Hope Icebreakers
Encyclopedia
The Mission Icebreakers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey
team based in Mission
, British Columbia
, Canada
. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League
(PIJHL). They play their home games at Mission Lesiure Centre. The team is currently co-owned by Janine Skerratt and Scott Kieler. (2011-2012)
relocation team
in the 2008-09 PIJHL season, as a member of the Harold Brittain Conference. The Icebreakers relocated
from Hope
, British Columbia
to Mission
, British Columbia
in the 2008-09 PIJHL season.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Mission
Mission, British Columbia
Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League
Pacific International Junior Hockey League
The Pacific International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the PIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...
(PIJHL). They play their home games at Mission Lesiure Centre. The team is currently co-owned by Janine Skerratt and Scott Kieler. (2011-2012)
History
The Mission Icebreakers were founded as a PIJHLPacific International Junior Hockey League
The Pacific International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the PIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...
relocation team
Relocation of professional sports teams
Relocation of professional sports teams is a practice which involves a sporting franchise moving from one metropolitan area to another, although occasionally moves between municipalities in the same conurbation are also included...
in the 2008-09 PIJHL season, as a member of the Harold Brittain Conference. The Icebreakers relocated
Relocation of professional sports teams
Relocation of professional sports teams is a practice which involves a sporting franchise moving from one metropolitan area to another, although occasionally moves between municipalities in the same conurbation are also included...
from Hope
Hope, British Columbia
Hope is a district municipality located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley and the Lower Mainland region, and is at the southern end of the Fraser Canyon...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
to Mission
Mission, British Columbia
Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
in the 2008-09 PIJHL season.
Season-by-season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2003-04 | 42 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 266 | 8th, PIJHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 152 | 202 | 7th, PIJHL | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (Ice Hawks Delta Ice Hawks The Delta Ice Hawks are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Ladner Leisure Centre.... ) |
|
| 2005-06 | 48 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 157 | 220 | 7th, PIJHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 187 | 221 | 1567 | 7th, PIJHL | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (Steelers Grandview Steelers The Grandview Steelers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League... ) |
| 2007-08 | 48 | 15 | 29 | - | 4 | 34 | 140 | 209 | 1428 | 8th, PIJHL | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (Pilots Abbotsford Pilots The Abbotsford Pilots are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League... ) |
| 2008-09 | 48 | 9 | 38 | - | 1 | 19 | 138 | 273 | 1565 | 5th, Harold Brittain | Did not qualify |
| 2009-10 | 48 | 14 | 31 | - | 3 | 31 | 148 | 244 | 1481 | 4th, Harold Brittain | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Flames Ridge Meadows Flames The Ridge Meadows Flames are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League... ) |
| 2010-11 | 46 | 18 | 23 | - | 5 | 41 | 137 | 165 | 1286 | 4th, Harold Brittain | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Pilots Abbotsford Pilots The Abbotsford Pilots are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League... ) |