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| City | Richmond, British Columbia |
| League | Pacific International Junior Hockey League |
| Founded | 1970s |
| Home Arena | Minoru Arena |
| Colours | Red, Black, and White |
| Head Coach | Judd Lambert |
The Richmond Sockeyes are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team who play in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League, from Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Richmond (ˈrɪtʃmənd}} is an incorporated city on the Pacific coast of the Canadian province of British The Pacific International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength 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 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 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Pacific International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada Richmond (ˈrɪtʃmənd}} is an incorporated city on the Pacific coast of the Canadian province of British 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 were formerly a Tier II Junior "A" team in the British Columbia Hockey League from 1979-1990. 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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BCHL History
The Sockeyes were founded in the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League in the 1970s. The Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League was a Canadian Junior "A" Ice hockey league operating in British Columbia in the 1960s and 1970s As PCJHL Champions, the Sockeyes defeated the BCJHL Champions in 1977 and 1979 for the Mowat Cup as British Columbia Junior "A" hockey champions. The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship of British Columbia. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C In 1977 the Sockeyes lost out to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Prince Albert Raiders for the Abbott Cup as Western Canadian Champions after winning the Doyle Cup as Alberta/BC Champions. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Tier II Junior A Ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Prince Albert Raiders are a major Junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup is the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship for the Western Canadian leagues of the The Doyle Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905
In 1979, the PCJHL merged with the BCJHL and along with it came the Richmond Sockeyes. From 1979 until 1990, the Sockeyes finished first place in the league 3 times and won the league in 1987. After winning the league, they defeated the Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League's Quesnel Millionaires 2-games-to-none to win the Mowat Cup. The Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League was a Canadian Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey league in British Columbia. History The Millionaires started out in the Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League in the 1980s The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship of British Columbia. Then they defeated the Red Deer Rustlers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for the Doyle Cup 4-games-to-3. The Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A Ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. The Alberta Junior Hockey League ( AJHL) is an Alberta -based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey The Doyle Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won through a best-of-7 series conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. They moved on from there to beat the Humboldt Broncos of the SJHL to win the Abbott Cup and to earn a birth to the Centennial Cup. The Humboldt Broncos are an Ice hockey team from Humboldt Saskatchewan, Canada. The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup is the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship for the Western Canadian leagues of the The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion.
They started out on their the National title quest by beating the Dartmouth Fuel Kids of the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League 7-3. History Originally known as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, the league was founded in 1967 by Fred McGillivray and Louie Lewis of Halifax Nova Scotia They then lost out to host Humboldt Broncos 6-1. The Humboldt Broncos are an Ice hockey team from Humboldt Saskatchewan, Canada. They pulled themselves together in the final game of the Round Robin to defeat the Central Junior A Hockey League's Pembroke Lumber Kings 4-1. History The league started in 1961 as the "Ottawa-Hull District Junior Hockey League" under the sponsorship of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey The Pembroke Lumber Kings are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. The next day, Richmond and Pembroke squared off again, resulting in a 9-3 victory for the Sockeyes. This set up a Humboldt-Richmond final, their ninth game against each other in less than a month. The Richmond Sockeyes came out strong and pulled off a 5-2 victory to clinch their only National title.
In 1990, the town of Chilliwack, British Columbia bought the franchise rights to the team and created the Chilliwack Chiefs to make up for the Chilliwack Eagles ownership moving to Ladner, British Columbia. Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. History Chilliwack fans have always enjoyed their junior hockey which dates back to 1970 as the Chilliwack Bruins were the main event Ladner was created as a Fishing Village on the banks of the Fraser River. The Sockeyes reformed in the Junior "B" 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
PIJHL History
The team won the Bronze in the Keystone Cup in 2003 after missing out on the title game based on goal-ratio. The Keystone Cup is the Junior "B" Ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. [1]
The next year, 2004, they again won the PIJHL league championship, the Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial championship and this time placed 2nd in the Keystone Cup.
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 | |
| 1976-77 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 0 | - | 308 | 140 | 84 | 1st PJHL | Won League, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup | |
| 1977-78 | 48 | 41 | 5 | 2 | - | 353 | 140 | 84 | 1st PJHL | Won League | |
| 1978-79 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 0 | - | 377 | 191 | 78 | 1st PJHL | Won League, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup | |
| 1979-80 | 66 | 30 | 35 | 1 | - | 320 | 327 | 61 | 4th BCJHL Coastal | Lost Semi-final | |
| 1980-81 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 0 | - | 271 | 167 | 66 | 2nd BCJHL Coastal | Lost 1st Round | |
| 1981-82 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 0 | - | 255 | 282 | 46 | 4th BCJHL Coastal | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1982-83 | 56 | 21 | 33 | 2 | - | 265 | 314 | 44 | 5th BCJHL Coastal | DNQ | |
| 1983-84 | 50 | 29 | 20 | 1 | - | 293 | 243 | 59 | 3rd BCJHL Coastal | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1984-85 | 52 | 31 | 19 | 2 | - | 342 | 279 | 64 | 2nd BCJHL Coastal | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1985-86 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 0 | - | 367 | 200 | 76 | 1st BCJHL Coastal | Lost Final | |
| 1986-87 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 0 | - | 347 | 192 | 76 | 1st BCJHL Coastal | Won League, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup, Won Centennial Cup |
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| 1987-88 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 2 | - | 325 | 216 | 70 | 1st BCJHL Coastal | Lost Final | |
| 1988-89 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 0 | - | 325 | 289 | 66 | 4th BCJHL Coastal | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1989-90 | 59 | 21 | 35 | 3 | - | 307 | 352 | 45 | 5th BCJHL Coastal | Lost Quarter-final Round Robin | |
| 1990-01 | PIJHL Standings Not Available | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 42 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 184 | 159 | 45 | 4th PIJHL | ||
| 2002-03 | 42 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 159 | 174 | 40 | 5th PIJHL | Won League | |
| 2003-04 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 184 | 111 | 58 | 2nd PIJHL | Won League, Won CTC | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 189 | 142 | 60 | 4th PIJHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 48 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 177 | 150 | 51 | 5th PIJHL | ||
| 2006-07 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 186 | 179 | 57 | 4th PIJHL | ||
See also
External links
| Preceded by Penticton Knights |
Centennial Cup Champions 1987 |
Succeeded by Notre Dame Hounds |
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