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  ShareBC Ball Hockey Top Ten Teams2019-05-27
 #6 Kamloops Bohnefide Blackjacks
Our Kamloops Bohnefide Blackjacks were announced as the #6 team in BC Ball Hockey history!
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Players:
Goaltenders:
David Semens, Jeff Blair, Billy Dick, Logan Cloutier, Braden Armstrong, Atish Patel, Kristina Dick.
Defense:
Keith Scott, Chad Vandiemen, Ryan Vandiemen, David Rozek, Brandon Irwin, Phil McKnight, Darcy Robinson, Dino Guido, Chris Haywood-Farmer, Joe Hicketts, Dave Marshall, Jordan Mallais, Derek Mullan, Justin Bartella, Kyle Graham, Eric Nachtigal, Michael Dunn, Jordan Canuel, Chris Court, Zach Tjader, Jordan Moore, Par Sidhu,Doug Merkoski
Forwards:
Jim Armstrong, Mark Smith, Mike Thompson, James Rayburn, Dino Porco, Shaun Jeannotte, Sean Thompson, Doug Thompson, Manny Manuel, Brian Rayburn, Steve Haywood Farmer, Alex Provencal, Jared Anderson, Steve Henderson, Dario Piva, Andy Henderson, Dean Smith, Chris Richet, Darren Dichrow, Adam O’Brien, Shayne Armstrong, Patrick Blennerhasset, Connor Bohnet, Kyle Knopp, Ryan Hanes, Tyler Ramsey, Brendan Ranford, Matthew Klassen, Eric Heichert, Crosby Dorais, Jordan Winkel, Kris Mattice, Steve Gayfer, Morgan Zulinick, Broc Mott, Tyler Akeson, Nick Moore, Felix Nachtigal.
Team Staff:
Peter Henderson
Team History:
The Kamloops Blackjacks were established in 1998 by the team’s first Captain, Jim Armstrong. Jim brought together a group of young hockey players and piece by piece the team was formed over the next several seasons.
In 2000, the Blackjacks had their first run at the “C” Provincial Championships, losing in overtime in the championship game to Victoria’s Joe the Bartender. This loss would serve as strong motivation for the young Blackjacks team.
The next season, the Blackjacks cruised to the 2001 “C” provincial championship on their home floor in Kamloops. This win qualified them for the 2001 Western Canadian Championship a week later in Vancouver, which they won in a classic come from behind 6-5 overtime win over the North Delta Crunch.
In 2002, the Blackjacks finally shook off successive league final series losses in their previous seasons to their local rivals, the Rangers and won the Kamloops Ball Hockey League Title for the first time, leading to a winning streak of league titles that goes on to the present day. In the 2002 “B” Provincial Championships, the Blackjacks defeated their rivals, Victoria’s Joe the Bartender in the final 3-1 in Vancouver. Weeks later, the Blackjacks made the long trek across the prairies to Winnipeg for the 2002 “B” Western Canadian Championship, defeating the Winnipeg Stickboyz in the final to capture their second Western Canadian Title in as many years.
In 2003, the Blackjacks made the step up to the “A” Division. This massive step started out poorly for the Blackjacks, as they lost their first game in “A” to the great Falcon team 7-0 in the early season Raider Tournament in Vancouver. The Blackjacks began the “A” Provincial Championship Tournament in Kelowna in the same fashion, finding themselves down 5-1 at halftime of the first game. However, the team roared back and won the game 6-5 on a goal with 13 seconds remaining. This win would prove vital in boosting the confidence of the young team. This confidence was ridden right through to the final where the Blackjacks defeated the defending champion Green Machine 3-2 in an intense final.
In 2004, the Blackjacks repeated as BC “A” Division Provincial Champions, defeating the Fraser Valley Sting 6-0 in the final. This capped off an incredible 4 year run for the Blackjacks winning every title at all 3 levels. The Blackjacks were awarded the Team of the Year by the Kamloops Sports Council.
The Blackjacks appeared in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008 Men’s “A” National Championship Tournament, finishing 4th twice and 2 quarter-final exits in the other two tournaments.
At the Provincial Level from 2005-2012, the Blackjacks competed at the “A” division level and made multiple finals, but were never able to overcome their greatest rivals on that stage, the Vancouver Falcon Machine.
The Blackjacks recently have a new crop of young and talented ball hockey players, who won the 2015 BC “C” Division Provincial Title and the next season, winning the 2016 “C” Men’s National Championship.
The Blackjacks team has always been a close knit family, with lifelong friendships and connections having formed as a direct result of being members of the team.
Team Captains:
Jim Armstrong 1998-2002
Shaun Jeannotte 2002-2014
Kyle Graham 2015 -Present
Retired Numbers:
9 – James Rayburn
23 – Jim Armstrong
24 – Shaun Jeannotte
27 – Mike Thompson
31 – Billy Dick
97 – Dino Porco
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