The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are a junior ice hockey team from Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The Silverbacks returned a BCHL team to Shuswap/Salmon Arm 12 years after the previous team ceased operations, known at various times as the Totems, Blazers, and Tigers between 1982 and 1989.
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
Season <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Ties">T</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">PTS</abbr title> Finish Playoffs 1982–83 56 26 29 1 — 248 259 53 8th Lost in Preliminary 1983–84 60 22 38 0 — 357 429 44 8th Did not qualify 1984–85 52 7 44 1 — 211 420 15 12th Did not qualify 1985–86 52 10 42 0 — 253 445 20 12th Did not qualify 1986–87 Folded 1987–88 52 17 34 1 — 245 308 35 11th Did not qualify 1988–89 60 26 32 2 — 284 328 54 7th Lost in Preliminary 2001–02 60 32 23 — 5 249 269 69 3rd in Interior Lost in Preliminary 2002–03 60 38 19 2 1 281 235 79 2nd in Interior Lost in Preliminary 2003–04 60 42 17 1 0 300 219 85 1st in Interior Lost in Finals 2004–05 60 34 22 1 3 268 225 72 3rd in Interior Lost in Quarter-finals 2005–06 60 41 17 0 2 259 192 84 2nd in Interior Lost in Semi-finals 2006–07 60 36 21 0 3 291 238 75 4th in Interior Lost in Quarter-finals 2007–08 60 37 17 3 3 256 201 80 4th BCHL Lost in Quarter-finals 2008–09 60 40 17 1 2 234 167 83 3rd BCHL Lost in Semi-finals 2009–10 60 29 25 3 3 227 227 64 9th BCHL Lost preliminary 2010–11 60 38 19 2 1 239 205 79 3rd, Interior Lost semi-finals 2011–12 60 16 35 0 9 176 272 41 15th BCHL Did not qualify 2012–13 56 26 24 2 4 151 172 58 4th, Interior10th, BCHL Lost Division Quarter-finals 2013–14 58 25 24 1 8 177 184 58 5th, Interior10th, BCHL Did not qualify 2014–15 58 28 21 3 6 187 176 65 5th, Interior8th, BCHL Did not qualify 2015–16 58 29 20 5 4 227 184 67 3rd, Interior8th, BCHL Lost First Round, 2–4 (Warriors) 2016–17 58 24 28 3 3 181 222 54 6th of 6, Interior12th of 17, BCHL Lost div. quarter-finals, 1–4 (Smoke Eaters) 2017–18 58 25 29 3 1 172 231 54 7th of 7, Interior14th of 17, BCHL Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–4 (Vipers) 2018–19 58 27 26 — 5 170 203 59 5th of 7, Interior10th of 17, BCHL Lost First Round, 1–4 (Vipers) 2019–20 58 30 23 0 5 182 179 65 3rd of 7, Interior6th of 17, BCHL Won First Round, 4–0 (Grizzlies)Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 20 9 7 0 2 73 73 22 2nd of 3, Vernon pod8th of 16, BCHL Post-season cancelled 2021–22 54 36 12 0 4 204 147 78 2nd of 9, Interior2nd of 18, BCHL Won 1st round, 4-3 (Wild)Lost 2nd round, 4-1 (Warriors) 2022–23 54 27 20 0 4 173 162 61 4th of 9, Interior8th of 18, BCHL Won 1st round, 4-0 (Spruce Kings)Won 2nd round, 4-1 (Vipers)Lost semi-finals, 4-1 (Vees) 2023–24 54 34 17 0 0 180 137 71 3rd of 8, Interior4th of 17, BCHL Won 1st round, 4-0 (Centennials)Won 2nd round, 4-1 (Warriors)Lost semi-finals, 4-3 (Vees)
Notable alumni
Kris Chucko (Calgary Flames) Ryan Duncan (EC Red Bull Salzburg) Andrew Ebbett (Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins) Akito Hirose (Vancouver Canucks) Taro Hirose (Detroit Red Wings) Josh Manson (Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche) Brady Murray (Los Angeles Kings, HC Lugano) Brendon Nash (Montreal Canadiens, HC Kladno) Riley Nash (Carolina Hurricanes, Boston Bruins) Ben Street (Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils) Travis Zajac (New Jersey Devils)
See also
List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia
References
2019 Coaching change 2020 Captain nomination
External links
Silverbacks Website