Lake Cowichan Kraken | |
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City | Lake Cowichan |
League | VIJHL |
Division | North |
Founded | 2021 |
Home arena | Cowichan Lake Sports Arena |
Colours | |
Owner(s) | Luke Armstrong and Harbs Bains |
Head coach | Kyle Evans |
Website | krakenhockey |
The Lake Cowichan Kraken are a Junior ice hockey team in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League based in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia. The team debuted as an expansion franchise in the 2021–22 VIJHL season.
The name "Kraken" refers to the mythical sea monster said to appear in the sea between Norway and Iceland. The team chose its name as an homage to the sea monster of local folklore called the Stin’Qua – which was said to dwell in Lake Cowichan – and to the NHL Seattle Kraken, which debuted in the 2021–22 NHL season.[1][2][3][4]
The teams plays its home games at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena which opened in 1970.[4][5] The team set an attendance record of 352 on 5 February 2023 during its home game against the Saanich Predators.[6] A new team dressing room was added in 2023.[7]
The team failed to qualify for the post-season during its first three years.[8]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | T | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
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2021–22 | 51 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5th in division 9th overall |
Did not qualify |
2022–23 | 48 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5th in division 9th overall |
Did not qualify |
2023–24 | 48 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4th in division 9th overall |
Did not qualify |
The Kraken moniker was selected in part because of the NHL's Seattle Kraken, but also because of Cowichan Lake's own legendary monster, the Stin'Qua.
A 1930 issue of the Cowichan Leader reported the sighting by Cougar Charlie of a serpent-like creature in the waters of Cowichan Lake.