Nanaimo Buccaneers

The Nanaimo Buccaneers are a junior 'B' ice hockey team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia. They play in the North Division of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. They were one of two expansion teams in 2012 in the VIJHL (the other being the Westshore Wolves), and play their home games at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. They are currently coached by Dan Lemmon.
==History==
The Buccaneers were founded as an expansion team in 2012 along with the Westshore Wolves by Brenda and Phil Levesque. They finished first in the North Division in their first season (2012–13) with 58 points in 48 games, losing in the second round of the playoffs. The following year they finished third in the division, losing in the first round. They finished third again in 2014-15, and lost again in the first round.
==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
Accurate as of 19 February, 2018.http://www.vijhl.com/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=16189&clientID=3467
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OL	Pts	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
2012-13	48	27	17	0 	4 	58 	167	150	1st, North 	Lost in Division Final (Comox Valley)
2013-14	48	25	19	2 	2 	54 	171	157	3rd, North 	Lost in First Round (Campbell River)
2014-15	48	22	18	3 	5 	52 	191	196	3rd, North 	Lost in First Round (Comox Valley)
2015-16	48	22	21	1 	4 	49 	166	162	2nd, North 	Lost in Division Final 0-4 (Campbell River)
2016-17	48	31	16	0 	1 	63 	186	136	2nd of 4 North3rd of 9 VIJHL	Lost in Division Final 1-4 (Campbell River)
2017-18	48	37	9 	0 	2 	76 	214	136	2nd of 4 North2nd of 9 VIJHL	Won Div. Quarterfinal 4-0 (Oceanside)Lost Div Semmiinals 3-4 (Braves)
2018-19	48	26	18	2 	2 	22 	175	130	2nd of 4 North 	Won Div. Quarterfinal 4-1 (Wolves)Lost Div Semifinals 2-4 (Cougars)
2019-20	48	14	15	- 	6 	34 	132	164	3rd, North 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals 2-4 (Storm)
2020-21	12	3 	9 	- 	0 	6 	22 	71 	4th North 	Season cancelled
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	Pts	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
2021-22	48	1 	43	3 	1 	6 	94 	328	6th North 	Did not qualify
2022-23	48	5 	41	1 	1 	12 	82 	244	6th North 	Did not qualify
2023-24	48	1 	47	0 	0 	2 	77 	330	6th North 	Did not qualify
==Playoffs==
Accurate as of 5 March, 2017.http://www.vijhl.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientID=3467&leagueID=16189&pageid=7980
Season 	1st Round 	2nd Round 	Finals
2012-13	W, 4-0, Kerry Park 	L, 2-4, Comox Valley 	-
2013-14	L, 2-4, Campbell River	- 	-
2014-15	L, 1-4, Comox Valley 	- 	-
2015-16	W, 4-0, Comox Valley 	L, 0-4, Campbell River	-
2016-17	W, 4-1, Comox Valley 	L, 1-4, Campbell River	-
2017-18	W, 4-0, Oceanside 	L, 3-4, Saanich 	-
2018-19	W, 4-1 (Wolves) 	L, 2-4 (Cougars) 	-
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of the Nanaimo Buccaneers
*Official website of the VIJHL
*Official website of the Cyclone Taylor Cup
*Official website of the Keystone Cup
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Category:Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
Category:Established in 2012
Category:Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League team