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| City | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
| League | British Columbia Hockey League |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Home Arena | Frank Crane Arena |
| Colours | White, Black, Silver, and Orange |
| Coach | Bill Bestwick |
| GM | Bill Bestwick |
The Nanaimo Clippers are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Hockey League is a British Columbia -based tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a subsection of The Frank Crane Arena is a 3000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Nanaimo British Columbia. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of Silver is the metallic shade resembling Gray, closest to that of polished Silver. The colour orange occurs Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The British Columbia Hockey League is a British Columbia -based tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a subsection of
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History
The Nanaimo Clippers won the league championship in the 1976 playoffs but lost by default for the Mowat Cup (Provincial Championship). The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship of British Columbia.
The Clippers were once again league champions in 1978 when the Penticton Vees refused to play the balance of the series (citing rough play - The series stood at 2 games to 1). The Penticton Vees are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. The Merritt Centennials were earlier chosen to represent the league for the 1978 CAHA Championships.
The Nanaimo Clippers folded after the 1982 season, but were started up again before the 1983 season as the Esquimalt Buccaneers. They moved the franchise to Nanaimo early in the 1983 season, playing at the Nanaimo Civic Arena, and renamed the team the Nanaimo Clippers. The Nanaimo Civic Arena was an indoor Arena located in Nanaimo British Columbia.
In 1998, the Clippers hosted the Royal Bank Cup getting 3 wins and a loss in round-robin play. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The Clippers entered the semi-finals as the 2nd seed, behind the South Surrey Eagles also of the BCHL. History The current Surrey Eagles are the product of numerous town and name changes since 1976 The Weyburn Red Wings were the Clippers opponent in the semi-final and defeated them by a score of 4-1, South Surrey went on to win the National Championship.
March 13, 2004 marked one of the strangest playoff games in all of hockey history with the Clippers playing in the final game of their first-round league playoff series against the Powell River Kings. Season-by-Season Record Note GP = Games Played W = Wins L = Losses T = Ties OTL = Overtime Losses GF = Goals for GA = Goals against See With 80 seconds left in the third period and the scored tied 3-3 in Game 7 at Nanaimo, the Powell River goalie left his crease and froze the puck for a whistle. Under league rules, the goalie was guilty of delay of game. But instead of calling a two-minute penalty, the referee incorrectly awarded a penalty shot. Nanaimo scored and won the game 4-3. Powell River protested and league officials agreed to cover all costs for fixing the mistake. The Kings went back to Nanaimo on March 16 to replay the final 1:20 of the third period, with the score tied at 3-3. Powell River started a man short for the delay-of-game penalty but neither team scored in regulation. Just 54 seconds into overtime, Nanaimo captain Michael Olson scored the game-winning goal in front of a packed house of hometown fans, some of whom had felt their team had been wronged and some who thought it was a good chance to end things the right way. The Clippers went on to have a fairly easy road in the playoffs, beating Chilliwack 3-1 in a best-of-five series, Surrey 4-0 in a best-of-seven semifinal and the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4-1 in the best-of-seven championship final. After taking the BCHL Championship, the Clippers went on to oust the Grande Prairie Storm for the Doyle Cup, earning themselves a berth in the Royal Bank Cup. The Grande Prairie Storm are an Ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Doyle Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion.
On April 16 2007, the Clippers won the Fred Page Cup by defeating the Vernon Vipers three to two in game six of the BCHL finals. The Fred Page Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won by tournament conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Vernon Vipers are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. The winning goal was scored by Tyler Mazzei with 36 seconds remaining in the third period at the Vernon Multiplex. The Wesbild Centre (formerly Vernon Multiplex) is a 3006 seat multi-purpose Arena located in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.
Season-by-Season Record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1972-73 | BCJHL | 62 | 31 | 30 | 1 | - | 352 | 335 | 63 | 1st in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 1973-74 | BCJHL | 64 | 21 | 41 | 2 | - | 243 | 321 | 44 | 4th in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1974-75 | BCJHL | 66 | 21 | 45 | 0 | - | 303 | 385 | 42 | 4th in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 1975-76 | BCJHL | 66 | 41 | 21 | 4 | - | 384 | 279 | 86 | 2nd in League | Won Leaque |
| 1976-77 | BCJHL | 68 | 46 | 19 | 3 | - | 403 | 323 | 95 | 1st in Coastal | Won League |
| 1977-78 | BCJHL | 66 | 41 | 23 | 0 | - | 402 | 327 | 84 | 1st in Coastal | Won League |
| 1978-79 | BCJHL | 62 | 33 | 26 | 3 | - | 367 | 346 | 69 | 2nd in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Final |
| 1979-80 | BCJHL | 66 | 41 | 24 | 1 | - | 433 | 346 | 83 | 2nd in Coastal | Lost in Finals |
| 1980-81 | BCJHL | 44 | 33 | 10 | 1 | - | 308 | 200 | 67 | 1st in Coastal | Lost in Semi-finals |
| 1981-82 | BCJHL | 48 | 12 | 36 | 0 | - | 232 | 347 | 24 | 6th in Coastal | Did Not Qualify |
| 1982-83 | BCJHL | 56 | 30 | 25 | 1 | - | 309 | 314 | 61 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1983-84 | BCJHL | 50 | 30 | 19 | 1 | - | 303 | 256 | 61 | 2nd in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 1984-85 | BCJHL | 52 | 21 | 31 | 0 | - | 328 | 367 | 42 | 5th in Coastal | Did Not Qualify |
| 1985-86 | BCJHL | 52 | 25 | 26 | 1 | - | 305 | 337 | 51 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1986-87 | BCJHL | 52 | 24 | 27 | 1 | - | 276 | 292 | 49 | 4th in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1987-88 | BCJHL | 52 | 28 | 20 | 4 | - | 277 | 252 | 60 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1988-89 | BCJHL | 60 | 32 | 25 | 3 | - | 309 | 312 | 67 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1989-90 | BCJHL | 60 | 38 | 21 | 1 | - | 381 | 314 | 77 | 2nd in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 1990-91 | BCJHL | 60 | 25 | 32 | 3 | - | 307 | 342 | 53 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1991-92 | BCJHL | 60 | 27 | 30 | 3 | - | 319 | 309 | 57 | 2nd in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 1992-93 | BCJHL | 60 | 29 | 29 | 2 | - | 320 | 326 | 60 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 1993-94 | BCJHL | 60 | 21 | 36 | 3 | - | 270 | 351 | 47 | 4th in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1994-95 | BCJHL | 60 | 25 | 33 | 2 | - | 280 | 330 | 52 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1995-96 | BCJHL | 60 | 30 | 25 | 5 | - | 251 | 236 | 65 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1996-97 | BCHL | 60 | 34 | 22 | 4 | - | 263 | 243 | 72 | 2nd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1997-98 | BCHL | 60 | 30 | 29 | 1 | - | 215 | 223 | 61 | 4th in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1998-99 | BCHL | 60 | 37 | 21 | - | 2 | 298 | 229 | 76 | 1st in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1999-00 | BCHL | 60 | 28 | 21 | - | 11 | 202 | 218 | 67 | 3rd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 2000-01 | BCHL | 60 | 31 | 25 | - | 4 | 221 | 216 | 66 | 1st in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 2001-02 | BCHL | 60 | 41 | 17 | - | 2 | 262 | 215 | 84 | 1st in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 2002-03 | BCHL | 60 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 267 | 196 | 85 | 1st in Coastal | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 2003-04 | BCHL | 60 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 256 | 161 | 82 | 2nd in Coastal | Won League & Doyle Cup |
| 2004-05 | BCHL | 60 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 240 | 142 | 99 | 1st in League | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 2005-06 | BCHL | 60 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 255 | 160 | 92 | 1st in League | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 2006-07 | BCHL | 60 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 287 | 187 | 89 | 1st in League | Won League |
| 2007-08 | BCHL | 60 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 249 | 155 | 88 | 1st BCHL | Lost in Finals |
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