2018-19 KIJHL Season

This is the 2018-19 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. This was the league's 58th season.

Membership changes[]

Due to a deadly ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena, the Fernie Ghostriders played the 2017-18 season out of the Elk Valley Leisure Centre in Sparwood, BC. They return to the Fernie Memorial Arena for 2018-19.

Teams[]

Eddie Mountain Division
Team	Centre	Arena
Columbia Valley Rockies	Invermere	Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena
Creston Valley Thunder Cats	Creston	Johnny Bucyk Arena
Fernie Ghostriders	Fernie	Fernie Memorial Arena
Golden Rockets	Golden	Golden and District Arena
Kimberley Dynamiters	Kimberley	Kimberley Civic Centre
Neil Murdoch Division
Team	Centre	Arena
Beaver Valley Nitehawks	Fruitvale	Beaver Valley Arena
Castlegar Rebels	Castlegar	Castlegar and District Community Complex
Grand Forks Border Bruins	Grand Forks	Jack Goddard Memorial Arena
Nelson Leafs	Nelson	Nelson and District Community Complex
Spokane Braves	Spokane	Eagles Ice-A-Rena
Okanagan Division
Team	Centre	Arena
Kelowna Chiefs	Kelowna	Rutland Arena
North Okanagan Knights	Armstrong	Nor-Val Centre
Osoyoos Coyotes	Osoyoos	Osoyoos Sunbowl Arena
Princeton Posse	Princeton	Princeton & District Multipurpose Arena
Summerland Steam	Summerland	Summerland Arena
Doug Birks Division
Team	Centre	Arena
100 Mile House Wranglers	100 Mile House	South Cariboo Recreation Centre
Chase Heat	Chase	Art Holding Memorial Arena
Kamloops Storm	Kamloops	McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre
Revelstoke Grizzlies	Revelstoke	Revelstoke Forum
Sicamous Eagles	Sicamous	Sicamous & District Recreation Centre

Standings[]

Kootenay Conference[]

Eddie Mountain Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Kimberley Dynamiters	49	43	4	1	1	244	94	88
Fernie Ghostriders	49	26	15	4	4	168	134	60
Columbia Valley Rockies	49	22	21	2	4	159	182	50
Golden Rockets	49	22	23	2	2	152	175	48
Creston Valley Thunder Cats	49	10	35	0	4	128	219	24

Neil Murdoch Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Nelson Leafs	49	35	12	2	0	200	130	72
Beaver Valley Nitehawks	49	27	17	3	2	187	153	59
Grand Forks Border Bruins	49	21	25	1	2	184	209	45
Spokane Braves	49	19	26	0	4	130	176	42
Castlegar Rebels	49	13	31	1	4	120	189	31

Okanagan/Shuswap Conference[]

Doug Birks Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Revelstoke Grizzlies	49	42	6	0	1	265	105	85
100 Mile House Wranglers	49	25	19	2	3	168	141	55
Sicamous Eagles	49	17	24	3	5	111	164	42
Kamloops Storm	49	19	27	1	2	122	186	41
Chase Heat	49	14	31	2	2	146	218	32

Okanagan Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Kelowna Chiefs	49	43	3	1	2	276	111	89
Summerland Steam	49	25	20	2	2	166	155	54
Princeton Posse	49	19	25	1	4	128	175	43
Osoyoos Coyotes	49	17	29	2	1	121	191	37
North Okanagan Knights	49	16	33	0	0	129	197	32

Note: North Okanigan forfeited a September 8 game to Castlegar (originally a 6-3 N. Okanigan win), Kamloops forfeited a September 15 game to Princeton (originally a 4-3 Princeton win), and Nelson forfeited a Septermber 28 game to Castlegar (originally a 5-1 Nelson win); all of these were due to the use of ineligible players.

Playoffs[]

Format[]

The top 4 teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The first two round series are best-of-seven. The semifinal and final series are best of five. The playoff champion advances to the 2019 Cyclone Taylor Cup which is being held at the Rod Brind'Amour Arena in Campbell River, British Columbia hosted by the Campbell River Storm of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League for the provincial Junior B championship.