"Pioneers" was the name of a proposed independent collegiate transfer team with players representing Thompson Rivers University, Okanagan College, and Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT). The team was to be located in Kamloops, British Columbia and operate in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) starting in 2022-23. However, the team was replaced by the Logan Lake Miners.
Member Institutions[]
Thompson Rivers University (TRU)[]
"Wolfpack" is the name of the sports teams from TRU, located in Kamloops, British Columbia. It was formerly known as Cariboo College (those teams were called the Cariboo Chiefs) then in 1992 became University College of the Cariboo (and its teams were called the UCC Sun Demons). It became TRU in 2005. TRU is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) and U Sports, however have never participated in the men's or women's hockey leagues. The Wolfpack operated in the BCIHL from 2009-10 to 2013-14, when the program folded.
Okanagan College (OC)[]
"Coyotes" is the name of the sports teams from the OC, located in Kelowna and various other cities in British Columbia, including Kamloops. A team based at the Kelowna campus operated in the BCIHL from 2009-10 to 2011-12. They operate in the Pacific West Athletic Association in basketball and the Canadian College Baseball Conference in baseball.
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT)[]
NVIT is not a member of any athletic conference nor have they operated hockey teams in the past.
Season-by-Season Records Table[]
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Alternate Logos[]
Thompson Okanagan Pioneers Logos[]
Thompson Rivers Wolfpack Logos[]
Cariboo College
Cariboo College Chiefs 1971
Cariboo College Chiefs 1988
UCC Sun Demons - 1992
Thompson Rivers University
Okanagan College Coyotes Logos[]
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Logos[]
Also see[]
College links[]
- Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
- 4-West Championship
- British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
- Pacific West Athletic Association
- Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
- Prairie Athletic Conference (Saskatchewan)
- Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
- Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
- RSEQ College League
- Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association
BCIHL Teams[]
Current Teams[]
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs (GNAC - NCAA)
- Vancouver Island Mariners (PWAA - CCAA)
- Victoria Vikings (CWUAA - USports)
- Okanagan Lakers (independent collegiate transfer team, starting 2021-22)
- Logan Lake Miners (independent collegiate transfer team, starting 2022-23)
Former Teams[]
- Eastern Washington Eagles (2011-2018) (Big Sky - NCAA)
- Selkirk College Saints (2006-2020) (PWAA - CCAA)
- Trinity Western Spartans (2005-2020) (CWUAA - CIS)
- UNBC Timberwolves (2006) (CWUAA - USports)
- Fraser Valley Brigade (proposed independent collegiate transfer team, never started)
- Thompson Okanagan Pioneers (independent collegiate transfer team, never started)
Former Teams now in Independent Collegiate Transfer Program[]
- Fraser Valley Cascades (2006-2011) (CWUAA - USports)
- Okanagan College Coyotes (2010-2012) (PWAA - CCAA)
- Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (2010-2014) (CWUAA - USports)
Independent Collegiate Transfer Program[]
- Columbia Bible College Bearcats (PWAA - CCAA)
- UBC Okanagan Heat (CWUAA - USports)
- Ashton College (none)
- CDI College (none)
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (none)
- Summit Pacific College (none)