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Burnaby Steelers
City	Burnaby, British Columbia
League	British Columbia Hockey Conference
Division	Mainland
Founded	1967 (1967)
Home arena	Burnaby Winter Club
Colours	Black, Gold, White
General manager	Aldo Bruno
Head coach	Enio Sacilotto
Website	burnabysteelers.ca
Franchise history
1967–2025	Grandview Steelers
2025–present	Burnaby Steelers (PJHL)
2026–present	Burnaby Steelers (BCHC)

The Burnaby Steelers are a Junior ice hockey team based in Burnaby, British Columbia. They are set to compete in the Mainland Division in the British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) beginning in the 2026–27 season after playing in the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Steelers play their home games at Burnaby Winter Club. Mike Moscone is the team's President. Aldo Bruno is the team's Vice-President and General Manager. Enio Sacilotto is the team's Head Coach, with Dave Wilkie and Drazen Bezic serving as Assistant Coaches.

The Steelers joined the league in 1967 as an original WCJHL team. In its PJHL history, the team has won the Cyclone Taylor Cup twice, in 1994 and 2008. The Steelers have won the PJHL Championship twice, in 1994 and 2008.

History

Steelers Past Logo

Steelers Recent Logo From 2006–2024

The Grandview Junior Hockey Association was formed August 17, 1967 after acceptance into the West Coast Junior Hockey League. The Association was formed "to foster, improve and perpetuate a Junior Hockey Team in east Vancouver for players in that area".

The original name of the team was Rowan's Grandview Steelers, named after Ed Rowan, owner of Rowan Steel Ltd., who provided financial assistance to the community sponsored team. From day one, until the 2003–2004 season, the Steelers’ home games were played on the small ice at "Trout Lake Arena" attached to the Grandview Community Centre. The original colours adopted were black and orange. The current colours black and gold were adopted in the 1980–1981 season. They were the colours of that era's Grandview Minor Hockey Association. Over many years, the largest percentage of Steelers players came from the Grandview Minor Hockey Association.

Over time, the club found if difficult to remain a contender due to its mandate which was to take players primarily from Grandview while other clubs searched far and wide even to the extent of reaching out of province. There was also the difficulty of increasing operational costs within an era of Jr. B clubs trying to operate more on a Jr. A level while the rink the Steelers were mandated to play in did not accommodate enough fans to help pay the bills.

Louis and Yvonne Szendrei took over the running of the club when in 1980–1981; Louis became President/Governor of the Grandview Steelers. Prior to that, Louis was President of the Grandview Minor Hockey Association. Since that time, Louis has noted the foregoing difficulties but despite them, has enjoyed numerous successes that include going all the way. The Steelers were the 1993–1994 Provincial Champions. The Steelers, under coach Aldo Bruno, were the 1999–2000 Provincial Finalists having achieved 2nd place and Aldo was named Coach of the Year that season.

Louis Szendrei moved the team to Britannia Community Centre. The larger ice and increased fan accommodation improved the spirits of the fans and players. Over time, players would be more eager to come and try out for the Steelers.

Starting the 2007–2008 season the Steelers changed hands from Louis and Yvonne Szendrei to Mike and Sandy Moscone and Aldo Bruno. Louis and Yvonne have stayed on as Governor and Alternating Governor, respectively. After many years of hockey in Vancouver East at the Trout Lake and Britannia Arenas, the 2007–2008 season brought new owners, and also brought a permanent change of venue to the Burnaby Winter Club.

The 2007–2008 season has the Steelers participate, but become victorious at the end with the winning of the League Championship (PIJHL) over the ever-persistent Abbotsford Pilots. The Steelers arrived in Kimberley and walked away with the Provincial Championship (Cyclone Taylor Cup). The next stop would be Selkirk, Manitoba for the Western Canadian Finals or Keystone Cup. The Steelers came home with the Bronze.

In 2025 the team rebranded from Grandview Steelers to Burnaby Steelers.

In 2025, the league announced plans to promote the Chilliwack Jets, Coastal Tsunami, Delta Ice Hawks, Grandview Steelers, Langley Trappers, Richmond Sockeyes and Ridge Meadows Flames to a new Tier 1 division beginning in the 2025–26 season. Under the plan, the Abbotsford Pilots, Aldergrove Ironmen, Mission City Outlaws, North Vancouver Wolf Pack, Port Coquitlam Trailblazers, Port Moody Panthers, Surrey Knights and White Rock Whalers would remain as Tier 2, as well as a planned expansion team to be based in Cloverdale. However, when the plan was put to the franchise owners for a vote, it failed to pass by the required two-thirds majority, with 8 members voting for and 7 voting against. The vote was divided between the franchises that had been selected for promotion, who voted in favour of the motion, and those not selected for promotion, who voted against it.

On April 20, 2026, the Steelers were named as one of 22 teams joining the BCHC, leaving the PJHL with the other seven members of the Tom Shaw Conference.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1999-00	42	19	19	4	–	42	187	182	5th, PIJHL	Lost in finals, 0–4 (Pilots)
2000–01	42	10					137	215	7th, PIJHL	Lost in quarterfinals, 1–3 (Flames)
2001–02	42	11	30	1	0	23	139	248	7th, PIJHL	Did not qualify
2002–03	42	12	29	1	0	25	138	238	7th, PIJHL	Did not qualify
2003–04	42	13	23	3	3	32	124	186	7th, PIJHL
2004–05	48	28	14	4	2	62	204	154	3rd, PIJHL
2005–06	48	28	12	6	2	64	161	136	4th, PIJHL	Lost in semifinals, 1–4 (Ice Hawks)
2006–07	48	28	14	6	0	62	186	144	2nd, PIJHL	Lost in finals, 2–4 (Pilots)
2007–08	48	26	19	–	3	55	192	167	3rd, PIJHL	PIJHL champions, 4–1 (Pilots) Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions (Dynamiters) Keystone Cup Consolation Champions
2008–09	48	30	15	–	3	63	220	156	3rd, Shaw	Lost in div. semifinals, 0–4 (Devils)
2009–10	48	32	12	–	4	68	169	133	3rd, Shaw	Lost in div. semifinals, 0–4 (Sockeyes)
2010–11	46	27	14	–	5	59	166	134	3rd, Shaw	Lost in div. semifinals, 1–4 (Ice Hawks)
2011–12	44	18	19	3	4	43	146	155	5th, Shaw	Did not qualify
2012–13	44	17	24	1	2	37	144	170	5th, Shaw	Did not qualify
2013–14	44	18	20	2	4	42	135	165	4th, Shaw	Lost div. semifinals, 0–4 (Sockeyes)
2014–15	44	22	17	1	4	39	134	135	3rd, Shaw	Won div. semifinals, 4–3 (Sockeyes) Lost div. finals, 1–4 (Wolf Pack)
2015–16	44	23	16	2	3	51	147	141	2nd, Shaw	Won div. semifinals, 4–2 (Sockeyes) Won div. finals, 4–2 (Ice Hawks) Lost league finals 1–4 (Outlaws)
2016–17	44	28	9	2	5	63	157	101	2nd, Shaw	Won div. semifinals, 4–3 (Sockeyes) Lost div. finals, 1–4 (Ice Hawks)
2017–18	44	25	16	1	2	53	147	119	4th of 5 Shaw	Lost div. semifinals, 0–4 (Ice Hawks)
2018–19	44	23	19	2	–	48	141	116	4th of 6 Shaw 6th of 12 PJHL	Won quarterfinals, 4–1 (Sockeyes) Lost semifinals 1–4 (Wolf Pack)
2019–20	44	25	15	2	2	54	169	121	3rd of 6 Shaw 5th of 12 PJHL	Won quarterfinals, 4–3 (Sockeyes) Lost semifinals 0–4 (Wolf Pack)
2020–21	Season lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	44	18	20	3	2	41	142	141	5th of 6 Shaw 10th of 13 PJHL	Did not qualify
2022–23	48	28	17	1	2	59	203	193	4th of 6 Shaw 6th of 13 PJHL	Won quarterfinals, 2–1 (Wolf Pack) Lost semifinals 1–4 (Ice Hawks)
2023–24	48	24	22	0	2	50	171	184	5th of 7 Shaw 8th of 14 PJHL	Lost quarterfinals, 1–2 (Whalers Pack)
2024–25	48	29	19	0	0	56	180	152	6th of 8 Shaw 8th of 15 PJHL	Did not qualify
Burnaby Steelers
2025–26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	? of 7 Tier 1 PJHL	-

Cyclone Taylor Cup

British Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships

Season	Round Robin	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2008	?, Dynamiters ?-? ?, Fernie?-? ?, Victoria ?-?	?-?-?	? of 4	n/a	n/a	W, Dynamiters 4–3 GOLD MEDAL

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.

Season	Round Robin	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2008	L, Sherwood Park 4–6 W, Selkirk 4–2 W, Thunder Bay 8–1 T, Pilot Butte Storm 3–3 L, Norway House 1–2	2–2–1	4th of 6	n/a	W, Selkirk 5–2 Bronze Medal	n/a

Awards and trophies

Cyclone Taylor Cup

• 2007–08

PIJHL Championship

• 1993–94, 2007–08

NHL alumni

• Kyle Turris
• Andrew Hammond
• Ryan Hollweg
• Tony Horacek
• Dan Kesa
• Dean Malkoc

External links

• Official website of the Burnaby Steelers
• Official website of the Pacific Junior Hockey League