool ?	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014 HOST	W, Blackfalds Wranglers 6-4 L, Cold Lake Ice 5-3 W, Ft. Sask Hawks 2-1	2-1-0	1st of Pool B	W, North Peace Navigators 6-2	n/a	L, Blackfalds Wranglers 6-0

External links

References

↑ Terry Farrell (2011-04-18). "Wheelers now the Kings". Grande Prairie J.D.A. Kings. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
↑ Jocelyn Turner (2014-01-13). "Kings Join Crosslink Sports Centre". Grande Prairie J.D.A. Kings.
↑ Logan Clow (2013-03-26). "Kings Capture First League Championship". Grande Prairie J.D.A. Kings.
↑ Logan Clow (2014-04-06). "Kings can’t capture crown". Grande Prairie J.D.A. Kings.

Teams and Leagues eligible for the Russ Barnes Trophy

CalJHL	CBHA Blackhawks CBHA Rangers CNHA Blazers CNHA Canucks CRAA Blue CRAA Gold NWCAA Bruins NWCAA Stampeders

CapJHL	West Division Beverly Warriors Edmonton Mustangs Morinville Jets North Edmonton Red Wings Spruce Grove Regals St. Albert Merchants Stony Plain Flyers East Division Beaumont Chiefs Edmonton Royals Fort Saskatchewan Hawks Leduc Schwab Riggers Sherwood Park Knights Strathcona Bruins Wetaskiwin Icemen

HJHL	North Division Airdrie Thunder Blackfalds Wranglers Mountainview Colts Ponoka Stampeders Red Deer Vipers Stettler Lightning Three Hills Thrashers South Division Banff Academy Bears Coaldale Copperheads Cochrane Generals High River Flyers Medicine Hat Cubs Okotoks Bisons Strathmore Wheatland Kings

NEAJBHL	Cold Lake Ice Frog Lake T-Birds Killam Wheat Kings Lloydminster Bandits Onion Lake Border Chiefs Saddle Lake Warriors St. Paul Canadiens Vegreville Rangers Vermilion Tigers Wainwright Bisons

NWJHL	Beaverlodge Blades Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks Fairview Flyers Fort St. John Huskies Grande Prairie Kings North Peace Navigators Sexsmith Vipers Slave Lake Wolves

Defunct teams	Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL)

Hockey Alberta Russ Barnes Trophy Keystone Cup

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