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| 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 |
| General manager |  Kyle Chapple |
| Head coach | Kyle Chapple |
| Website | grandeprairiejdakings.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 1994–2011 | Grande Prairie Wheelers |
| 2011–2024 | County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings |
| 2024–present | County of Grande Prairie Wheat Kings |
The County of Grande Prairie Wheat Kings, formerly the Grande Prairie Wheelers until April 2011[1] and the County of Grande Grande Prairie Kings until 2024[2], are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL). The Kings moved from the Coca-Cola Centre to the Crosslink Sports Centre in January 2014,[3] which has a capacity of 600.
History
[edit]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.[4]
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.[5]
Season-by-season record
[edit]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 |
| 2009-10 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 40 | 153 | 162 | 1471 | 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 | 998 | 3rd NWJHL | Won quarterfinals 3-0, (Huskies) Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Navigators) |
| 2011-12 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 228 | 93 | 941 | 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 | 1471 | 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 7 NWJHL | Won quarterfinals 3-2, (Vipers) Won semifinal 4-3 (Jr. Canucks) Lost League Finals 2-4 (Huskies) advance to Barnes Cup as League finalist |
| 2019-20 | 40 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 33 | 128 | 161 | - | 5th of 7 NWJHL | Lost quarterfinals 2-3, (Fairview Flyers) |
| 2020–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 13 | — | Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic | |
| 2021-22 | 40 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 38 | 148 | 147 | - | 3rd of 7 NWJHL | Won quarterfinals 3-0, (Navigators) Won semifinals 2-4(Kodiaks) Lost finals, 2-4 (Huskies) |
| 2022–23 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 148 | 147 | - | 2nd of 8 NWJHL | Won quarterfinals 3-0, (Blades) Won semifinals 4-0(Vipers) Lost finals, 2-4 (Huskies) |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 181 | 122 | - | 3rd of 8 NWJHL | Lost quarterfinals 1-3, (Navigators) |
| 2024-25 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 50 | 179 | 149 | - | 2nd of 4 N/S Div 3 of 8 NWJHL | Lost Div Semi 2-3, (Blades) |
| 2025-26 | 40 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 45 | 168 | 149 | - | 2nd of 4 N/S Div 3rd of 8 NWJHL | Won Div Semifinal 3-0, (Navigators) Lost Div Finals 1-4 (Lumber Barons) |
Russ Barnes Trophy
[edit]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 |
| 2019 | tbd, Calgary Royals Gold 0-0 tbd, Airdrie Thunder 0-0 tbd, Beverly Warriors 0-0 | 0-0-0 | tbd of Pool A | tbd | n/a | n/a |
References
[edit]- ↑ Terry Farrell (2011-04-18). "Wheelers now the Kings". Grande Prairie J.D.A. Kings. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ↑ "County Grande Prairie WheatKings". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ Jocelyn Turner (2014-01-13). "Kings Join Crosslink Sports Centre". Grande Prairie J.D.A. Kings.
- ↑ 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.