The Comox Valley Glacier Kings (nicknamed the Yetis) are a

junior ice hockey Junior ice hockey is amateur-level ice hockey for 16 to 20 year-old players. National Junior teams compete annually for the IIHF World Junior Championship. The United States men's national junior ice hockey team are the defending champions from ...

team based in Courtenay,

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the

Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) is a junior ice hockey league of 11 clubs on Vancouver Island. The Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season. In 2024, the leagu ...

(VIJHL). The Glacier Kings play their home games at Comox Valley Sports Centre, which has a capacity of 1,400. David Webb is the team's president. Curtis Toneff is the

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and General Manager, and they are captained by forward Logan Furlong 2023-24. The Glacier Kings were the hosts of the 2013 Cyclone Taylor Cup.

History

The Glacier Kings joined the league in 1992 as an expansion team. In its VIJHL history, the team has won the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy once, in 1995. The Glacier Kings have won the Andy Hebenton Trophy once, as the team with the league's best regular season record in 1993.

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''

NHL alumni

Ty Wishart Ty Wishart (born May 19, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Melbourne Mustangs in the AIHL. Wishart grew up in Comox, British Columbia, playing minor hockey there until his midget years. ...

Awards and trophies

Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy
*1994-95 *Playoff MVP - Peter Mattson Andy Hebenton Trophy
*1992-93 Grant Peart Memorial Trophy
*1993-94, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 Doug Morton Trophy
*Craig Pearson: 1992-93 *Justin Denroche: 1993-94

Jamie Robertson Trophy
*Craig Pearson: 1992-93 Larry Lamoureaux Trophy
*Clayton Lainsbury: 1998-99 *Jackson Garrett: 2006-07 *Trent Murdoch: 2007-08 *Mitch Ball: 2009-10 Walt McWilliams Memorial Trophy
*Scott Zaichkowsky: 1994-95 *1995-96

References

External links

Official website of the Comox Valley Glacier Kings
{{Cyclone Taylor Courtenay, British Columbia Ice hockey teams in British Columbia 1992 establishments in British Columbia Ice hockey clubs established in 1992