White Rock Whalers

White Rock Whalers
CityWhite Rock, British Columbia
LeaguePacific Junior Hockey League
ConferenceTom Shaw
Founded2018 (2018)
Home arenaCentennial Arena
ColoursGreen, Blue, White
     
Head coachDavid Rutherford
Websitewhiterockwhalers.ca

The White Rock Whalers are a Junior ice hockey team based in White Rock, British Columbia. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Whalers play their home games at Centennial Arena.

History

The Whalers joined the league in 2018–19 as an expansion team[1] They played their first regular season game on September 8, 2018 against the Richmond Sockeyes.[2] Matt Rogers was named as the franchises first ever captain.[3]

In 2025, the league announced plans to promote the Chilliwack Jets, Coastal Tsunami, Delta Ice Hawks, Grandview Steelers, Langley Trappers, Richmond Sockeyes and Ridge Meadows Flames to a new Tier 1 division beginning in the 2025–26 season.[4][5] Under the plan, the Abbotsford Pilots, Aldergrove Ironmen, Mission City Outlaws, North Vancouver Wolf Pack, Port Coquitlam Trailblazers, Port Moody Panthers, Surrey Knights and White Rock Whalers would remain as Tier 2, as well as a planned expansion team to be based in Cloverdale.[6] However, when the plan was put to the franchise owners for a vote, it failed to pass by the required two-thirds majority, with 8 members voting for and 7 voting against.[7] The vote was divided between the franchises that had been selected for promotion, who voted in favour of the motion, and those not selected for promotion, who voted against it.[7]

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

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2018-19 44 14 28 0 2 30 108 175 6th of 6 Shaw Conf
10th of 12 PJHL		 Did not Qualify
2019-20 44 24 18 0 2 50 136 146 4th of 6 Shaw Conf
6th of 12 PJHL		 Lost Conf Semi Finals, 1-4 (Wolf Pack)
2020-21 4 3 1 0 0 6 19 7 2nd of 6 Shaw Conf
3rd of 12 PJHL		 **Season Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-22 44 27 16 0 1 55 161 140 4th of 6 Shaw Conf
7th of 13 PJHL		 Won Conf Semi Finals, 4-2 (Wolf Pack)
Won Conf Finals, 4-2 (Ice Hawks)
Lost League Finals 1-4 (Trappers)
2022-23 48 30 16 0 2 62 191 146 3rd of 6 Shaw Conf
5th of 13 PJHL		 Won Conf Semi Finals, 4-1 (Sockeyes)
Lost Conf Finals, 1-4 (Ice Hawks)
2023-24 48 27 17 4 0 58 186 158 4th of 7 Shaw Conf
6th of 14 PJHL		 Won Conf Playin, 2-1 (Steelers)
Lost Conf Semifinals, 0-4 (Sockeyes)
2024-25 48 29 14 5 0 63 206 166 3rd of 8 Shaw Conf
5th of 15 PJHL		 Lost Conf Semi Finals, 2-4 (Sockeyes)
2025-26 44 34 8 0 2 74 226 102 1st of 8 Brittain Conf

2nd of 16 PJHL

Won Conf quarter finals 4-0 (Ironmen)

Playoffs

Season Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals PJHL Championship
2018-19 Did not qualify
2019-20 L, 1–4, Wolf Pack — —
2020-21 **Playoffs Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-22 W, 4-2, Wolf Pack W, 4-2, Ice Hawks L, 1-4, Trappers
2022-23 W, 4-1, Sockeyes L, 1-4, Ice Hawks
2023-24 W, 2-1, Steelers L, 0-4, Sockeyes
2024-25 L, 2-4, Sockeyes
2025-26 W, 4-0, Ironmen

Awards and trophies

PJHL Coach of the Year

  • 2019-20 PJHL season | Jason Rogers

References

  1. ^ "Expansion White Rock Whalers set for first-ever game".
  2. ^ "'Proud moment' as White Rock Whalers hit the ice".
  3. ^ "Busy Whalers make two trades, name captain".
  4. ^ "KIJHL league structure to change for 2026-27 season". kijhl.ca (Press release). Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. ^ Zillich, Tom (18 March 2025). "PJHL move to 2 tiers will divide 15 junior hockey teams next season". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. Black Press Media. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. ^ Lypka, Ben (18 March 2025). "Fraser Valley teams split by PJHL alignment set for next season". The Chilliwack Progress. Black Press Media. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  7. ^ a b Jordan, Malin (4 September 2025). "Scrubbed? Cloverdale Hockey Club removed from PJHL website". Surrey Now-Leader. Black Press Media. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

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