Westside Warriors
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| Westside Warriors | |
| Area | West Kelowna |
| League | British Columbia Hockey League British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Home Arena | Royal Lepage Place Royal Lepage Place Royal LePage Place, is a 1500-seat multi-purpose arena in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It was completed in 2007.Royal LePage Place is the home of the Westside Warriors ice hockey team. It has a maximum capacity of 1520 plus standing room... |
| Colours | Red, Black and Tan |
| Coach/GM | Rylan Ferster |
| Owner | Mark Cheyne |
The Westside Warriors are a Junior "A" ice hockey
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 from West Kelowna, 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
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. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League
British Columbia Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...
and play in the Interior Conference.
- Langley Thunder 1994-98
- Langley Hornets 1998-2006
- Westside Warriors 2006 to Present
History
The Westside Warriors are a relocated team from Langley, BCLangley, British Columbia (city)
The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.-History:...
, which was originally granted a BCJHL franchise in 1973 called the Langley Lords. The Lords played in the league for three seasons, ending in 1976. In those three years they had very decent regular seasons but, could not produce any playoff success. In 1976 the Lords changed their name to the Langley Thunder. They had a dismal three seasons playing in the BCJHL and in 1978 ceased operations. For the start of the 1981-82 season the Langley Eagles would provide Langley fans with their first taste of BCJHL action in two years.
The Langley Thunder name reappeared on the scene eight years latter in 1994. They would compete for five seasons with a highlight of a league finals in 1996, which they lost to the eventual Royal Bank Cup
Royal Bank Cup
The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...
winners Vernon Vipers
Vernon Vipers
The Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:...
, 4–1.
The Thunder changed their name to the Langley Hornets, which was coached by several coaches but most notably Rick Lanz. Lanz would guide the team with decent success until the 2002-03 season. In which controversy followed with the termination of his contact. He turned a last place team in 2001-02 to a fourth place league finish and first round playoff exit. Rumours were afloat as the reason he was not re-signed was because Rick and his staff had cut owner's son Aaron Berman. Aaron Berman returned to a last-place team the next season and eventually another dismal showing for the Langley Hornets.
As the Westside Warriors they entered the BCHL playoffs in their first year and hope to continue that success in the future.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1973-74 | 64 | 38 | 24 | 2 | - | 326 | 283 | 78 | 1st in Coastal | Lost in Finals |
| 1974-75 | 66 | 34 | 31 | 1 | - | 330 | 351 | 69 | 1st in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1975-76 | 66 | 32 | 31 | 3 | - | 349 | 298 | 67 | 5th in League | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1976-77 | 68 | 30 | 37 | 1 | - | 351 | 362 | 62 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 1977-78 | 66 | 19 | 47 | 0 | - | 250 | 423 | 38 | 5th in Coastal | Lost in Quaret-Finals |
| 1978-79 | 62 | 22 | 36 | 4 | - | 284 | 348 | 48 | 5th in Coastal | DNQ |
| 1994-95 | 60 | 38 | 21 | 1 | - | 321 | 252 | 77 | 2nd in Mainland | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1995-96 | 60 | 38 | 19 | 3 | - | 317 | 273 | 79 | 2nd in Mainland | Lost in Finals |
| 1996-97 | 60 | 21 | 35 | 4 | - | 228 | 289 | 46 | 7th in Coastal | DNQ |
| 1997-98 | 60 | 26 | 31 | 3 | - | 219 | 239 | 55 | 6th in Coastal | DNQ |
| 1998-99 | 60 | 44 | 12 | 4 | - | 330 | 219 | 92 | 1st in Mainland | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 1998-99 | 60 | 20 | 38 | - | 2 | 242 | 294 | 42 | 3rd in Mainlad | Lost in 1st Round |
| 1999-00 | 60 | 41 | 17 | - | 2 | 305 | 247 | 84 | 1st in Mainland | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 2000-01 | 60 | 29 | 25 | - | 6 | 222 | 239 | 64 | 4th in Mainland | Lost in 1st Round |
| 2001-02 | 60 | 19 | 34 | - | 7 | 226 | 274 | 45 | 5th in Mainland | DNQ |
| 2002-03 | 60 | 34 | 22 | - | 1 | 225 | 231 | 72 | 2nd in Mainland | Lost in 1st Round |
| 2003-04 | 60 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 205 | 286 | 43 | 4th in Mainland | DNQ |
| 2004-05 | 60 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 169 | 277 | 30 | 4th in Mainland | DNQ |
| 2005-06 | 60 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 179 | 181 | 69 | 3rd in Mainland | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 2006-07 | 60 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 192 | 221 | 58 | 7th in Mainland | Lost in Preliminary |
| 2007-08 | 60 | 40 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 161 | 83 | 3rd BCHL | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 2008-09 | 60 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 220 | 162 | 79 | 5th BCHL | |
| 2009-10 | 60 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 244 | 173 | 80 | 4th BCHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2010-11 | 60 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 246 | 183 | 73 | 4th, Interior | Lost Division Semi-final |