Peninsula Panthers

The Peninsula Panthers are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the South Division of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). The Panthers play their home games at Panorama Recreation Centre. Coreen Zubersky is the team's president, Pete Zubersky is the general manager and Brad Tippett is the head coach.

Peninsula Panthers
City	North Saanich, British Columbia
League	Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
Division	South
Founded	1980's
Home arena	Panorama Recreation Centre
Colours	Black, blue, red, white
Owner(s)	Coreen Zubersky & John Wilson
General manager	Pete Zubersky
Head coach	Brad Tippett
Website	panthers.vijhl.com
Franchise history
1980s-90s	Peninsula Eagles
1990s-90s	Peninsula Pythons
1990s-present	Peninsula Panthers

History

The Panthers joined the league in the early 1980s as an expansion team, named as the Peninsula Eagles. In its VIJHL history, the team has won the Cyclone Taylor Cup once, in 2011. The Panthers have won the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy three times in 1989, 2010 and 2011. They won the Andy Hebenton Trophy five times, as the team with the league's best regular season record in 1988, 1989, 2004, 2008 and 2009.

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

Accurate as of 2014-15 season.[1]

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1999-00	40	23	15	2	-	48	241	185	2nd, South	Lost League Finals, 2-4 (Storm)
2000-01	46	25	13	8	-	58	233	169	1st, South	Lost Division Finals, 2-4 (Islanders)
2001-02	48	34	10	4	-	72	264	173	1st, South	Lost Finals, 1-4 (Storm)
2002-03	44	24	20	0	-	48	158	143	2nd, South	Lost Division Finals, 2-3 (Cougars)
2003-04	45	31	10	4	-	66			1st, South	Lost Finals, 0-3 (Storm)
2004-05	48	35	9		2	72	254	159	1st, South
2005-06	42	26	15		0	52	189	146	4th, South	Lost Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Islanders)
2006-07	48	22	23		3	47	168	183	2nd, South	Lost Division Finals, Victoria Cougars 4-1
2007-08	48	28	18		1	57	204	155	2nd, South
2008-09	48	35	8		5	75	226	140	1st, South
2009-10	48	38	6		4	80	209	100	1st, South	Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions
2010-11	44	33	10		1	67	200	111	2nd, South	Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions - 4-3 (Cougars) Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions
2011-12	42	17	21		4	38	155	194	3rd, South	Won QuarterFinals, 4-2 (Generals) Won SemiFinals, 4-3 (Braves) lost FINALS, 0-4 (Cougars)
2012-13	48	22	23		3	47	151	186	4th, South	Lost QuarterFinals, 1-4 (Cougars)
2013-14	48	30	13	2	3	65	207	153	2nd, South	Won QuarterFinals, 4-2 (Wolves) Won SemiFinals, 4-3 (Glacier Kings) lost FINALS, 2-4 (Cougars)
2014-15	48	15	31		2	32	130	203	5th, South	Lost wildcard game, 2-5 - (Generals)
2015-16	48	22	21	1	4	49	151	173	2nd, South	Won Div SemiFinals, 4-2 (Wolves) Lost Div. Finals 0-4 (Cougars)
2016-17	48	9	36	0	3	21	127	258	5th of 5 South 9th of 9 VIJHL	Won wildcard game, 3-1 (Generals) Lost Div. Semifinal, 0-4 (Storm)
2017-18	48	20	27	0	1	41	139	195	5th of 5 South 8th of 9 VIJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Storm)
2018-19	48	14	25	4	5	55	127	176	5th of 5 South 8th of 9 VIJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Cougars)

Cyclone Taylor Cup

British Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships

• Campbell River VIJHL Champs and Cyclone Taylor "Host". Therefore, Panthers to Cyclone Taylor Cup as VIJHL reps.

Season	Round Robin	Record	Standing	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2004**	?, Richmond Sockeyes ?-? ?, Nelson Leafs ?-? ?, Beaver Valley Nitehawks ?-?	?-?-?	? of 4	W, Beaver Valley Nitehawks ?-? Bronze Medal	n/a
2010	?, Revelstoke Grizzlies ?-? ?, Aldergrove Kodiaks ?-? ?, Oceanside Generals ?-?	?-?-?	? of 4	n/a	L, Revelstoke Grizzlies 1-4 Silver Medal
2011	T, Fernie Ghostriders 3-3 W, Richmond Sockeyes 6-4 T, Osoyoos Coyotes 6-6	1-0-2	2nd of 4	n/a	W, Fernie Ghostriders 5-3 GOLD Medal

Keystone Cup

Western 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
2011	W, 1-0 Pilot Butte Storm L, 2-6 Sherwood Park Crusaders L, 6-7 Blackfalds Wranglers W, 13-1 Thunder Bay Northern Hawks W, 8-3 Arborg Ice Dawgs	3-2-0	3rd of 6	L, 3-5 Pilot Butte Storm	n/a

NHL alumni

• Jamie Benn
• Ryan O'Byrne
• Taylor Ellington
• Greg Scott
• Kyle Greentree
• Mike Hamilton
• Jordie Benn

Awards and trophies

Cyclone Taylor Cup 2010-11 Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy VIJHL Championship 1988–89, 2009–10, 2010–11 Andy Hebenton Trophy Regular Season Champion 1987–88, 1988–89, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09 Grant Peart Memorial Trophy Least Penalized Team 1988–89, 1998–99 Doug Morton Trophy Leading Scorer Greg Wagnor: 1988-89 Aaron Lloyd: 1996-97 Daniel Bell: 2006-07 Daniel Bell: 2007-08 Evan Campbell: 2009-10 Jack Kingston Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman Mike Scarborough: 2009-10

Jamie Robertson Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Greg Wagnor: 1987-88 Rob Olson: 1988-89 Gerry Baron: 1990-91 Craig Zubersky: 1998-99 Paul Lowden: 2002-03 Larry Lamoureaux Trophy Rookie of the Year Jamie Benn: 2004-05 Ray's Sports Centre Trophy Top Goaltender Grant Sjerven: 1987-88 Corey Volk: 1989-90 Scott Ismond: 2006-07 Andrew Wilson: 2007-08 Brady Berisoff: 2008-09 Walt McWilliams Memorial Trophy Unsung Hero Dan Lapointe: 1999-00 Jared Molnar: 2004-05 Gregory Simpson: 2006-07

References

1. League Standings

External links

• Official website of the Peninsula Panthers