| Sylvan Lake Wranglers | |
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| City | Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada |
|---|---|
| League | Heritage Junior Hockey League |
| Division | North |
| Home arena | Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre |
| Colors | Blue, Silver, Black, White |
| General manager |  Jesse |
| Head coach | Brian Lenz |
| Franchise history | |
| 19xx-07 | Lacombe Wranglers |
| 2007- | Blackfalds Wranglers |
| 2019-Present | Sylvan Lake Wranglers |
The Sylvan Lake Wranglers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL). They play their home games at Blackfalds Multiplex.
Prior to the 2007-08 season the team was known as the Lacombe Wranglers.
The Wranglers are the most successful Jr B franchise in the province the last decade. With 3 provincial championships, 1 Keystone Cup (Western Canadians ), and 1 Keystone bronze medal.
The team would relocate from the Blackfalds Multiplex in Blackfalds to the Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre in Sylvan Lake for the 2019-20 season.
Season-by-season record[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2004-05 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 171 | 157 | 5th, North | ||
| 2005-06 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 176 | 163 | 1506 | 3rd, North | Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Vipers) |
| 2006-07 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 235 | 126 | 1314 | 1st, North | HJHL Champions, 1-0 (Thunder) Russ Barnes Trophy Champions |
| 2007-08 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 184 | 128 | 1074 | 3rd, North | Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1-4 (Lightning) |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 237 | 134 | 941 | 1st, North | Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1-4 (Lightning) |
| 2009-10 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 226 | 97 | 994 | 1st, North | HJHL Champions, 2-0 (Vipers) |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 224 | 80 | 788 | 1st, North | Lost in Finals, 1-2 (Bisons) Russ Barnes Trophy Champions Keystone Cup Champions |
| 2011-12 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 184 | 129 | - | 1st, North | Lost in Finals, 1-2 (okotoks bison) provincial berth |
| 2012-13 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 214 | 132 | - | 1st, North | Lost in North Finals, 3-4, (Vipers) |
| 2013-14 | 36 | 24 | 9 | - | 3 | 51 | 194 | 132 | - | 1st, North | Lost in HJHL Finals, 2-3, (Bisons) Russ Barnes Trophy Champions Keystone Cup Bronze Champions |
| 2014-15 | 38 | 34 | 2 | - | 2 | 70 | 230 | 99 | - | 1st, North | Won North Div Semi-final, 4-0, (Vipers) Won Nor Div Finals, 4-0 (Colts) Lost League Finals, 0-3 (Copperheads) Advance to Barnes Cup as runner up |
| 2015-16 | 38 | 22 | 12 | - | 4 | 48 | 163 | 121 | - | 4th, North | Won Div. Qualifying, 2-0 (Thrashers) Lost Div. Semi-final, 0-4 (Colts) |
| 2016-17 | 38 | 25 | 12 | - | 1 | 51 | 172 | 138 | - | T-3rd, North | W, Div Qualifying, 2-1 (Lightning) L, Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Colts) |
| 2017–18 | 38 | 22 | 12 | — | 2 | 46 | 167 | 117 | — | 3rd of 7, North 6th of 13, HJHL |
Won Div. Qualifying, 2–0 (Stampeders) Lost Div. Semi-finals, 1–3 (Thunder) |
| 2018-19 | 38 | 14 | 18 | - | 6 | 34 | 148 | 159 | - | 5th, North | Won Div. Qualifying, 2–0 (Lightning) Lost Div. Semi-finals, 0-4 (Thunder) |
| 2019–20 | 38 | 23 | 13 | — | 2 | 48 | 135 | 116 | — | 3rd, North | Won Div. Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Rams) Won Div. Semi-finals, 4-3 (Vipers) Div. Final Cancelled with team leading 2 games to 1 (Colts) |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | - | N/A | Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021-22 | 36 | 23 | 10 | - | 3 | 49 | 158 | 102 | - | 3rd Northern | Lost Division Quarterfinals |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 25 | 9 | - | 4 | 54 | 166 | 124 | - | 1st Northern | Lost Final |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 33 | 3 | - | 2 | 68 | 217 | 88 | - | 1st Northern | Lost Final |
Russ Barnes Trophy[]
Alberta Jr B Provincial Championships
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2003 | L, Fort St John 3-6 L, Edmonton Riv Kings 2-4 W, Lloydminster 6-5 |
1-2-0 | 4 of 4 Pool | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2007 | W, Saddle Lake 8-4 W, St. Albert 5-3 L, Edmonton Red Wings |
2-1-0 | 2 of 4 Pool | W, Fort St John 12-6 | n/a | W, Spruce Grove 5-3 Russ Barnes Champions |
| 2010 | ?, Whitecourt T, Beaumont 3-3 ?, Calgary Royal |
?-?-? | ? of 4 Pool | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | W, Cold Lake 6-5 L, Whitecourt 4-9 W, Leduc 4-3 |
2-1-0 | 2 of 4 Pool | W, North Peace 6-2 | n/a | W, Beaumont 2-1 Russ Barnes Champions |
| 2012 | L, Edmonton Royals 2-4 T, Cold Lake 3-3 L, Calgary Royals 4-5 |
0-2-1 | 4 of 4 Pool | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 | L, Grand Prairie 4-6 W, Fort Saskatchewan 6-2 W, Cold Lake 2-1 |
2-1-0 | 2 of 4 Pool B | OTW, St. Albert 5-4 | n/a | W, Grand Prairie 6-0 Russ Barnes Champions |
| 2015 | W, Stony Plain 3-6 L, North Peace 0-5 T, Coaldale 2-2 |
1-1-1 | 2nd of 4 Pool | OTL, North Peace 4-5 | L, Fairview 3-4 | n/a |
Keystone Cup[]
Western Canadian Jr. B Championships(Northern Ontario to British Columbia)
Six teams in round robin play. 1st vs 2nd for gold/silver & 3rd vs. 4th for bronze.
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2007 | Alberta did not participate | ||||
| 2011 | L, Sherwood Park 3-4 W, Pilot Butte 8-1 W, Peninsula 7-6 W, Arborg 8-5 W, Thunder Bay 11-0 |
4-1-0 | 2 of 6 | n/a | W, Sherwood Park 2-1 Keystone Cup Champion |
| 2014 | W, Saskatoon 8-0 L, Abbotsford 1-5 L, Beaver Valley 1-5 W, Thunder Bay 8-4 W, Selkirk 6-3 |
3-2-0 | 3 of 6 | W, Thunder Bay 4-3 Bronze Medal |
n/a |
See also[]
External links[]
- Official website of the Blackfalds Wranglers
- Official website of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League
- Official website of the Keystone Cup
| Preceded by Revelstoke Grizzlies |
Keystone Cup Champions 2011 |
Succeeded by Abbotsford Pilots |
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