Richmond Sockeyes
| Richmond Sockeyes | |
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| City | Richmond, British Columbia |
| League | Pacific Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | Tom Shaw |
| Founded | 1972-73 |
| Home arena | Minoru Arena |
| Colours | Black, red, silver and white |
| General manager |
 Richard Petrowsky |
| Head coach |
Judd Lambert |
| Website | richmondsockeyes.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 1972-present | Richmond Sockeyes |
The Richmond Sockeyes are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Sockeyes play their home games at Minoru Arena. Maurice Lambert is the team's president, Richard Petrowsky is the general manager and they are captained by defenceman Adam Nishi.
They were formerly a Tier II Junior "A" team in the British Columbia Hockey League from 1979-1990.
The Sockeyes joined the PIJHL in 1990 as an expansion team. In its history, the team has won the Centennial Cup once, in 1987; the Abbott Cup once, in 1987; the Doyle Cup three times, in 1977, 1979 and 1987; and the Mowat Cup three times, in 1977, 1979 and 1987. The Sockeyes have won the Keystone Cup twice, in 2009 and 2013; and the Cyclone Taylor Cup five times, in 1991, 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2013. They won the Fred Page Cup once, in 1987; the PJHL Championship three times, in 1977, 1978 and 1979; and the PIJHL Championship six times, in 1991, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011 and 2013.
The Sockeyes were founded in the Pacific Junior A Hockey League in 1972. As PJHL Champions, the Sockeyes defeated the BCJHL Champions in 1977 and 1979 for the Mowat Cup as British Columbia Junior "A" hockey champions. In 1977 the Sockeyes lost out to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Prince Albert Raiders for the Abbott Cup as Western Canadian Champions after winning the Doyle Cup as Alberta/BC Champions.
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