Nipigon Elks

Ice hockey team in Ontario, Canada

Nipigon Elks

City| Nipigon, Ontario, Canada
League| Lakehead Junior Hockey League
Founded| 1993
Home arena| Nipigon Community Centre
Colors| Blue, Yellow, and White

President| Irwin Nicol
General manager| Irwin Nicol
Head coach| John Coppock
Franchise history
1993-2008| Nipigon Elks
2008-2009| Nip-Rock Elks
2009-present| Nipigon Elks

The Nipigon Elks are a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team based in Nipigon, Ontario. They play in the Lakehead Junior Hockey League of Hockey Northwestern Ontario.[1]

## History

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The Elks are five-time Western Canadian Brewers Cup champions. They won the Junior C tournament in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2013 against comparable teams from across Western Canada. The Elks were also 2010 finalists.

In 2008, the team changed their name from the Nipigon Elks to the Nip-Rock Elks. The name change, which was for just one season, had to do with an agreement with the neighboring town of Red Rock, Ontario.

### 2002–03

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The Nipigon Elks finished off the 2002-03 season in first place with a record of 16-6-2 and went on to win the league playoffs. The Elks defeated the Wawa Travellers of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League to win the Northern Ontario Regional Junior B Hockey Championship for the right to compete at the 2003 Keystone Cup in St. Claude, Manitoba.

The Elks first game of the Western Canadian Junior B championship was against the Assiniboia Southern Rebels, a 6-1 loss. They next played the Selkirk Fishermen, resulting in a 9-3 loss. In the third game, the Elks lost to the Spruce Grove Regals 11-2, then lost to the Richmond Sockeyes 5-1. In the fifth and final game of the round robin, the Elks lost to the host St. Claude Knights 5-1 to close out their tournament winless.

## Season-by-season standings

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Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Results | Playoffs

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2000-01 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | - | 37 | - | \-  | 3rd  |
2001-02 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 4 | - | 14 | - | \-  | 2nd  |
2002-03 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | - | 34 | - | \-  | 1st  | Won Finals
2003-04 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | - | 30 | 145 | 107  | 3rd of 7  |
2004-05 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | - | 23 | 106 | 127  | 4th of 7  | Lost semifinals vs Northern Hawks
2005-06 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 2 | - | 8 | 92 | 211  | 6th of 7  | Lost semifinals vs K&A Wolverines
2006-07 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 0 | - | 10 | 88 | 228  | 3rd of 4  | Lost semifinals
2007-08 | 30 | 4 | 24 | 2 | - | 10 | 96 | 214  | 3rd of 4  | Lost semifinals
2008-09 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 1 | - | 5 | 72 | 220  | 3rd of 4  | Lost semifinals
2009-10 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | - | 30 | 136 | 139  | 2nd of 4  | Lost semifinals
2010-11 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | - | 34 | 146 | 130  | 2nd of 4  | Lost semifinals vs Thunder Bay Stars
2011-12 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | - | 50 | 238 | 117  | 2nd of 4  | Lost Finals vs Northern Hawks
2012-13 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | - | 37 | 135 | 84  | 2nd of 4  | Lost Finals vs Northern Hawks
2013-14 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 2 | - | 24 | 104 | 143  | 3rd of 4  | Lost semifinals, 1-4 vs Thunder Bay Stars
2014-15 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | - | 29 | 127 | 156  | 3rd of 4  | Lost semifinals, 1-4 vs Thunder Bay Stars
2015-16 | 32 | 10 | 20 | 2 | - | 22 | 118 | 159  | 4th of 6  | Lost semifinals, 1-4 vs Northern Hawks
2016-17 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | - | 37 | 162 | 124  | 3rd of 5  | Won semifinals, 4-1 vs Thunder Bay Stars
Won Finals, 4-1 vs Northern Hawks
2017-18 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | 32 | 152 | 118  | 3rd of 5  | Lost semifinals, 3-4 vs Northern Hawks
2018-19 | 30 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 102 | 174  | 4th of 5  | Lost semifinals, 0-4 vs Fighting Walleye
2019-20  | 27  | 12  | 15  | 0  | 0  | 24  | 116  | 119  | 3rd of 4  | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19
2020-21  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 116  | 119  | \
  | Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-22 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 117  | 4th of 4  | Lost semifinals, 2-4 vs Bandits
2022-23 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 83 | 116 | 4th of 5 | Won 1st Round, 2-0 vs Bandits
Lost Semifinal, 0-4 Falcons
2023-24 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 183 | 5th of 5 | Lost 1st Round, 0-2 vs Bandits

## Keystone Cup history

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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.

Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game

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2003 | L, Assiniboia 1-6
L, Selkirk 3-9
L, Spruce Grove 2-11
L, Richmond 1-5
L, St. Claude 1-5 | 0-5-0 | 6th of 6 |  did not qualify | did not qualify
2017 | L, Regina 3-6
L, Peguis 3-4
L, Wainwright 2-9
L, Beaver Valley 2-10
L, Arborg 4-9 | 0-5-0 | 6th of 6 |  did not qualify |  did not qualify

## References

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1. ^ "Hockey league undergoes makeover". Chronicle Journal. 4 October 2016.

## External links

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* Nipigon Elks website

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Former teams|

* Aguasabon River Rats
* First Nation Screaming Eagles
* Fort William Hurricanes
* NNEC Wolfpack
* North End Flames Juvenile AAA
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* Northern Wildcats
* Smooth Rock Falls Thunder
* Superior Eagles AAA
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* Westfort Maroons

* Keystone Cup
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