| County of Grande Prairie Wheat Kings | |
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| City: | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| League: | NWJHL |
| Founded: | 1994–95 |
| Home Arena: | Crosslink County Sportsplex |
| Colours: | Black, White, Silver |
| Head Coach: |  Kyle Chapple
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| General Manager: | Kyle Chapple
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| Franchise history | |
| 1994-2011: | Grande Prairie Wheelers |
| 2011-2024: | Grande Prairie Kings |
| 2024-present: | County of Grande Prairie Wheat Kings |
The County of Grande Prairie Wheat Kings are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL). They played their home games at Coca-Cola Centre, which has a capacity of 1,600 until January of 2014. The team then moved to the Crosslink County Sportsplex which has a capacity of 600.
They changed their name in April, 2011, from the Grande Prairie Wheelers because of a change in sponsorship. They would change their name in 2024 to the County of Grande Prairie Wheat Kings
logo as Kings
History[]
The Kings (formerly the Wheelers) joined the NWJHL when the league began operations in 1994. It took the Kings nearly 20 years to capture their first league championship but did so on March 26, 2013.[1]
In the 2013-2014 NWJHL season the Kings hosted the Hockey Alberta Investors Group Junior B Provincial Championship. Despite losing the NWJHL finals to the North Peace Navigators, Grande Prairie had already secured a spot as tournament host. The Kings captured a silver medal falling 6 to 0 to the Blackfalds Wranglers in the provincial final.[2]
Season-by-season record[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season | GP | W | L | OL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2009-10 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 40 | 153 | 162 | 3rd, NWJHL | Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Vipers) Won SemiFinals 4-0, (Huskies) Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Wolverines) |
| 2010-11 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 158 | 112 | 3rd, NWJHL | Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Huskies) Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Navigators) |
| 2011-12 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 228 | 93 | 2nd, NWJHL | Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Jr. Canucks) Lost in Semi-Finals, 0-4 (Wolverines) |
| 2012-13 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 257 | 98 | 1st, NWJHL | Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Vipers) Won Semi-Finals, 4-1 (Huskies) Won Finals, 4-2 (Navigators) League Champions |
| 2013-14 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 228 | 128 | 2nd, NWJHL | Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Vipers) Won SemiFinals 1-1, (Fairview Flyers) Lost Finals, 1-4 (Navigators) |
| 2014-15 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 49 | - | - | 2nd of 7 NWJHL | Won QuarterFinals (forfeit), (Blades) Lost Semi-Finals, 2-4 (Fairview Flyers) |
| 2015-16 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 43 | 173 | 131 | 3rd of 7 NWJHL | Won QuarterFinals 3-0, (Jr. Canucks) Lost Semi-Finals, 4-1 (Navigators) |
| 2016-17 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 104 | 105 | 5th of 6 NWJHL | Won QuarterFinals 3-1, (Jr. Canucks) Lost Semifinals 3-4, (Fairview Flyers) |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 44 | 146 | 128 | 4th of 7 NWJHL |
Won QuarterFinals 3-2, (Fairview Flyers) lOST Semifinal 1-4 (Huskies) |
| 2018-19 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 40 | 151 | 141 | 3rd of 6 NWJHL | Won QuarterFinals 3-2, (Vipers) Won Semifinals 4-3, (Jr. Canucks) Lost Final 2-4, (Huskies) |
| 2019-20 | 40 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 33 | 128 | 161 | 5th of 6 NWJHL | Lost Quarterfinals 2-3, (Flyers) |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 13 | N/A | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021-22 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 40 | 148 | 147 | 3rd of 6 NWJHL | Won Quarterfinals 3-0, (Navigators) Won Semifinals 4-2, (Vipers) Lost Final 2-4, (Huskies) |
| 2022-23 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 221 | 115 | 2nd | Lost Final |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 181 | 122 | 3rd | Lost Quarterfinals |
Russ Barnes Trophy[]
Alberta Jr B Provincial Championships
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2013 | L, Red Deer Vipers 4-6 W, Wetaskiwin Icemen 6-2 L, Cold Lake Ice 4-6 |
1-2-0 | 3rd of 4 Pool ? | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 HOST |
W, Blackfalds Wranglers 6-4 L, Cold Lake Ice 5-3 W, Ft. Sask Hawks 2-1 |
2-1-0 | 1st of Pool B | W, North Peace Navigators 6-2 | n/a | L, Blackfalds Wranglers 6-0 |
External links[]
- Official website of the Grande Prairie Kings
- Official website of the North West Junior Hockey League
- Official website of the Keystone Cup
References[]
- ↑ Logan Clow (2013-03-26). Kings Capture First League Championship. Grande Prairie J.D.A. Kings.
- ↑ Logan Clow (2014-04-06). Kings can’t capture crown. Grande Prairie J.D.A. Kings.
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