Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
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Current season, competition or edition: 2010-11 KIJHL Season |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 1969 |
| CEO | Bill Ohlhausen |
| No. of teams | 20 |
| Countries |  Canada (19 teams) United States (1 teams) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Beaver Valley Nitehawks |
| Most titles | Cranbrook Colts – 10 |
| Official website | http://www.kijhl.ca |
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League for the Cyclone Taylor Cup, the British Columbia Provincial Title. The winner of the Cyclone Taylor Cup moves on to compete for the Western Canada "B" Crown, the Keystone Cup.
History[edit]
Founded in the early 1960s, the league was represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters in 1962, 1964, 1965, and 1966 for the Mowat Cup. In the '60s, the Mowat Cup determined the British Columbia seed in the Memorial Cup playdowns.
In 2013, the Penticton Lakers were sold to an ownership group in 100 Mile House. The team relocated there for the 2013-2014 season and is now called the 100 Mile House Wranglers.
Teams[edit]
| Division | Team | City | Arena | Founded | Joined | Head Coach | Captain | |
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| Kootenay Conference | ||||||||
| Eddie Mountain | Columbia Valley Rockies |  Invermere, BC |
Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena | 1978 | Wade Dubielewicz | Stephen Hynes | ||
| Creston Thunder Cats | Creston, BC |
Johnny Bucyk Arena | 1976 | Jeff Dubois (2014) |
Jackson Bruce-Fuoco | |||
| Fernie Ghostriders | Fernie, BC |
Fernie Memorial Arena | 1991 | Craig Mohr (2014) |
Thomas Abenante | |||
| Golden Rockets | Golden, BC |
Golden Arena | 1991 | Jason Stephens (2015) | Tanner Wit | |||
| Kimberley Dynamiters | Kimberley, BC |
Kimberley Civic Centre | 1932 | 1972 | Jerry Bancks (2014) |
Jason Richter | ||
| Neil Murdoch | Beaver Valley Nitehawks | Fruitvale, BC |
Beaver Valley Arena | 1981 | Terry Jones | Ryon Sookro | ||
| Castlegar Rebels | Castlegar, BC |
Castlegar Community Complex | 1976 | Jesse Dorrans (2013) |
Taylor Anderson | |||
| Grand Forks Border Bruins | Grand Forks, BC |
Jack Goddard Memorial Arena | 1969 | Emery Olauson (2015) |
Randy Tosoff | |||
| Nelson Leafs | Nelson, BC |
Nelson Community Complex | 1968 | David McLellan (2014) |
Aaron Dunlap | |||
| Spokane Braves |  Spokane, WA |
Eagles Ice-A-Rena | 1972 | Gary Redding (2013) |
Rance Hughes | |||
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| Doug Birks | 100 Mile House Wranglers | 100 Mile House, BC |
South Cariboo Recreation Centre | 2013 | Dale Hladun (2014) |
Jaidan Ward | ||
| Chase Heat | Chase, BC |
Art Holding Memorial Arena | 2011 | Brad Fox | Trevor Okino | |||
| Kamloops Storm | Kamloops, BC |
McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre | 1996 | Ed Patterson | Brock Balson | |||
| Revelstoke Grizzlies | Revelstoke, BC |
Revelstoke Forum | 1993 | Ryan Parent (2014) |
Brad Friedrich | |||
| Sicamous Eagles | Sicamous, BC |
Sicamous District Recreation Centre | 1994 | Ty Dividson (2015) |
Corbin Marcotte | |||
| Okanagan | Kelowna Chiefs | Kelowna, BC |
Rutland Arena | 2007 | Jason Tansem (2014) |
Dane Rupert | ||
| North Okanagan Knights | Armstrong, BC |
Nor-Val Centre | 2009 | Bryant Perrier (2015) |
Shawn Holliday | |||
| Osoyoos Coyotes | Osoyoos, BC |
Osoyoos Sunbowl Arena | 2010 | Ken Law | Stefan Jensen | |||
| Princeton Posse | Princeton, BC |
Princeton District Multipurpose Arena | 1991 | Geoff Goodman (2015) |
Jon Thompson | |||
| Summerland Steam | Summerland, BC |
Summerland Arena | 2010 | Jon DePourcq | Paulsen Lautard | |||
Champions[edit]
NHL alumni[edit]
- Greg Adams
- Ron Areshenkoff
- Doug Barrault
- Kris Beech
- Drayson Bowman
- Steve Bozek
- Shane Churla
- Adam Deadmarsh
- Dallas Drake
- Wade Dubielewicz
- Andrew Ebbett
- Neil Eisenhut
- Ray Ferraro
- Travis Green
- Jamie Huscroft
- Barret Jackman
- Dane Jackson
- Steve Junker
- Alan Kerr
- Jon Klemm
- Chuck Kobasew
- Jeff Lank
- Tim Lenardon
- Scott Levins
- Bill Lindsay
- Brad Lukowich
- Jason Marshall
- Derek Mayer
- Steve McCarthy
- Glenn Merkosky
- David Oliver
- Scott Parker
- Steve Passmore
- Rudy Poeschek
- Craig Redmond
- Kevin Sawyer
- Brian Skrudland
- Dan Smith
- Rob Tallas
- Steve Tambellini
- Gord Walker
- Shea Weber
- Mike Zanier
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official Website of the KIJHL
- Official Website of the Cyclone Taylor Cup
- Official Website of the Keystone Cup
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