The Peninsula Panthers 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
North Saanich, British Columbia
The District of North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia, approximately north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. The district is surrounded on three si ...
. They are members of the South Division of the
Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). The Panthers play their home games at Panorama Recreation Centre.
History
The Peninsula Panthers joined the league as an expansion team in 1996, as the
Esquimalt Panthers (playing out of the Naden Arena). After one season in
Esquimalt
The Township of Esquimalt () is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Jua ...
, the franchise moved to
North Saanich.
The team has won the
Cyclone Taylor Cup once, in 2011. The Panthers have won the league championship Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy five times: in 1989, 2010, 2011, 2022 and 2025. They won the Andy Hebenton Trophy five times, as the team with the league's best regular season record in 1988, 1989, 2004, 2008 and 2009.
Season-by-season record
Cyclone Taylor Cup
British Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships
* Campbell River VIJHL Champs and Cyclone Taylor "Host". Therefore, Panthers to Cyclone Taylor Cup as VIJHL reps.
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.
NHL alumni
*
Jamie Benn
*
Ryan O'Byrne
*Taylor Ellington
*
Greg Scott
*
Kyle Greentree
*
Mike Hamilton
*
Jordie Benn
Awards and trophies
Cyclone Taylor Cup
*2010-11
Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy
*1988–89, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2021-22
Andy Hebenton Trophy
*1987–88, 1988–89, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09
Grant Peart Memorial Trophy
*1988–89, 1998–99, 2019–20, 2021-22
Jaime Benn Trophy
*Tanner Wort: 2019-20 (86pts: 42g 44a)
*Riley Braun: 2021-22 (120pts: 43g 77a)
Doug Morton Trophy
*Greg Wagnor: 1988-89
*Aaron Lloyd: 1996-97
*Daniel Bell: 2007-08 (64pts: 28g 36a)
*Daniel Bell: 2008-09 (78pts: 32g 46a)
*Evan Campbell: 2010-11 (87pts: 37g 50a)
*Tanner Wort: 2019-20 (86pts: 42g 44a)
*Riley Braun: 2021-22 (120pts: 43g 77a)
Jack Kingston Memorial Trophy
*Mike Scarborough: 2009-10 (24pts: 3g 21a)
*Matthew Seale: 2021-22 (52pts: 10g 42a)
Jamie Robertson Trophy
*Greg Wagnor: 1987-88
*Rob Olson: 1988-89
*Gerry Baron: 1990-91
*Craig Zubersky: 1998-99
*Paul Lowden: 2002-03
*Riley Braun: 2019-20
Larry Lamoureaux Trophy
*
Jamie Benn: 2005-06 (55pts: 21g 34a)
*Payton Braun: 2021-22 (84pts: 41g 43a)
Ray's Sports Centre Trophy
*Grant Sjerven: 1987-88
*Corey Volk: 1989-90
*Scott Ismond: 2006-07
*Andrew Wilson: 2007-08
*Brady Berisoff: 2008-09
Walt McWilliams Memorial Trophy
*Dan Lapointe: 1999-00
*Jared Molnar: 2004-05
*Gregory Simpson: 2006-07
*Logan Spiers: 2021-22 (103pts: 36g 67a)
Eddie Kingston Award
*Brad Tippett: 2021-22
Most Points in a VIJHL Postseason
*Riley Braun: 2021-22 (36pts: 11g 25a)
References
External links
Official website
{{VIJHL, state=expanded
Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
Sports clubs and teams established in the 1990s