Victoria Salmon Kings 1055124 225324935 2008-07-13T02:42:30Z Nurmsook 291079 GM {{Pro hockey team | CAN_eng = 1| | text_color = #B5A642 | bg_color = #00004D | team = Victoria Salmon Kings | logo = SalmonKingsLogo2005.png | logosize = 180px | city = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]] | league = [[ECHL]] | conference = National Conference | division = West Division | founded = [[2004]] | arena = [[Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre]] | colors = navy, tan | owner = | GM = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mark Morrison (Canadian ice hockey player)|Mark Morrison]] | coach = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Morrison | captain = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jordan Krestanovich]] | media = | affiliates = [[Vancouver Canucks]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]), [[Manitoba Moose]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) <!---Franchise history---> | name1 = [[Erie Panthers]] | dates1 = 1988 – 1996 | name2 = [[Baton Rouge Kingfish]] | dates2 = 1996 – 2003 | name3 = '''Victoria Salmon Kings''' | dates3 = 2004 – Present <!---Championships---> |reg_season_titles = none |division_titles = [[2007–08 ECHL season|2007–08]] |conf_titles = none |kelly_cups = none }} The '''Victoria Salmon Kings''' are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]]. They are members of the West Division of the National Conference of the [[ECHL]] and began play in the [[2004–05 ECHL season]]. They play out of the [[Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre]]. == History == While the Victoria region has had a long and distinguished hockey history - the [[Victoria Cougars]] won the Stanley Cup in 1925 - the region was the largest Canadian region without either professional or Major-Junior hockey when the [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] [[Prince George Cougars|Victoria Cougars]] (a team with no connection to the aforementioned Cougars) moved to [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]] in 1994. This was a crippling blow to Victoria hockey fans, whose only remaining local team was the Tier II Junior 'A' [[Victoria Salsa]]. By this time, it had become evident that the 50-year-old Memorial Arena, seating only 4,000 for hockey, would have to be replaced if Victoria expected to be able to attract a new hockey club. After several years of discussion, the construction of a new arena was approved by Victoria voters in a 2002 referendum, with one key condition being that its construction was dependent on Victoria securing a WHL team. When the private-sector partner, [[RG Properties]], was unable to secure a [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] club, the company bought the rights to the defunct [[ECHL]] [[Baton Rouge Kingfish]], formerly the [[Erie Panthers]], a charter member of the ECHL, and announced that Victoria's new team would be named the Salmon Kings. Reaction in the community was somewhat mixed; while securing a club was good enough for construction of the new arena to begin, many were troubled by the perception that they would be receiving a lesser quality of hockey than that seen in the major-junior WHL. In addition, the ECHL was virtually unknown in Canada; Victoria was to be the first Canadian team in league history. In response to all this, the Salmon Kings began marketing efforts to convince Victoria residents that the Salmon Kings and the ECHL would offer a high quality product. Controversy remains about whether or not the ECHL is a better fit than the WHL. While many have embraced the third-tier professional hockey, believing it to be superior to the WHL, others - including many Salmon Kings season ticket holders - say they would prefer the WHL if they had a choice. And, to that end, local businessmen and former NHL'er [[Len Barrie]] has made overtures about bringing a WHL franchise to nearby Colwood, to compete head-to-head with the Salmon Kings for the southern Vancouver Island market. In the summer of 2006, it was announced that the Salmon Kings would become the ECHL affiliate of the nearby [[Vancouver Canucks]]. While this move will have Canucks prospects playing for the Salmon Kings, only time will tell if this partnership will create more interest in the club, as WHL alumni take to the ice, and the Canucks can travel a much shorter distance to attend their prospects' games, compared to their previous affiliate, in Columbia, South Carolina, in the United States, where the Inferno was well used as a player development team for the Canucks in their five seasons as an affiliate. Time will tell if the Canucks will use the Salmon Kings in the same way as they did with their previous affiliate. [[Image:VictoriaSalmonKingsOld.png|thumb|150px|left|The original logo of the Victoria Salmon Kings lasted for one season. It is rumoured that the logo needed to be changed as the [[Los Angeles Kings]] took exception to this logo.]] It became clear as the 2004-2005 ECHL season approached that Victoria's new arena, now called the [[Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre]], was not going to be ready in time for the season. In response, the ECHL scheduled the Salmon Kings to begin their inaugural season with an unheard-of 14 game road trip. Unfortunately, even this was not enough time for the arena to be completed, and in the summer of 2004 the Salmon Kings were forced to secure ice time in the [[Bear Mountain Arena]] in the suburban community of [[Colwood, British Columbia|Colwood]], which had been constructed with the needs of the junior 'A' [[Victoria Salsa]] and the [[Victoria Shamrocks]] lacrosse club in mind. Despite all this, the Salmon Kings took to the ice in their first regular-season game on [[October 22]], [[2004]], in [[Bakersfield, California]], against the [[Bakersfield Condors]]. Former [[University of Alberta]] player [[Ryan Wade]] scored the first goal in Salmon Kings history. Unfortunately, they lost this game 7-2; the Salmon Kings would struggle during their 14-game road trip, only winning 3 games, losing 10 games in regulation and one in a shootout. Their first victory came at the expense of the [[Fresno Falcons]] on [[October 24]], which the Salmon Kings won by a convincing 5-0 margin. [[David Brumby]], the Kings' starting goaltender at the time, turned away 37 shots for the shutout. As the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] lockout progressed, [[Dale Purinton]] and [[Dan Blackburn]] of the [[New York Rangers]] and [[Mark Smith]] of the [[San Jose Sharks]] played for the Salmon Kings. Purinton, an enforcer, was suspended twice by the league, the first for a career-ending check into the boards of Condors player Krzysztof Wieckowski, and the second for returning to the ice to fight after being ejected during a bench-clearing brawl involving the Kings and the Falcons. After the latter suspension, Purinton was suspended indefinitely by the Salmon Kings and did not play again that season. After the grueling 14-game road trip which lasted for over a month, the Salmon Kings finally played their first home game on [[December 5]], [[2004]], Victoria hockey fans packed the tiny [[Bear Mountain Arena]] for the first professional hockey game to be played in Victoria since the [[Victoria Maple Leafs]] left in 1967. Unfortunately, the Kings lost this game 4-3 in overtime. They would continue to struggle during their first season, going only 15-52-5 over 72 games; notably, they set an ECHL record for a continuous winless streak, going 0-18-2 between [[December 31]], [[2004]] and [[February 4]], [[2005]]. After going through another losing season in [[2005-06 ECHL season|'05-'06]], which had four different coaches behind the bench, the Salmon Kings would eventually rebound with their best season, to date, in the [[2006-07 ECHL season|2006-07 season]]. Under head coach, [[Mark Morrison (hockey coach)|Mark Morrison]], the Victoria Salmon Kings established their first winning season with a 36-32-1-3 record and finished off their remaining regular season games on a nine-game winning streak. The Salmon Kings finished the season 7th overall in the National Conference and faced the [[Alaska Aces]] in their first playoff appearance. The Salmon Kings would eventually win Game 1 by a score of 3-2, but the Aces managed to win their next 4 out of 5 games to win the series 4-2. The 2007-2008 season saw the Salmon Kings establish themselves in the ECHL. With a 91 point season, and winning 42 from 72 games, the Salmon Kings narrowly won the National West division, and took the number two seed into the Kelly Cup playoffs. ==Season-by-season record== '''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' {| class="wikitable" |- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | |Season || GP || W || L || T<sup>1</sup> || OTL || SOL || Pts || GF || GA || Finish || Playoffs |- |[[2004–05 ECHL season|2004–05]] || 72 || 15 || 52 || 5 || — || — || 35 || 178 || 298 || 8th in West ||Did not qualify |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |[[2005–06 ECHL season|2005–06]] || 72 || 26 || 37 || 9 || — || — || 61 || 204 || 261 || 5th in West || Did not qualify |- |[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006–07]] || 72 || 36 || 32 || — || 1 || 3 || 76 || 239 || 249 || 3rd in West || Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 ([[Alaska Aces|Aces]]) |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |[[2007–08 ECHL season|2007–08]] || 72 || 42 || 23 || — || 4 || 3 || 91 || 256 || 239 || 1st in West || Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 ([[Utah Grizzlies|Grizzlies]]) |} <!--PLEASE DO NOT UPDATE STATISTICS MID-SEASON, AS IT CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES, AND WIKIPEDIA'S PURPOSE IS NOT TO PROVIDE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE STATISTICS. PLEASE SAVE THE UPDATING OF STATISTICS UNTIL THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND/OR PLAYOFFS.--> :<sup>1</sup> <small>As of the [[2006–07 ECHL season]], all games will have a winner, with overtime losses (OTL) and shootout losses (SOL) earning a single point.</small> ==Franchise records== ===Scoring leaders=== <!--PLEASE DO NOT UPDATE STATISTICS MID-SEASON, AS IT CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES, AND WIKIPEDIA'S PURPOSE IS NOT TO PROVIDE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE STATISTICS. PLEASE SAVE THE UPDATING OF STATISTICS UNTIL THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND/OR PLAYOFFS.--> These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed ECHL regular season. '''''Note:''' Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game * = still active with the team ''Updated at completion of [[2007–08 ECHL season]]'' {| class="wikitable" |- align="center" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | | align="left" | Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Ryan Wade]]* || RW || 265 || 57 || 113 || '''170''' || .64 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Wes Goldie]]* || RW || 144 || 83 || 52 || '''135''' || .94 |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Milan Gajic]] || RW || 98 || 39 || 66 || '''105''' || 1.07 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Jordan Krestanovich]]* || LW || 124 || 25 || 77 || '''102''' || .82 |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Kiel McLeod]] || C || 113 || 47 || 51 || '''98''' || .87 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Ash Goldie]]* || RW || 70 || 40 || 43 || '''83''' || 1.19 |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Steve Lingren]] || D || 124 || 29 || 52 || '''81''' || .65 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Marc-Andre Bernier]]* || RW || 99 || 39 || 42 || '''81''' || .82 |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Adam Taylor]] || RW || 87 || 20 || 43 || '''63''' || .72 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Lanny Gare]] || C || 67 || 22 || 33 || '''55''' || .82 |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Francois-Pierre Guenette]] || C || 67 || 13 || 42 || '''55''' || .82 |} ===Regular season=== *Most goals in a season: [[Wes Goldie]], 42 (2007–08) *Most assists in a season: [[Jordan Krestanovich]], 52 (2007–08) *Most points in a season: [[Ash Goldie]], 83 (40g, 43a) (2007–08) *Most penalty minutes in a season: [[Blue Bennefield]], 195 (2004–05) *Most points in a season by a defenseman: [[Steve Lingren]], 47 (22g, 25a) (2005–06) *Most wins in a season: [[Julien Ellis]], 24 (2007–08) *Most shutouts in a season: [[Julien Ellis]] & [[Billy Thompson (ice hockey)|Billy Thompson]], 2 (2007–08) ===Playoffs=== *Most goals in a playoff season: [[Wes Goldie]], 6 (2006-07) *Most goals by a defenseman in a playoff season: [[Steve Lingren]], 2 (2006-07) *Most assists in a playoff season: [[Jordan Krestanovich]], 6 (2006-07) *Most points in a playoff season: [[Wes Goldie]], 8 (6g, 2a) (2006-07) *Most points by a defenseman in a playoff season: [[Steve Lingren]] (2g, 5a), 7 (2006-07) *Most penalty minutes in a playoff season: [[Phil Cole]], 21 (2006-07) ===Team=== *Longest winless streak, one season: 20 ([[December 31]], [[2004]] – [[February 4]], [[2005]]) (also the ECHL record) *Longest home winless streak, one season: 12 ([[December 31]], [[2004]] – [[February 4]], [[2005]]) (also the ECHL record) *Most penalty minutes, both teams, one game: 306 (Victoria Salmon Kings (171) vs. [[Fresno Falcons]] (135), [[February 16]], [[2005]]) (also the ECHL record) ==Current roster== {| width=90% !colspan=6 |<center><big>Goaltenders |- bgcolor="#dddddd" !width=5%|# !width=5%| |align=left!!width=15%|'''Player''' !width=8%|Catches !width=9%|Acquired !width=37%|Place of birth |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''31''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Billy Thompson (ice hockey)|Billy Thompson]] |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2007]] |[[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''35''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Julien Ellis]] |align=center|L |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[Sorel-Tracy, Quebec|Sorel]], [[Quebec]] |} {| width=90% !colspan=6 |<center><big>Defencemen |- bgcolor="#dddddd" !width=5%|# !width=5%| |align=left!!width=15%|'''Player''' !width=8%|Shoots !width=9%|Acquired !width=37%|Place of birth |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''2''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Gary Gladue]] – '''[[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|A]]''' |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2007]] |[[Chetwynd, British Columbia|Chetwynd]], [[British Columbia]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''3''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Darren Deschamps]] |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2007]] |[[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] |-bgcolor="eeeeee" |align=center|'''4''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Brad Zanon]] |align=center|R |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2008]] |[[Port Moody, British Columbia|Port Moody]], [[British Columbia]] |-bgcolor="eeeeee" |align=center|'''5''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Patrick Coulombe]] |align=center|L |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[Saint-Fabien, Quebec|Saint-Fabien]], [[Quebec]] |-bgcolor="eeeeee" |align=center|'''14''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Dylan Yeo]] |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2007]] |[[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]], [[Saskatchewan]] |-bgcolor="eeeeee" |align=center|'''17''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Kalvin Sagert]] |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2008]] |[[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]], [[British Columbia]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''22''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Paul Ballantyne]] – '''[[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|A]]''' |align=center|R |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]], [[Ontario]] |-bgcolor="eeeeee" |align=center|'''44''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Matt Kelly]] |align=center|R |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[Tottenham, Ontario|Tottenham]], [[Ontario]] |} {| width=90% !colspan=7 |<center><big>Forwards |- bgcolor="#dddddd" !width=5%|# !width=5%| |align=left!!width=15%|'''Player''' !width=8%|Position !width=8%|Shoots !width=9%|Acquired !width=37%|Place of birth |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''7''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Marc-Andre Bernier]] |align=center|RW |align=center|R |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[Laval, Quebec|Laval]], [[Quebec]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''8''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Jonathon Labelle]] |align=center|LW |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2008]] |[[Prévost, Quebec|Prévost]], [[Quebec]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''9''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Brady Leavold]] |align=center|RW |align=center|R |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2008]] |[[Port Coquitlam, British Columbia|Port Coquitlam]], [[British Columbia]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''10''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Derek Krestanovich]] |align=center|C |align=center|L |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], [[British Columbia]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''11''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Jordan Krestanovich]] – '''[[Captain (ice hockey)|C]]''' |align=center|LW |align=center|L |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], [[British Columbia]] |- <!-- |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''12''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Robin Gomez]] |align=center|LW |align=center|L |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]], [[British Columbia]] |---> |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''15''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Ash Goldie]] |align=center|RW |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2007]] |[[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''16''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Wes Goldie]] |align=center|RW |align=center|R |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''18''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Simon Lambert (ice hockey)|Simon Lambert]] |align=center|LW |align=center|R |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2008]] |[[Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec|Sainte-Thérèse]], [[Quebec]] |- <!-- |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''18''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Trevor Blanchard]] |align=center|LW |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2008]] |[[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]] |---> <!-- |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''19''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Kevin Estrada]] |align=center|LW |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2007]] |[[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], [[British Columbia]] |---> |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''20''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Ryan Wade]] |align=center|RW |align=center|R |align=center|[[2004–05 ECHL season|2004]] |[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''21''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Darryl Lloyd]] |align=center|LW |align=center|L |align=center|[[2006–07 ECHL season|2006]] |[[Pickering, Ontario|Pickering]], [[Ontario]] |-bgcolor="eeeeee" |align=center|'''24''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Jacob Dietrich]] |align=center|C |align=center|L |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2008]] |[[Deloraine, Manitoba|Deloraine]], [[Manitoba]] |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" |align=center|'''27''' |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |[[Chris St. Jacques]] |align=center|C |align=center|R |align=center|[[2007–08 ECHL season|2007]] |[[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]] |} <small>As of [[April 7]], [[2008]].</small><ref>{{cite web|title=2007-08 scoring for Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL)|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/csl.php?tid=3596|publisher=The Internet Hockey Database|accessdate=2008-03-21}}</ref> ==Leaders== ===Team captains=== *[[Brad Dexter (ice hockey)|Brad Dexter]], 2004-05 *[[Ryan Wade]], 2005-06 *[[Kiel McLeod]], 2006-08 *[[Jordan Krestanovich]], 2008-''present'' ===Head coaches=== *[[Bryan Maxwell]], 2004-06 *[[Troy Ward]], 2006 *[[Tony MacAulay]], 2006 *[[Mark Morrison (Canadian ice hockey player)|Mark Morrison]], 2006-''present'' ==See also== *[[List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia]] *[[List of Victoria Salmon Kings players]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.salmonkings.com Salmon Kings official site] * [http://www.saveonfoodsmemorialcentre.com Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre] * [http://www.victoriasportsauthority.com Victoria Sports Authority Discussion Forum] {{ECHL}} [[Category:Sport in Victoria, British Columbia]] [[Category:Victoria Salmon Kings|*]]