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Division
North
Arena
Revolution Place
Founded
1995
Home arena
Revolution Place
Location
Grande Prairie, Canada
City
Grande Prairie, Alberta
League
Alberta Junior Hockey League
Colours
Navy blue, yellow and white
1966 - 19xx
Grande Prairie Jr. Athletics
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The Grande Prairie Storm are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada at the Canada Games Arena, capacity 3228, also known as the Crystal Centre.
Founded: Circa 1975
First AJHL Season: 1996-97
Division titles won: 2003-04
League Championships won: 2004, 2009
Doyle Cup Titles: None
Royal Bank Cup Titles: None
History
The Grande Prairie North Stars were members of the Peace Junior B Hockey League in the early 1970s. When the Quesnel Millionaires and Prince George Spruce Kings joined the league in 1975, the league became the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League. In 1980, the league was promoted to Junior A and the North Stars with it. The North Stars were not financially strong and ended up sitting out two years (1989-1991). They came back as the Grande Prairie Chiefs in 1991, but the league had brought in teams from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and reformed as the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League.
The Grande Prairie Storm franchise is the successor to the Grande Prairie Chiefs of the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League. The Storm came into being after a community led group bought the team with the goal of paying off its $150,000 in debts, and restoring junior A hockey to prominence in the Peace Country. Already having a brand new arena, the Canada Games Arena, built for the 1995 Canada Winter Games.
In 1996, the Storm jumped to the AJHL, where they have competed since. The Storm have never failed to qualify for the post season until 2014. In 2004, the Storm won their first AJHL championship. They also hosted the Royal Bank Cup tournament that season, however they failed to win the Canadian national championship.
The Storm have been a major success off the ice as well, as the franchise perennially leads the AJHL in attendance, and often leads the entire Canadian Junior A Hockey League in attendance. The Storm broke the previous attendance record for the Royal Bank Cup by over 9000 fans in 2004.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Playoffs
PCJHL Years
1981 DNQ
1982 Lost Final
Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Dawson Creek Kodiaks 4-games-to-nonePrince George Spruce Kings defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-1
1983 Did Not Participate
1984 Lost Semi-final
Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-none
1985 Lost Semi-final
Fort St. John Huskies defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-2
1986 Lost Semi-final
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-none
1987 Lost Final
Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-3Quesnel Millionaires defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-2
1988 Won League, Won Mowat Cup
Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-3PCJHL CHAMPIONSVernon Lakers (BCJHL) defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 2-games-to-none
1989 Lost Final
Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-1Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-1
1990 Did Not Participate
1991 Did Not Participate
RMJHL Years
1992 DNQ
1993 Lost Quarter-final
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Grande Prairie Chiefs 4-games-to-none
1994 Lost Quarter-final
Fort St. John Huskies defeated Grande Prairie Chiefs 4-games-to-3
1995 Lost Quarter-final
Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Grande Prairie Chiefs 4-games-to-2
1996 Lost Quarter-final
Quesnel Millionaires defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-2
BCHL Years
1997 Lost Semi-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Bow Valley Eagles 4-games-to-2Calgary Canucks defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1
1998 Lost Semi-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Bow Valley Eagles 4-games-to-1Fort Saskatchewan Traders defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1
1999 Lost Quarter-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 2-games-to-noneSt. Albert Saints defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1
2000 Lost Preliminary
Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3-games-to-none
2001 Lost Semi-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-2Grande Prairie Storm defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-1Camrose Kodiaks defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1
2002 Lost Final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 3-games-to-noneGrande Prairie Storm defeated St. Albert Saints 4-games-to-2Grande Prairie Storm defeated Canmore Eagles 4-games-to-3Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-none
2003 Lost Quarter-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-2St. Albert Saints defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1
2004 Won League, Lost Doyle Cup, Hosted and Lost 2004 Royal Bank Cup semi-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Lloydminster Blazers 4-games-to-1Grande Prairie Storm defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-2Grande Prairie Storm defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-1AJHL CHAMPIONSNanaimo Clippers (BCHL) defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1First in 2004 Royal Bank Cup round robin (3-1)
Kindersley Klippers (SJHL) defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-3 in semi-final
2005 Lost Quarter-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-games-to-1Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1
2006 Lost Preliminary
Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3-games-to-1
2007 Lost Semi-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 3-games-to-noneGrande Prairie Storm defeated Spruce Grove Saints 4-games-to-1Camrose Kodiaks defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-2
2008 Lost Quarter-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated St. Albert Steel 3-games-to-2Spruce Grove Saints defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-3
2009 Won League, Lost Doyle Cup
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-1Grande Prairie Storm defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-2Grande Prairie Storm defeated Brooks Bandits 4-games-to-1Grande Prairie Storm defeated Spruce Grove Saints 4-games-to-noneAJHL CHAMPIONSVernon Vipers (BCHL) defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-none
2010 Lost Quarter-final
Grande Prairie Storm defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-1Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-1
2011 Lost Preliminary
Lloydminster Bobcats defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3-games-to-2
2012 Lost Div. Quarter Finals
Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3-games-to-2
2013 Lost Div. Quarter Finals
Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3-games-to-1
Franchise scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed AJHL regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Storm player
NHL alumni
The following former Storm have gone on to play in the NHL: