Nipigon Elks

Nipigon Elks
City Nipigon, Ontario, Canada
League Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League
Founded 1993
Home arena Nipigon Community Centre
Colors Blue, Yellow, and White
              
General manager Irwin Nicol
Head coach Jean-Marc Fortier (2016-17)
Franchise history
1993-2008 Nipigon Elks
2008-2009 Nip-Rock Elks
2009-present Nipigon Elks

The Nipigon Elks are a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team based in Nipigon, Ontario. They play in the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League of Hockey Northwestern Ontario.

History

The Elks are five-time Western Canadian Brewers Cup champions. They won the Junior C tournament in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2013 against comparable teams from across Western Canada. The Elks were also 2010 finalists.

In 2008, the team changed their name from the Nipigon Elks to the Nip-Rock Elks. The name change, which was for just one season, had to do with an agreement with the neighboring town of Red Rock, Ontario.

2002–03

The Nipigon Elks finished off the 2002-03 season in first place with a record of 16-6-2 and went on to win the league playoffs. The Elks defeated the Wawa Travellers of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League to win the Northern Ontario Regional Junior B Hockey Championship for the right to compete at the 2003 Keystone Cup in St. Claude, Manitoba.

The Elks first game of the Western Canadian Junior B championship was against the Assiniboia Southern Rebels, a 6-1 loss. They next played the Selkirk Fishermen, resulting in a 9-3 loss. In the third game, the Elks lost to the Spruce Grove Regals 11-2, then lost to the Richmond Sockeyes 5-1. In the fifth and final game of the round robin, the Elks lost to the host St. Claude Knights 5-1 to close out their tournament winless.

Season-by-season standings

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2000-01 30 18 11 1 - - - 37 3rd TBJBHL
2001-02 23 5 14 4 - - - 14 2nd TBJBHL
2002-03 24 16 6 2 - - - 34 1st TBJBHL Won League
2003-04 24 14 8 2 - 145 107 30 2nd TBJBHL
2004-05 24 10 11 3 - 106 127 23 3rd TBJBHL
2005-06 30 3 25 2 - 92 211 8 4th TBJBHL Lost Semi-final
2006-07 30 5 25 0 - 88 228 10 3rd TBJBHL Lost Semi-final
2007-08 30 4 24 2 - 96 214 10 3rd TBJBHL Lost Semi-final
2008-09 30 2 27 1 - 72 220 5 3rd TBJBHL Lost Semi-final
2009-10 30 15 15 0 - 136 139 30 2nd TBJBHL Lost Semi-final
2010-11 30 15 11 4 - 146 130 34 2nd TBJBHL Lost Semi-final
2011-12 31 25 6 0 - 238 117 50 2nd TBJBHL Lost Final
2012-13 24 18 5 1 - 135 84 37 2nd TBJBHL Lost Final
2013-14 30 11 17 2 - 104 143 24 3rd TBJBHL Lost Semi-Final, 1-4 (Thunder Bay Stars)
2014-15 30 14 15 1 - 127 156 29 3rd TBJBHL Lost Semi-Final, 1-4 (Thunder Bay Stars)
2015-16 32 10 20 2 - 118 159 22 4th TBJBHL Lost Semi-Final, 1-4 (Northern Hawks)
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