Squamish Wolf Pack
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The Squamish Wolf Pack were a Junior "B" Ice Hockey
team based in Squamish
, British Columbia
, Canada
. In their last season (2010-11 PIJHL season), they were members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League
(PIJHL). They played their home games at Brennan Park Arena.
expansion team
in the 2008-09 PIJHL season, as a member of the Tom Shaw Conference. After 3 consecutive PIJHL unsuccessful seasons, and never qualified to make the PIJHL Playoffs, the Wolf Pack relocated from Squamish
, British Columbia
to North Vancouver
, British Columbia
in the 2011-12 PIJHL season, to be renamed as the North Vancouver Wolf Pack, due to unsuccessful fan base, sponsorship, standings and statistics, as they only won 6 Games in their last ever PIJHL season (2010-11 PIJHL season).
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Squamish
Squamish, British Columbia
Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. In their last season (2010-11 PIJHL season), they were members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League
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. The winner of the PIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...
(PIJHL). They played their home games at Brennan Park Arena.
History
The Squamish Wolf Pack were founded as a PIJHLPacific 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. The winner of the PIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...
expansion team
Expansion team
An expansion team is a brand new team in a sports league. The term is most commonly used in reference to the North American major professional sports leagues, but is applied to sports leagues worldwide that use a closed franchise system of league membership. The term comes from the expansion of the...
in the 2008-09 PIJHL season, as a member of the Tom Shaw Conference. After 3 consecutive PIJHL unsuccessful seasons, and never qualified to make the PIJHL Playoffs, the Wolf Pack relocated from Squamish
Squamish, British Columbia
Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
to North Vancouver
North Vancouver, British Columbia
There are two municipalities in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada, that use the name North Vancouver. These are:*The City of North Vancouver...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
in the 2011-12 PIJHL season, to be renamed as the North Vancouver Wolf Pack, due to unsuccessful fan base, sponsorship, standings and statistics, as they only won 6 Games in their last ever PIJHL season (2010-11 PIJHL season).
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2008–09 | 48 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 32 | 122 | 237 | 1302 | 5th, Tom Shaw | Did not qualify |
| 2009–10 | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 164 | 212 | 801 | 5th, Tom Shaw | Did not qualify |
| 2010–11 | 46 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 122 | 251 | 818 | 5th, Tom Shaw | Did not qualify |