Williams Lake Mustangs (original)

This article is about the original team which played from 1978 to 1996. For the team that was formed in 2024 by the relocation of the Summerland Steam please see Williams Lake Mustangs.
The Williams Lake Mustangs was a Junior ice hockey team from Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada. They were members of the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League.
==History==
The Williams Lake Mustangs were founded in 1978 as members of the Peace-Cariboo Junior B League. In 1980, with the Peace-Cariboo League, the Mustangs were promoted to Junior A.
As members of the Peace-Cariboo League, the Mustangs won the PCJHL Trophy twice as playoff champions. They participated in the 1983 and 1989 Mowat Cup BC Jr. A championships as representatives of the PCJHL. In 1983, the British Columbia Junior Hockey League's Abbotsford Flyers defeated the Mustangs two-games-to-none. In 1989, the BCJHL's Vernon Lakers defeated the Mustangs two-games-to-none.
In 1991, the PCJHL merged with franchises from the Kootenays Region and became the Rocky Mountain League. The Mustangs won the RMJHL league title in 1993 and represented the league for the Mowat Cup. In 1993, the BCHL's Kelowna Spartans defeated the Mustangs three-games-to-none.
In 1996, the RMJHL's Peace-Cariboo division folded, forcing the Mustangs to take a year off. As a result, the Mustangs lost their renewal application for a bingo hall, the main source of revenue for the club. As a result, the club liquidated what they could of their debt. In March 1997, the club announced they would sit out a second consecutive season after failing to find new ownership. Later they lost their arena advertising rights and ceased operations. Junior hockey returned in the early 2000s when the Williams Lake TimberWolves joined the British Columbia Hockey League.
==Season-by-season standings==
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	GF 		GA	P 	Results 	Playoffs
1978-79	35	7 	27	1	- 	136	272	15	6th, PC Jr. B 	
1979-80	48	13	35	0	- 	220	334	26	6th, PC Jr. B 	Did not qualify
1980-81	40	9 	31	0	- 	192	278	18	6th, PCJHL 	Did not qualify
1981-82	56	11	45	0	- 	259	432	22	6th, PCJHL 	Did not qualify
1982-83	40	26	14	0	- 	247	181	52	1st, PCJHL 	PCJHL champions, 4-1 (Canucks)
1983-84	50	35	14	1	- 	352	215	71	2nd, PCJHL 	Lost in finals, 1-4 (Spruce Kings)
1984-85	48	31	16	1	- 	276	206	63	2nd, PCJHL 	Lost in semifinals, 0-4 (Spruce Kings)
1985-86	50	28	21	1	- 	277	253	57	2nd, PCJHL 	Lost in finals, 1-4 (Spruce Kings)
1986-87	48	12	34	2	- 	202	277	26	6th, PCJHL 	Did not qualify
1987-88	50	19	31	0	- 	220	261	38	4th, PCJHL 	Lost in semifinals, 1-4 (North Stars)
1988-89	52	39	13	0	- 	371	206	78	2nd, PCJHL 	PCJHL champions, 4-1 (North Stars)
1989-90	52	26	23	3	- 	295	266	55	3rd, PCJHL 	Lost in semifinals, 1-4 (Spruce Kings)
1990-91	54	36	16	2	- 	352	212	74	2nd, PCJHL 	Lost in finals, 1-4 (Spruce Kings)
1991-92	52	27	23	2	- 	278	250	56	3rd, Peace-Cariboo	Lost in quarterfinals, 1-4 (Huskies)
1992-93	52	35	17	-	0 	301	222	70	1st, Peace-Cariboo	RMJHL champions, 3-2 (Colts)
1993-94	52	18	32	-	2 	204	255	38	4th, Peace-Cariboo	Lost in quarterfinals, 0-4 (Spruce Kings)
1994-95	52	24	26	-	2 	262	267	50	3rd, Peace-Cariboo	Lost in semifinals, 0-4 (Spruce Kings)
1995-96	58	13	45	-	0 	201	347	26	5th, Peace-Cariboo	Did not qualify
===Playoffs===
*1981 DNQ
*1982 DNQ
*1983 Won league, lost Mowat Cup
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Dawson Creek Kodiaks 3-games-to-1
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Quesnel Millionaires 3-games-to-none
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Dawson Creek Kodiaks 4-games-to-1 PCJHL champions
:Abbotsford Flyers (BCJHL) defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 2-games-to-none
*1984 Lost final
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-none
:Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*1985 Lost semi-final
:Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-none
*1986 Lost final
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-2
:Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*1987 DNQ
*1988 Lost semi-final
:Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*1989 Won league, lost Mowat Cup
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-1 
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-1 PCJHL champions
:Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 2-games-to-none
*1990 Lost semi-final
:Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*1991 Lost final
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-none
:Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*1992 Lost quarter-final
:Fort St. John Huskies defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*1993 Won League, lost Mowat Cup
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-none
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-none
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Cranbrook Colts 3-games-to-2 RMJHL champions
:Kelowna Spartans (BCHL) defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 3-games-to-none
*1994 Lost quarter-final
:Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-none
*1995 Lost semi-final
:Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Grande Prairie Chiefs 4-games-to-2
:Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-none
*1996 DNQ
==NHL alumni==
*Craig Berube
*Wade Flaherty
*Mark Kachowski
*Dean Malkoc
==References==
==External links==
*BC Hockey
Category:Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1978
Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1996