Lake Cowichan Kraken

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.

Team identity

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.

Arena

The teams plays its home games at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena which opened in 1970. The team set an attendance record of 352 on 5 February 2023 during its home game against the Saanich Predators. A new team dressing room was added in 2023.

Season-by-season record

The team failed to qualify for the post-season during its first three years. In 2024–25, the team finished the regular season in fourth place in their division and were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the first-place Campbell River Storm.
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