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CAMPBELL RIVER STORM HOCKEY CLUB

The Storm play in the VIJHL, a Junior B hockey league on Vancouver Island consisting of 8 teams. The team began play in the 1997-98 season and went on to capture the Patterson Memorial trophy as playoff champions in it's first season. They would win the trophy 6 more times in a row, then reach the finals the following 2 seasons, losing in six games to the Victoria Cougars in 2005, then again in 6 games to the Kerry Park Islanders.

They've playing in 7 Cyclone Taylor Cup tournaments, winning it once in 1999. In 2004 they hosted it, losing to the Richmond Sockeyes in the finals. Twice they've played in the Keystone Cup, capturing bronze in 1999 in Thunder Bay, then taking silver as hosts in 2006, losing to the Red Deer Vipers in overtime.

They play out of the Strathcona Gardens complex in Campbell River, in Rod Brind'Amour arena. They are owned and coached by Jim Revenberg, who was selected in the 7th round of the 1989 NHL entry draft by the Vancouver Canucks.

Notable former Storm players include (with highest level of hockey played) ''Clayton Stoner, Defenseman, Minnesota Wild (NHL) *drafted 3rd round by the Minnesota Wild in 2004 Darren McLachlan, Forward, Springfield Falcons (AHL) *drafted 3rd round by the Boston Bruins in 2001 Travis Granbois, Forward, Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) Riley Emmerson, Defenseman, Rochester Americans (AHL) David Arduin, Forward, Quinnipiac Bobcats (NCAA) Graeme Bourne, Defenseman, U Mass Dartmouth Corsairs (NCAA Div 3) Mike Alexander, Defenseman, Everett Silvertips (WHL) Tyler Dietrich, Forward, University of New Brunsick (CIS) Patrick Ouellet, Forward, University of Western Ontario Mustangs (CIS) ''

99.7 FM the River in Campbell River broadcasts all 48 home and away games.http://www.997theriver.ca/

http://www.crstorm.com/