North Vancouver Wolf Pack
| North Vancouver Wolf Pack | |
|---|---|
| City | North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| League | Pacific Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | Tom Shaw |
| Founded | 2008–09 |
| Home arena | Harry Jerome Arena |
| Colours | Blue, Silver and White |
| CEO |  Dean Samson |
| General manager | Dean Samson |
| Head coach | Matt Samson |
| Website | northvanwolfpack.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 2008-11 | Squamish Wolf Pack |
| 2011-present | North Vancouver Wolf Pack |
The North Vancouver Wolf Pack is a Junior "B" ice hockey team based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL).
The Wolf Pack play their home games at Harry Jerome Arena in North Vancouver.
History
The team was founded in 2008 in Squamish, British Columbia as the Squamish Wolf Pack until relocating to North Vancouver in 2011.
In the 2013-14 the team earned the most points and had their highest placing (2nd, Tom Shaw) in their division and earned their first playoff series win.
The 2014-2015 season marked the best season in franchise history winning the PJHL Division Championship beating Richmond Sockeyes by 1 point for 1st in league and in Harold Britain Conference. 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 marked two of the best seasons in North Vancouver Wolfpack history.
From 2008-2015 Matt Samson was the team's president, general manager and coach. For the 2015-16 Season Matt Samson was hired by the Merritt Centennials of the British Columbia Hockey League. Bayne Koen took over as Head Coach and Elias Godoy became General Manager and assistant coach. Jamie Creamore, a former Wolf Pack Player became Assistant Coach. Grant Amman is the Trainer. Dean Samson is CEO.[when?][citation needed]
2017 Grant Amman was named PJHL Trainer of the Year. Tanner Versluis Rookie of the Year.
The John Brodie Scholarship Award 2017 recipients Shane Kumar and Jack Tadey.
2017-18 Season the Staff: Bayne Koen Head Coach & Assistant General Manager. Jamie Creamore Assistant Coach. Grant Amman Trainer. Dean Samson General Manager and CEO.
2018 the Wolfpack won their second Pacific Junior Hockey League playoff championships.
In 2019-20 the Wolf Pack became the first team in PJHL history to reach 40 wins in a single season
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 |
| Squamish Wolf Pack | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 117 | 237 | 5th, Tom Shaw | Did not qualify |
| 2009-10 | 48 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 164 | 212 | 5th, Tom Shaw | Did not qualify |
| 2010-11 | 46 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 122 | 251 | 5th, Tom Shaw | Did not qualify |
| North Vancouver Wolf Pack | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 44 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 141 | 176 | 4th, Tom Shaw | Lost Div. SemiFinals, 1-4 (Sockeyes) |
| 2012-13 | 44 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 155 | 146 | 3rd, Tom Shaw | Lost Div. SemiFinals, 0-4 (Ice Hawks) |
| 2013-14 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 161 | 121 | 2nd, Tom Shaw | Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-2 (Ice Hawks) Lost Div. Finals, 0-4 (Sockeyes) |
| 2014-15 | 44 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 203 | 131 | 1st, Tom Shaw | Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-0 (Ice Hawks) Won Div. Finals, 4-1 (Steelers) Won PJHL Finals, 4-2 (Outlaws) |
| 2015-16 | 44 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 224 | 130 | 1st, Tom Shaw | Lost Div. SemiFinals, 2-4 (Ice Hawks) |
| 2016-17 | 44 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 133 | 153 | 4th, Tom Shaw | Lost Div. SemiFinals, 4-1 (Ice Hawks) |
| 2017-18 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 134 | 124 | 3rd of 5, Tom Shaw | Lost Div. SemiFinals, 1-4 (Sockeyes) |
| 2018-19 | 44 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 203 | 93 | 1st of 6, Tom Shaw 1st of 12 PHJL |
Won Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Flames) Won Semifinals 4-1 (Steelers) Won PJHL Finals, 4-0 (Trappers) Advance to Cyclone Taylor Cup |
| 2019-20 | 44 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 260 | 91 | 1st of 6, Tom Shaw 1st of 12 PHJL |
Won Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Whalers) Won Semifinals 4-0 (Steelers) PJHL Finals Cancelled due to COVID-19 Virus |
Cyclone Taylor Cup
British Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships
| Season | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2015 ** | L, Campbell River 3-6 OTL, Mission City 6-7 OTL, Kimberley 4-5 |
0-1-2 | 4th of 4 | n/a | L, Mission City 0-7 | n/a |
| 2019 | tbd, Campbell River 0-0 tbd, KIJHL rep 0-0 tbd, Victoria 0-0 |
0-0-0 | ??? of 4 | tbd | tbd | tbd |
- 2015 Mission City host & Wolfpack qualify as PJHL Champions.