History
In the 1980s, Summerland was home to the Summerland Buckaroos, a Junior A team in the British Columbia Hockey League that relocated from Kelowna. The Buckaroos ceased operations in 1988 following three straight losing seasons.
In 2001, the Summerland Sting began playing in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). In 2009, the team moved to Penticton to become the Penticton Lakers. The team has since relocated to 100 Mile House and become the 100 Mile House Wranglers.
Two seasons later, in 2011–12, the KIJHL returned to Summerland. The Summerland Steam played in the KIJHL for 12 seasons before being relocated to Williams Lake and becoming the Williams Lake Mustangs in 2024.
In October 2025, the District of Summerland council endorsed a proposal to bring junior hockey back to the community.
On February 12, 2026, the KIJHL announced that it would once again return to Summerland, starting in 2026–27. On March 18, 2026, it was announced that the new team would be called the Summerland Jets, taking its name from the existing minor hockey association that has been in the community since the 1980s. This coincided with the KIJHL and BC Hockey's restructuring of Junior A hockey in British Columbia. On April 22, 2026, the KIJHL announced that 14 of its member clubs, including the Summerland Jets, would be joining the new British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) for 2026–27.
On April 22, 2026, the Jets announced that Robert Dirk would be the team's first head coach.
