Nanaimo Clippers The Nanaimo Clippers were a senior , intermediate , and junior team . The senior team won the Okanagan Mainline League in 1950 - 51 and the Pacific Coast Senior League in 1951 - 52 . They won the British Columbia Senior Championships in 1950 - 51 and entered the 1950 - 51 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs . The intermediate team won the British Columbia Intermediate Champions hip in : They won the Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs in 1941 - 42 . The junior team won the British Columbia Junior Championship in 1945 - 46 . These are the records of the current junior team in the British Columbia Hockey League : The Nanaimo Clippers are a Junior " A " ice hockey team based in Nanaimo , British Columbia , Canada . They are members of the Coastal Division of the British Columbia Hockey League ( BCHL ) . They play their home games at Frank Crane Arena . Franchise history . The Nanaimo Clippers won the league championship in the 1976 playoffs but lost by default for the Mowat Cup ( Provincial Championship ) . The Clippers were once again league champions in 1978 when the Penticton Vees refused to play the balance of the series ( citing rough play – the series stood at 2 games to 1 ) . The Merritt Centennials were earlier chosen to represent the league for the 1978 CAHA Championships . The Nanaimo Clippers folded after the 1982 season , but were started up again before the 1983 season as the Esquimalt Buccaneers . The franchise was moved to Nanaimo early in the 1983 season , playing at the Nanaimo Civic Arena , and renamed the team the Nanaimo Clippers . In 1998 , the Clippers hosted the Royal Bank Cup getting 3 wins and a loss in round - robin play . The Clippers entered the semi - finals as the 2nd seed , behind the South Surrey Eagles also of the BCHL . The Weyburn Red Wings were the Clippers ' opponent in the semi - final and defeated them by a score of 4 – 1 , South Surrey went on to win the National Championship . March 13 , 2004 , marked one of the strangest playoff games in all of hockey history with the Clippers playing in the final game of their first - round league playoff series against the Powell River Kings . With 80 seconds left in the third period and the score tied 3 - 3 in Game 7 at Nanaimo , the Powell River goalie left his crease and froze the puck for a whistle . Under league rules , the goalie was guilty of delay of game . But instead of calling a two - minute penalty , the referee incorrectly awarded a penalty shot . Nanaimo scored and won the game , 4 – 3 . Powell River protested and league officials agreed to cover all costs for fixing the mistake . The Kings went back to Nanaimo on March 16 to replay the final 1 : 20 of the third period , with the score tied at 3 – 3 . Powell River started a man short for the delay - of - game penalty but neither team scored in regulation . Just 54 seconds into overtime , Nanaimo captain Michael Olson scored the game - winning goal in front of a packed house of hometown fans , some of whom had felt their team had been wronged and some who thought it was a good chance to end things the right way . The Clippers went on to have a fairly easy road in the playoffs , beating Chilliwack 3 - 1 in a best - of - five series , Surrey 4 - 0 in a best - of - seven semifinal and the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4 - 1 in the best - of - seven championship final . After taking the BCHL Championship , the Clippers went on to oust the Grande Prairie Storm for the Doyle Cup , earning themselves a berth in the Royal Bank Cup . On April 16 , 2007 , the Clippers won the Fred Page Cup by defeating the Vernon Vipers three to two in game six of the BCHL finals . The winning goal was scored by Tyler Mazzei with 36 seconds remaining in the third period at the Vernon Multiplex . 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 , PIM = Penalties in minutes "