| Spirit River Rangers | |
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| City | Spirit River, Alberta |
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| League | NPHL |
| Division | West |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Home arena | Maclean Rec Center |
| Head coach | Evan Boire |
| Captain | Rylan Yaremko |
| Championships | SPHL Champions: 1963-64, Campbell Cup Champions: 1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2023-24 |
The Spirit River Rangers is a Canadian men's Senior ice hockey team from Spirit River, Alberta, Canada that play in The North Peace Hockey League (NPHL).
History[]
The Spirit River Rangers joined the newly formed South Peace Hockey league in 1954 . In October 1955 the Spirit River Arena called Ice Palace roof collapsed due to snowfall.[1] This ended the Rangers season and caused them to go on hiatus until the Arena was Rebuilt. The Rangers Won the South Peace Hockey League Championship in the 1963-64 season. After the 1965-66 SPHL Season the Rangers folded due to the team not having Artificial Ice in the local arena.
The Spirit River Rangers joined the Beaver Hockey League in 1980-81. The Rangers Played in the Beaver Hockey League until 1983 when the league ceased.
The Spirit River Rangers Rejoined the South Peace Hockey League in 1983. The Rangers continued to play in the SPHL until 1987 when the League restructured and became the Central Peace Hockey League. The Rangers played in the Central Peace Hockey League from 1987 to 1991
Spirit River Rangers Logo 2011-2014
The Spirit River Rangers Joined the North Peace Hockey League for the 1991-92 Hockey season. The Ranger have had great success in the League having won 12 League Championships starting in 1997-98. The Rangers Having Won 12 League Championships are third most all time ahead of The Peace River Stampeders with 11 and behind The High Prairie Regals and The Grimshaw Huskies at 13. During the 2001-02 Season the Rangers reclassified as AAA with the intention to compete for The Allan Cup. The Rangers came up short in the 2002 Alberta Senior AAA Playoffs losing to Allan Cup finalist Stony Plain Eagles in overtime game 3 of a best of 3. The Rangers took a leave of absence in 2017 due to Inept and stale management causing lower attendance and players not wanting to play for management.
The Spirit River Rangers Returned to the North Peace Hockey League for the 2022-23 Season after the Covid-19 pandemic Under new team Leadership. In the 2022-23 The Rangers Tied the NPHL record by winning their 14th straight playoff series with the Peace River Stampeders. [2]
The Rangers Won their 12th Campbell Cup in 2023-24 defeating the 3nd place Grande Prairie Athletics in the 1st round in 7 games, all games won by the away team. the 1st place Dawson Creek Canucks in the West Final in 5 game. The 2nd place Falher Pirates in the NPHL Finals in 7 games.
Leagues[]
- South Peace Hockey League 1954-1955, 1956-1966
- Beaver Hockey League 1980-1983
- South Peace Hockey League 1983-1987
- Central Peace Hockey League 1974-1976, 1987-1991[3]
- North Peace Hockey League 1992-2009, 2010-2017, 2022-present
Championships[]
Hockey Alberta Senior A Provincial Champion[]
- 1997-98
Hockey Alberta Senior AA Provincial Champion[]
- 2008-09
SPHL Champions[]
- 1963-64
Campbell Cup Champions[]
- 1997-98
- 1999-00
- 2000-01
- 2005-06
- 2007-08
- 2010-11
- 2012-13
- 2013-14
- 2014-15
- 2015-16
- 2016-17
- 2023-24
Lawrence Cup Champions[]
- 1997-98
- 2002-03
- 2005-06
- 2015-16
Notable Players[]
- Fred Hilts
- Steve Kushneryk
- Nick Iannone, Founder of Penticton Hockey School now Okanagan Hockey Group
- John Listhaeghe, Multi-Time NPHL MVP
- Brad Kennedy, All-Time Rangers NPHL Points
- Darren Allen, Multi-Time NPHL Goaltender of the Year
- Mike Lefley, AJHL MVP Winner, All-Time Rangers NPHL Goals Scored
- Colin Lefley, All-Time Rangers NPHL Games played and All-Time Rangers NPHL penalty minutes
- Dustin Sather, AJHL MVP Winner, All-Time Grande Prairie Storm Points Scorer
Logos[]
Current Spirit River Rangers Logo
Season-by-season record[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, SL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | League | GP | W | L | T | OL | SL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| South Peace Hockey League | ||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | SPHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | --- | |
| 1955-56 | SPHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | --- | |
| 1956-57 | SPHL | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | 4th | |
| 1957-58 | SPHL | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 84 | 219 | 4th | |
| 1958-59 | SPHL | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 105 | 133 | 4th | |
| 1959-60 | SPHL | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 28 | 107 | 78 | 2nd | |
| 1960-61 | SPHL | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 28 | 113 | 99 | 1st | |
| 1961-62 | SPHL | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 22 | 103 | 100 | 3rd | |
| 1962-63 | SPHL | 30 | 11 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 25 | 123 | 143 | 5th | |
| 1963-64 | SPHL | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 36 | 180 | 128 | 1st | Won SPHL Playoff and Regular season |
| 1964-65 | SPHL | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | - | - | 39 | 181 | 164 | 2nd | |
| 1965-66 | SPHL | 32 | 9 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 22 | 104 | 175 | 5th | |
| League mandated artificial ice forcing team to fold | ||||||||||||
| Beaver Hockey League | ||||||||||||
| 1980-81 | BHL | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 267 | 177 | 1st | Lost Semi-Finals | ||
| 1981-82 | BHL | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 93 | 127 | 4th | |||
| 1982-83 | BHL | 30 | 1 | 25 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 104 | 311 | 6th | |
| South Peace Hockey League | ||||||||||||
| 1983-84 | SPHL | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 38 | 216 | 156 | 3rd | |
| 1984-85 | SPHL | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | - | 38 | 284 | 223 | 3rd | |
| 1985-86 | SPHL | 30 | 10 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 21 | 178 | 214 | 5th | |
| 1986-87 | SPHL | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 4th | Lost Semi-Finals | ||
| Central Peace Hockey League | ||||||||||||
| 1987-88 | CPHL | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 168 | 201 | 2nd | Lost finals |
| 1988-89 | CPHL | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 217 | 145 | 4th | |
| 1989-90 | CPHL | - | - | Did not make playoffs | ||||||||
| 1990-91 | CPHL | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 26 | 166 | 215 | 5th | Did not make playoffs |
| 1991-92 | CPHL | Rangers on one year hiatus | ||||||||||
| North Peace Hockey League | ||||||||||||
| 1992-93 | NPHL | |||||||||||
| 1993-94 | NPHL | |||||||||||
| 1994-95 | NPHL | |||||||||||
| 1995-96 | NPHL | 32 | 6 | 25 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 124 | 254 | 9th | Did not make playoffs |
| 1996-97 | NPHL | 32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 39 | 229 | 159 | 5th | Lost Semi-Finals |
| 1997-98 | NPHL | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 54 | 1st | Won Championship | ||
| 1998-99 | NPHL | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 43 | 2nd west | |||
| 1999-00 | NPHL | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 163 | 92 | 3rd | Won Championship |
| 2000-01 | NPHL | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 21 | 4th | Won Championship | ||
| 2001-02 | NPHL | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 2nd | Lost NPHL Semi-Final
Lost Provincial Senior "AAA" Semi-final | |||
| 2002-03 | NPHL | 28 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 47 | 212 | 92 | 1st | Lost Finals |
| 2003-04 | NPHL | 24 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | - | 33 | 154 | 97 | 3rd | Lost Finals |
| 2004-05 | NPHL | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 123 | 93 | 2nd West | Lost West Final |
| 2005-06 | NPHL | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 157 | 47 | 1st West | Won Championship |
| 2006-07 | NPHL | 26 | 14 | 11 | - | 1 | 0 | 29 | 145 | 135 | 4th West | Lost West Semi-Final |
| 2007-08 | NPHL | 28 | 20 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 42 | 170 | 90 | 2nd West | Won Championship |
| 2008-09 | NPHL | 26 | 18 | 7 | - | 0 | 1 | 37 | 195 | 96 | 3rd West | Lost NPHL Semi-Final
2009 "AA" Provincial Champions |
| 2009-10 | NPHL | Rangers on one year hiatus | ||||||||||
| 2010-11 | NPHL | 20 | 11 | 8 | - | 0 | 1 | 23 | 83 | 84 | 3rd West[4] | Won Championship |
| 2011-12 | NPHL | 22 | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | 2 | 28 | 182 | 102 | 2nd West | Lost West Final |
| 2012-13 | NPHL | 22 | 16 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | 33 | 150 | 84 | 2nd West | Won Championship |
| 2013-14 | NPHL | 24 | 15 | 8 | - | 1 | 0 | 31 | 156 | 71 | 3rd West | Won Championship |
| 2014-15 | NPHL | 20 | 15 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | 32 | 132 | 59 | 2nd | Won Championship |
| 2015-16 | NPHL | 20 | 15 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 32 | 106 | 74 | 1st West | Won Championship |
| 2016-17 | NPHL | 22 | 10 | 11 | - | 1 | 0 | 21 | 99 | 113 | 3rd West | Won Championship |
| 2017-18 | NPHL | Did not ice team | ||||||||||
| 2018-19 | NPHL | Did not ice team | ||||||||||
| 2019-20 | NPHL | Did not ice team | ||||||||||
| [[2020-21 NPHL season|2020- | NPHL | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 | NPHL | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions | ||||||||||
| 2022-23 | NPHL | 20 | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 20 | 89 | 80 | 3rd West | Lost West Division Final Bronze at 2023 Alberta Senior AA playoffs |
| 2023-24 | NPHL | 18 | 11 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 22 | 71 | 60 | 3rd West | Won ChampionshipNo 2024 Alberta Senior AA playoffs |
| 2024-25 | NPHL | 20 | 14 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 30 | 104 | 76 | 2nd West | Lost Semifinals |
| 2025-26 | NPHL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 67 | 63 | 4th | TBD |