Williams Lake Mustangs Explained

Team:	Williams Lake Mustangs
Colour:	0D4D97; border-top:#8F9191 3px solid; border-bottom:#8F9191 3px solid
Colour Text:	FFFFFF
City:	Williams Lake, British Columbia
League:	Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Conference:	Okanagan/Shushwap
Division:	Bill Ohlhausen
Founded:	2011
Arena:	Cariboo Memorial Recreation Centre
Colours:	Blue, Grey, White
Coach:	Tyrel Lucas
Gm:	Tyrel Lucas
Name1:	Summerland Steam
Dates1:	2011-2024
Name2:	Williams Lake Mustangs
Dates2:	2024-present

The Williams Lake Mustangs are a junior ice hockey team based in Williams Lake, British Columbia. The team will play in the Bill Ohlhausen Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The team will play its home games at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Centre beginning in the 2024-25 KIJHL season. The team relocated to Williams Lake in 2024 from Summerland where they played as the Summerland Steam from 2011 to 2024.

History

The Summerland Steam debuted as an expansion team in the 2011–12 season of the KIJHL. The town of Summerland previously had a franchise in the KIJHL, called the Summerland Sting, which relocated to Penticton for the 2009-10 KIJHL season, only two seasons before the Steam were founded. In the 1980s, the town was home to the Summerland Buckaroos, a Junior A team in the British Columbia Hockey League. The Buckaroos only lasted five seasons due to continuous losing records. The team had its best post-season run in following the 2015-16 season, winning their division before being defeated by the 100 Mile House Wranglers in the league semi-finals.

The team relocated to Williams Lake in March of 2024 and was renamed the Williams Lake Mustangs.^[1]

Season-by-season record

Summerland Steam

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

	style=width:4em	Season	style=width:2.2em	GP	style=width:2.2em	W	style=width:2.2em	L	style=width:2.2em	T	style=width:2.2em	OTL	style=width:2.2em	PTS	style=width:2.2em	GF	style=width:2.2em	GA	style=width:10em	Finish	style=width:18em	Playoffs
2011-12	52	15	35	0	2	32	197	300	5th of 5, Okanagan 17th of 20, KIJHL	Did not qualify
2012-13	52	21	28	1	2	45	163	202	4th of 5, Okanagan 14th of 20, KIJHL	Lost Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Chiefs)
2013-14	52	33	15	1	3	70	208	152	1st of 5, Okanagan 5th of 20, KIJHL	Lost Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Knights)
2014-15	52	28	19	2	3	61	167	141	2nd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen 8th of 20, KIJHL	Won Div. Semifinal, 4-3 (Chiefs) Lost Div. Finals,2-4 (Coyotes)
2015-16	52	34	16	0	2	70	173	122	2nd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen 5th of 20, KIJHL	Won Div. Semifinal, 4-3 (Chiefs) Won Div. Finals, 4-2 (Coyotes) Lost Conf Finals, 1-4 (Wranglers)
2016-17	41	29	8	1	3	62	162	103	2nd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen 4th of 20, KIJHL	Won Div Semifinal, 4-3 (Chiefs) Lost Div Finals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2017-18	41	27	16	1	3	58	173	156	3rd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen 9th of 20, KIJHL	Lost Div Semifinal, 4-3 (Chiefs)
2018-19	49	25	20	2	2	54	166	155	2nd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen 8th of 20, KIJHL	Won Div Semifinal, 4-1 (Posse) Lost Div Finals, 4-1 (Chiefs)
2019-20	49	22	22	1	4	49	162	174	3rd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen 12th of 20, KIJHL	Lost Div Semifinal, 4-0 (Posse)
2020-21	3	2	1	0	0	4	9	8	Season cancelled	Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-22	42	22	16	-	4	48	148	163	3rd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen 9th of 19, KIJHL	Won Div Semifinal, 4-1 (Chiefs) Lost Div Final, 2-4 (Coyotes)
2022-23	44	14	24	-	6	34	104	165	4th of 5, Bill Ohlhausen 16th of 19, KIJHL	Lost Div Semifinal, 0-4 (Posse)
2023-24	44	9	29	5	1	24	74	199	5th of 5, Bill Ohlhausen 18th of 20, KIJHL	Did Not Qualify