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.
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 Pts GF GA Results Playoffs2000-01 30 18 11 1 - 37 - - 3rd2001-02 23 5 14 4 - 14 - - 2nd2002-03 24 16 6 2 - 34 - - 1stWon Finals2003-04 24 14 8 2 - 30 145 107 3rd of 72004-05 24 10 11 3 - 23 106 127 4th of 7Lost semifinals vs Northern Hawks2005-06 30 3 25 2 - 8 92 211 6th of 7Lost semifinals vs K&A Wolverines2006-07 30 5 25 0 - 10 88 228 3rd of 4Lost semifinals2007-08 30 4 24 2 - 10 96 214 3rd of 4Lost semifinals2008-09 30 2 27 1 - 5 72 220 3rd of 4Lost semifinals2009-10 30 15 15 0 - 30 136 139 2nd of 4Lost semifinals2010-11 30 15 11 4 - 34 146 130 2nd of 4Lost semifinals vs Thunder Bay Stars2011-12 31 25 6 0 - 50 238 117 2nd of 4Lost Finals vs Northern Hawks2012-13 24 18 5 1 - 37 135 84 2nd of 4Lost Finals vs Northern Hawks2013-14 30 11 17 2 - 24 104 143 3rd of 4Lost semifinals, 1-4 vs Thunder Bay Stars2014-15 30 14 15 1 - 29 127 156 3rd of 4Lost semifinals, 1-4 vs Thunder Bay Stars2015-16 32 10 20 2 - 22 118 159 4th of 6Lost semifinals, 1-4 vs Northern Hawks2016-17 30 16 9 5 - 37 162 124 3rd of 5Won semifinals, 4-1 vs Thunder Bay StarsWon Finals, 4-1 vs Northern Hawks2017-18 28 14 10 4 - 32 152 118 3rd of 5Lost semifinals, 3-4 vs Northern Hawks2018-19 30 6 21 1 2 15 102 174 4th of 5Lost semifinals, 0-4 vs Fighting Walleye2019-2027121500241161193rd of 4Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-192020-21202000116119 ---Season cancelled due to COVID-192021-22 18 2 16 0 0 4 47 117 4th of 4Lost semifinals, 2-4 vs Bandits2022-23 24 9 14 0 1 19 83 116 4th of 5 Won 1st Round, 2-0 vs BanditsLost Semifinal, 0-4 Falcons2023-24 24 2 20 0 2 6 60 183 5th of 5 Lost 1st Round, 0-2 vs Bandits2024-25 22 2 20 0 0 2 43 155 5th of 5 Forfeit 1st Round, 0-0 vs Bandits2025-26 24 3 19 0 2 8 81 136 5th of 5 Lost 1st Round, 0-2 vs Falcons
Keystone Cup history 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 2003 L, Assiniboia 1-6L, Selkirk 3-9L, Spruce Grove 2-11L, Richmond 1-5L, St. Claude 1-5 0-5-0 6th of 6 did not qualify did not qualify 2017 L, Regina 3-6L, Peguis 3-4L, Wainwright 2-9L, Beaver Valley 2-10L, Arborg 4-9 0-5-0 6th of 6 did not qualify did not qualify
References
External links Nipigon Elks website