The Saanich Predators 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
Saanich, British Columbia
Saanich ( ) is a district municipality on the southern end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, within the Greater Victoria area. The population was 117,735 at the 2021 census, making it the most populous municipality in the Cap ...
, Canada. They are members of the South 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 team changed its name from the Saanich Braves in 2020. They play their home games at George Pearkes Arena.
History
The Braves joined the league in 1967 as an original VIJHL team. In its VIJHL history, the team has won the
Cyclone Taylor Cup The Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament serves as the British Columbia Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The annual tournament is held amongst the champions of British Columbia's three Junior ice hockey#Junior B, C, D, Junior B ice hockey leagues, ...
once, in 1976. The Braves have won the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy seven times; in 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1996. They won the Andy Hebenton Trophy ten times, as the team with the league's best regular season record in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1994, 1995, and 1996. The team changed its name from the Saanich Braves to the Saanich Predators in 2020.
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''
British Columbia Jr B Provincial Championships
NHL alumni
Awards and trophies
Cyclone Taylor Cup The Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament serves as the British Columbia Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The annual tournament is held amongst the champions of British Columbia's three Junior ice hockey#Junior B, C, D, Junior B ice hockey leagues, ...
*1975-76
Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy
*1975-76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1995–96
Andy Hebenton Trophy
*1974-75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Grant Peart Memorial Trophy
*1980-81, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2001–02
Doug Morton Trophy
*Rob Coldwell: 1974-75
*Mike Jones: 1986-87
*Garry Elander: 1987-88
*Spencer Goodson: 1994-95
*Mark Johnston: 1997-98
*Ty Jones: 2010-11
Jamie Robertson Trophy
*Mike Shemilt: 1975-76
*Murray McLaren: 1976-77
*Craig Eversfield: 1981-82
*Roy Clark: 1990-91
*Roy Clark: 1991-92
*1994-95
*Dean Golbeck: 1996-97
*Trevor Yee: 2008-09
Jamie Benn Trophy
*Ty Jones: 2010-11
Larry Lamoureaux Trophy
*Spencer Goodson: 1994-95
*A.J. Gale: 2002-03
*Ty Jones: 2008-09
*Jack Palmer: 2010-11
Ray's Sports Centre Trophy
*Steve Hanna: 1974-75
*Mike Duch: 1975-76
*Mike Duch: 1976-77
*Steve Hanna: 1977-78
*Marty Wakelyn: 1978-79
*Alf Orton: 1982-83
*Shon Hunter: 1986-87
*Jacob Matychuk: 1992-93
*1993-94
* Tanner McGaw: 2011-12
Walt McWilliams Memorial Trophy
*Steve McKenzie: 1985-86
*Ed Pratt: 1987-88
*Norm Westhaver: 1988-89
External links
Saanich Predators official website
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Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
Saanich, British Columbia