The Kindersley Klippers are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada.

They are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and play at the West Central Events Centre.

History The Kindersley Klippers began as the Saskatoon Titans. The Titans played at Harold Latrace Arena and occasionally held home games at Saskatchewan Place, now known as SaskTel Centre. Due to a lack of attendance at their games in Saskatoon, the ownership decided to move the team to Kindersley, where they became known as the Klippers. The Kindersley Klippers were founded by Gavin Wielgosz at this time.

The Klippers won the Membercare Cup as SJHL champions in 2002, but lost the Anavet Cup to the OCN Blizzard of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. In 2004, the Klippers again won the Membercare Cup, by beating the Weyburn Red Wings. They later won their first Anavet Cup championship by winning the series in the decisive seventh game against the MJHL's Selkirk Steelers. This win sent the Klippers to the Royal Bank Cup as the western representative. They made it to the Royal Bank Cup final against the OPJHL's Aurora Tigers, where they were defeated 7–1. Their record in the 2004 playoffs was 18 wins and 11 losses.

During the 2008 playoffs, the Klippers looked to win the SJHL championship again. The Klippers first defeated the Weyburn Red Wings in five games, then knocked off the Melville Millionaires in six games. They faced the defending league champion, Humboldt Broncos, in the SJHL championship. The Klippers took a 3–1 series lead over the Broncos, but lost as Humboldt came back with three straight wins to claim the series and championship. The Humboldt Broncos later won the Anavet Cup and the Royal Bank Cup.

On January 8, 2010, the team's home arena, the West Central Events Centre, suffered extensive damage from a fire that destroyed the adjoining rink, Exhibition Stadium. Significant smoke and water damage, along with the loss of the building's lobby, forced the Klippers to move to nearby Eston for the rest of the season. The team posted an 8-0-1 record in Eston to close out the regular season and finish third in the Sherwood Conference. Kindersley then swept the Notre Dame Hounds in the league quarterfinal to advance to the Sherwood final against the Yorkton Terriers, a close series that they lost in overtime of game seven.

The Klippers played their first game at the repaired West Central Events Centre on October 2, 2010.

Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1991-92 64 25 36 3 - 227 283 53 4th SJHL North Lost quarter-final1992-93 64 20 37 7 - 250 303 47 5th SJHL North DNQ1993-94 68 10 54 4 - 190 394 24 6th SJHL North DNQ1994-95 64 26 29 9 - 269 278 61 4th SJHL North Lost quarter-final1995-96 64 12 47 5 - 180 327 29 6th SJHL North DNQ1996-97 64 26 27 11 - 223 235 63 4th SJHL North Lost quarter-final1997-98 64 34 23 7 - 266 224 75 3rd SJHL North Lost semi-final1998-99 66 41 23 2 - 270 193 84 2nd SJHL North Lost quarter-final1999-00 60 26 32 2 - 224 283 54 6th SJHL North Lost quarter-final2000-01 62 42 17 1 2 266 194 87 2nd SJHL Dodge Lost quarter-final2001-02 64 38 18 8 0 270 210 84 1st SJHL Dodge Won league2002-03 60 35 17 7 1 240 189 78 2nd SJHL Dodge Lost quarter-final2003-04 60 35 17 7 1 217 185 78 3rd SJHL Dodge Won league Won Anavet CupLost RBC Cup final2004-05 55 29 20 3 3 193 180 64 3rd SJHL Itech Lost quarter-final2005-06 55 6 42 5 2 131 245 19 5th SJHL Itech DNQ2006-07 58 24 27 0 7 168 197 55 6th SJHL Sherwood DNQ2007-08 58 31 22 - 5 214 183 67 3rd SJHL Sherwood Won Sherwood, lost in final2008-09 56 28 19 - 12 168 180 68 4th SJHL Sherwood Lost quarter-final2009-10 58 31 21 - 6 178 183 68 3rd SJHL Sherwood Lost semi-final2010-11 58 35 20 - 3 240 194 73 3rd SJHL 2nd Sherwood Lost semi-final2011-12 58 11 41 - 6 148 248 28 12th SJHL6th Sherwood DNQ2012-13 54 22 27 - 5 154 200 49 12th SJHL6th Sherwood Lost preliminary round2013-14 56 34 16 - 6 165 130 74 3rd SJHL2nd Kramer Lost quarter-final2014-15 56 37 12 3 4 191 134 81 2nd of 12 SJHL1st of 4 KramerWon quarter-final, 4-0 (North Stars)Lost semi-finals, 4-2 (Hounds)2015-16 58 25 30 1 2 194 232 53 8th of 12 SJHL2nd of 4 FinningWon wildcard 3-1 (Hounds)Lost quarter-finals, 1-4 (North Stars)2016-17 58 25 30 3 0 176 199 53 9th of 12 SJHL4th of 4 FinningLost wildcard 3-0 (Red Wings)2017-18 58 29 22 4 3 170 174 65 6th of 12 SJHL3rd of 4 Global AgLost quarter-final 4-0 (Bruins)2018-19 58 36 16 4 2 184 141 78 4th of 12 SJHL2nd of 4 NutrienLost quarter-final 4-0 (Melfort Mustangs)2020–21 3 2 1 0 0 9 6 4 7th of 12 SJHL2nd of 4 Nutrien Season cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic2021–22 58 24 32 1 1 145 208 50 4th of 4 Nutrien Div9th of 12 SJHL DNQ2022–23 56 13 34 4 5 144 235 35 4th of 4 Nutrien Div11th of 12 SJHL DNQ2023–24 56 23 26 5 2 173 206 53 3rd of 4 Nutrien Div8th of 12 SJHL Lost quarter-final, 4-0 (Bombers)2024–2045 56 25 26 3 2 169 181 55 3rd of 4 Nutrien Div8th of 12 SJHL Lost quarter-final, 1-4 (Mustangs)

Playoffs 1992 Lost quarter-final Melfort Mustangs defeated Saskatoon Titans 4-games-to-none 1993 DNQ 1994 DNQ 1995 Lost quarter-final Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 2-games-to-1 Battlefords North Stars defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none 1996 DNQ 1997 Lost quarter-final Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 2-games-to-none Nipawin Hawks defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none 1998 Lost semi-final Kindersley Klippers defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-none Nipawin Hawks defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-1 1999 Lost quarter-final Humboldt Broncos defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-2 2000 Lost quarter-final First in round robin (3-1) vs. Humboldt Broncos and Nipawin Hawks Battlefords North Stars defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-1 2001 Lost quarter-final Nipawin Hawks defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none 2002 Won league, lost Anavet Cup Kindersley Klippers defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-3 Kindersley Klippers defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1 Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3 SJHL champions OCN Blizzard (MJHL) defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-1 2003 Lost quarter-final Battlefords North Stars defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none 2004 Won league, won Anavet Cup, lost 2004 Royal Bank Cup final Kindersley Klippers defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-none Kindersley Klippers defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2 Kindersley Klippers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-2 SJHL champions Kindersley Klippers defeated Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) 4-games-to-3 Anavet Cup champions Fourth in 2004 Royal Bank Cup round robin (1-3) Kindersley Klippers defeated Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) 4-3 in semi-final Aurora Tigers (OPJHL) defeated Kindersley Klippers 7-1 in final 2005 Lost quarter-final Third in round robin (1-3) vs. La Ronge Ice Wolves and Battlefords North Stars Battlefords North Stars defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none 2006 DNQ 2007 DNQ 2008 Lost final Second in round robin (1-1-1) vs. Melville Millionaires and Weyburn Red Wings Kindersley Klippers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-1 Kindersley Klippers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2 Humboldt Broncos defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-3 2009 Lost quarter-final Kindersley Klippers defeated Estevan Bruins 3-games-to-2 Weyburn Red Wings defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none 2010 Lost semi-final Kindersley Klippers defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-none Yorkton Terriers defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-3 2011 Lost semi-final Kindersley Klippers defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-1 Yorkton Terriers defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none 2012 DNQ 2013 Preliminary round Estevan Bruins defeated Kindersley Klippers 3-games-to-1 2014 Quarter-final Melville Millionaires defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none

See also List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan

References

External links Kindersley Klippers official site Kindersley Klippers at the SJHL's official site