Kootenay International Junior Hockey League

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Kootenay International Jr "B"
Kootenay International Jr "B"

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 International 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.

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[edit] History

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.

The KIJHL will expand to 16 teams for the 2007-08 season, adding the Chase Chiefs as an expansion team. The league will also undergo a realignment, but the divisions are not yet named. [1] [2]

[edit] Teams

Eddie Mountain Conference
Team Centre
Chase Chiefs Chase
Columbia Valley Rockies Invermere
Golden Rockets Golden
Kamloops Storm Kamloops
Princeton Posse Princeton
Revelstoke Grizzlies Revelstoke
Sicamous Eagles Sicamous
Summerland Sting Summerland
Neil Murdoch Conference
Team Centre
Beaver Valley Nitehawks Fruitvale
Castlegar Rebels Castlegar
Creston Thundercats Creston
Fernie Ghostriders Fernie
Grand Forks Border Bruins Grand Forks
Kimberley Dynamiters Kimberley
Nelson Leafs Nelson
Spokane Braves Spokane

[edit] 2007-08 Playoff Bracket

  Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals League Semi Final League Final
                                     
OS1  Kamloops 3  
OS4  Summerland 1  
  OS1  Kamloops 4  
 
  OS3  Revelstoke 0  
OS2  Sicamous 3
OS3  Columbia Valley 1  
  OS1  Kamloops 0  
  EM1  Fernie 3  
EM1  Kimberley 3  
EM4  Creston 1  
  EM1  Fernie 4
 
  EM2  Creston 0  
EM2  Beaver Valley 3
EM3  Castlegar 0  
  EM1  Fernie 4
  NM1  Nelson 2
NM1  Nelson 4  
NM4  Spokane 0  
  NM1  Nelson 4
 
  NM2  Beaver Valley 2  
NM2  Beaver Valley 4
NM3  Castlegar 3  
  NM1  Nelson bye
     
   
   
   
 
     
 
   

[edit] Champions

1962 Trail Smoke Eaters
1963
1964 Trail Smoke Eaters
1965 Trail Smoke Eaters
1966 Trail Smoke Eaters
1967
1968 Trail Smoke Eaters
1969 Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs
1970 Trail Smoke Eaters
1971 Trail Smoke Eaters
1972 Cranbrook Colts
1973 Cranbrook Colts
1974 Cranbrook Colts
1975 Cranbrook Colts
1976 Cranbrook Colts
1977 Castlegar Rebels
1978 Castlegar Rebels
1979 Trail Smoke Eaters
1980 Kimberley Knights
1981 Trail Smoke Eaters
1982 Cranbrook Colts
1983 Cranbrook Colts
1984 Cranbrook Colts
1985 Cranbrook Colts
1986 Cranbrook Colts
1987 Cranbrook Colts
1988 Columbia Valley Rockies
1989 Columbia Valley Rockies
1990 Columbia Valley Rockies
1991 Trail Smoke Eaters
1992 Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs
1993 Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs
1994 North Okanagan Kings
1995 Sicamous Eagles
1996 Castlegar Rebels
1997 Beaver Valley Nitehawks
1998 Revelstoke Grizzlies
1999 Beaver Valley Nitehawks
2000 Nelson Leafs
2001 Beaver Valley Nitehawks
2002 Sicamous Eagles
2003 Beaver Valley Nitehawks
2004 Beaver Valley Nitehawks
2005 Osoyoos Storm
2006 Sicamous Eagles
2007 Fernie Ghostriders
2008 Fernie Ghostriders

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[edit] External links

Kootenay International Junior Hockey League

Eddie Mountain Conference | Chase Chiefs | Columbia Valley Rockies | Golden Rockets | Kamloops Storm | Princeton Posse | Revelstoke Grizzlies | Sicamous Eagles | Summerland Sting
Neil Murdoch Conference | Beaver Valley Nitehawks | Castlegar Rebels | Creston Thundercats | Fernie Ghostriders | Grand Forks Border Bruins | Kimberley Dynamiters | Nelson Leafs | Spokane Braves