Sylvan Lake Wranglers

The Sylvan Lake Wranglers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL). They play their home games at Blackfalds Multiplex.
Prior to the 2007-08 season the team was known as the Lacombe Wranglers. 
The Wranglers are the most successful Jr B franchise in the province the last decade. With 3 provincial championships, 1 Keystone Cup (Western Canadians ), and 1 Keystone bronze medal.
The team would relocate from the Blackfalds Multiplex in Blackfalds to the Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre in Sylvan Lake for the 2019-20 season.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
2004-05	40	14	16	5	5 	38 	171	157	 	5th, North 	
2005-06	38	19	14	4	1 	43 	176	163	1506	3rd, North 	Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Vipers)
2006-07	36	28	6 	0	2 	58 	235	126	1314	1st, North 	HJHL Champions, 1-0 (Thunder)Russ Barnes Trophy Champions
2007-08	36	24	11	1	0 	49 	184	128	1074	3rd, North 	Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1-4 (Lightning)
2008-09	36	26	7 	2	1 	55 	237	134	941 	1st, North 	Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1-4 (Lightning)
2009-10	36	32	3 	1	0 	65 	226	97 	994 	1st, North 	HJHL Champions, 2-0 (Vipers)
2010-11	36	30	5 	1	0 	61 	224	80 	788 	1st, North 	Lost in Finals, 1-2 (Bisons)Russ Barnes Trophy ChampionsKeystone Cup Champions
2011-12	38	22	12	3	1 	48 	184	129	- 	1st, North 	Lost in Finals, 1-2 (okotoks bison) provincial berth
2012-13	38	27	6 	4	1 	59 	214	132	- 	1st, North 	Lost in North Finals, 3-4, (Vipers)
2013-14	36	24	9 	-	3 	51 	194	132	- 	1st, North 	Lost in HJHL Finals, 2-3, (Bisons) Russ Barnes Trophy Champions Keystone Cup Bronze Champions
2014-15	38	34	2 	-	2 	70 	230	99 	- 	1st, North 	Won North Div Semi-final, 4-0, (Vipers)Won Nor Div Finals, 4-0 (Colts)Lost League Finals, 0-3 (Copperheads)Advance to Barnes Cup as runner up
2015-16	38	22	12	-	4 	48 	163	121	- 	4th, North 	Won Div. Qualifying, 2-0 (Thrashers)Lost Div. Semi-final, 0-4 (Colts)
2016-17	38	25	12	-	1 	51 	172	138	- 	T-3rd, North 	W, Div Qualifying, 2-1 (Lightning)L, Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Colts)
2017–18	38	22	12	—	2 	46 	167	117	— 	3rd of 7, North6th of 13, HJHL	Won Div. Qualifying, 2–0 (Stampeders)Lost Div. Semi-finals, 1–3 (Thunder)
2018-19	38	14	18	-	6 	34 	148	159	- 	5th, North 	Won Div. Qualifying, 2–0 (Lightning)Lost Div. Semi-finals, 0-4 (Thunder)
2019–20	38	23	13	—	2 	48 	135	116	— 	3rd, North 	Won Div. Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Rams)Won Div. Semi-finals, 4-3 (Vipers)Div. Final Cancelled with team leading 2 games to 1 (Colts)
2020-21	4 	0 	4 	-	0 	0 	5 	15 	- 	N/A 	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	36	23	10	-	3 	49 	158	102	- 	3rd Northern 	Lost Division Quarterfinals
2022-23	38	25	9 	-	4 	54 	166	124	- 	1st Northern 	Lost Final
2023-24	38	33	3 	-	2 	68 	217	88 	- 	1st Northern 	Lost Final
==Russ Barnes Trophy==
Alberta Jr B Provincial Championships
Year	Round Robin 	Record	Standing 	SemiFinal 	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2003	L, Fort St John 3-6 L, Edmonton Riv Kings 2-4W, Lloydminster 6-5	1-2-0 	4 of 4 Pool 	n/a 	n/a 	n/a
2007	W, Saddle Lake 8-4 W, St. Albert 5-3L, Edmonton Red Wings 	2-1-0 	2 of 4 Pool 	W, Fort St John 12-6	n/a 	W, Spruce Grove 5-3Russ Barnes Champions
2010	?, Whitecourt T, Beaumont 3-3?, Calgary Royal 	?-?-? 	? of 4 Pool 	n/a 	n/a 	n/a
2011	W, Cold Lake 6-5L, Whitecourt 4-9W, Leduc 4-3 	2-1-0 	2 of 4 Pool 	W, North Peace 6-2 	n/a 	W, Beaumont 2-1Russ Barnes Champions
2012	L, Edmonton Royals 2-4T, Cold Lake 3-3L, Calgary Royals 4-5 	0-2-1 	4 of 4 Pool 	n/a 	n/a 	n/a
2014	L, Grand Prairie 4-6W, Fort Saskatchewan 6-2W, Cold Lake 2-1 	2-1-0 	2 of 4 Pool B	OTW, St. Albert 5-4 	n/a 	W, Grand Prairie 6-0Russ Barnes Champions
2015	W, Stony Plain 3-6L, North Peace 0-5T, Coaldale 2-2 	1-1-1 	2nd of 4 Pool	OTL, North Peace 4-5	L, Fairview 3-4 	n/a
==Keystone Cup==
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
2007	Alberta did not participate 	Alberta did not participate	Alberta did not participate	Alberta did not participate 	Alberta did not participate
2011	L, Sherwood Park 3-4W, Pilot Butte 8-1W, Peninsula 7-6W, Arborg 8-5W, Thunder Bay 11-0	4-1-0 	2 of 6 	n/a 	W, Sherwood Park 2-1Keystone Cup Champion
2014	W, Saskatoon 8-0L, Abbotsford 1-5L, Beaver Valley 1-5W, Thunder Bay 8-4W, Selkirk 6-3 	3-2-0 	3 of 6 	W, Thunder Bay 4-3Bronze Medal	n/a
==See also==
*List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
==External links==
*Official website of the Blackfalds Wranglers
*Official website of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League
*Official website of the Keystone Cup
Category:Ice hockey teams in Alberta
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Heritage Junior B Hockey League team