The Williams Lake Mustangs are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in

Williams Lake, British Columbia Williams Lake is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo. Williams Lake is one of the largest cites, by population of metropolitan area, in the Cariboo after neighbouring Quesnel ...

. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the

Kootenay International Junior Hockey League The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is a junior ice hockey league in British Columbia, Canada and Washington (state), Washington, USA sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Teck Resources, Teck Cup competes with the ch ...

. They play their home games at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Centre. The team relocated to Williams Lake in 2024 from Summerland where they played as the Summerland Steam from 2011 to 2024.

History

The Summerland Steam debuted as an expansion team in the 2011–12 season of the KIJHL. The town of Summerland previously had a franchise in the KIJHL, called the

Summerland Sting The Summerland Sting was a Canadian 'B' Junior ice hockey team from Summerland, British Columbia. They played in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League after joining during the 2001/02 season. The last season they played in was the 2008-0 ...

, which relocated to

Penticton Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley of the British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan Lake, Okanagan and Skaha Lake, Skaha lakes. In the 2021 Canadian Census, its population was 36,885, while its Census geographic un ...

for the 2009-10 KIJHL season, only two seasons before the Steam were founded. In the 1980s, the town was home to the

Summerland Buckaroos The Kelowna Buckaroos were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. :Kelowna Buckaroos 1961 - 1983 :Summerland Buckaroos 1983 - 1988 History The Kelown ...

, a Junior A team in the

British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is an independent Canadian Junior ice hockey league with 21 teams in British Columbia and Alberta. It was classified as a Junior "A" league within the Hockey Canada framework, until it became independe ...

. The Buckaroos only lasted five seasons due to continuous losing records. The team had its best post-season run in following the 2015-16 season, winning their division before being defeated by the 100 Mile House Wranglers in the league semi-finals. The team relocated to Williams Lake in March of 2024 and was renamed the Williams Lake Mustangs.

Season-by-season record

Summerland Steam

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

Playoffs

Summerland Steam

References

External links

Official website of the Williams Lake Mustangs
{{BCHC, state=expanded Ice hockey teams in British Columbia 2011 establishments in British Columbia Ice hockey clubs established in 2011 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League

History

Season-by-season record

Summerland Steam

Playoffs

Summerland Steam

See also

References

External links