Nipigon Elks
| Nipigon Elks | |
|---|---|
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| City | Nipigon, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Home arena | Nipigon Community Centre |
| Colors |
Blue, Yellow, and White |
| General manager | Irwin Nicol |
| Head coach | Jean-Marc Fortier (2016-17) |
| 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 Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League of Hockey Northwestern Ontario.
History
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
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
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2000-01 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 37 | 3rd TBJBHL | |
| 2001-02 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | 14 | 2nd TBJBHL | |
| 2002-03 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 34 | 1st TBJBHL | Won League |
| 2003-04 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | - | 145 | 107 | 30 | 2nd TBJBHL | |
| 2004-05 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | - | 106 | 127 | 23 | 3rd TBJBHL | |
| 2005-06 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 2 | - | 92 | 211 | 8 | 4th TBJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2006-07 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 0 | - | 88 | 228 | 10 | 3rd TBJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2007-08 | 30 | 4 | 24 | 2 | - | 96 | 214 | 10 | 3rd TBJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2008-09 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 1 | - | 72 | 220 | 5 | 3rd TBJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2009-10 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | - | 136 | 139 | 30 | 2nd TBJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2010-11 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | - | 146 | 130 | 34 | 2nd TBJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2011-12 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | - | 238 | 117 | 50 | 2nd TBJBHL | Lost Final |
| 2012-13 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | - | 135 | 84 | 37 | 2nd TBJBHL | Lost Final |
| 2013-14 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 2 | - | 104 | 143 | 24 | 3rd TBJBHL | Lost Semi-Final, 1-4 (Thunder Bay Stars) |
| 2014-15 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | - | 127 | 156 | 29 | 3rd TBJBHL | Lost Semi-Final, 1-4 (Thunder Bay Stars) |
| 2015-16 | 32 | 10 | 20 | 2 | - | 118 | 159 | 22 | 4th TBJBHL | Lost Semi-Final, 1-4 (Northern Hawks) |