Kootenay International Junior Hockey League

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.

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. [http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/standings.cfm?leagueID=5221&clientID=2223] [http://revelstoketimesreview.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=103&cat=40&id=984132&more=]

Teams

2007-08 Playoff Bracket

16TeamBracket
RD1=Conference Semi-finals
RD2=Conference Finals
RD3=League Semi Final
RD4=League Final

RD1-seed01=OS1
RD1-team01=Kamloops
RD1-seed02=OS4
RD1-team02=Summerland
RD1-score01=3
RD1-score02=1

RD1-seed03=OS2
RD1-team03=Sicamous
RD1-seed04=OS3
RD1-team04=Columbia Valley
RD1-score03=3
RD1-score04=1

RD1-seed05=EM1
RD1-team05=Kimberley
RD1-seed06=EM4
RD1-team06=Creston
RD1-score05=3
RD1-score06=1

RD1-seed07=EM2
RD1-team07=Beaver Valley
RD1-seed08=EM3
RD1-team08=Castlegar
RD1-score07=3
RD1-score08=0

RD1-seed09=NM1
RD1-team09=Nelson
RD1-seed10=NM4
RD1-team10=Spokane
RD1-score09=4
RD1-score10=0

RD1-seed11=NM2
RD1-team11=Beaver Valley
RD1-seed12=NM3
RD1-team12=Castlegar
RD1-score11=4
RD1-score12=3

RD1-seed13=
RD1-team13=
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=
RD1-score13=
RD1-score14=

RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=
RD1-score15=
RD1-score16=

RD2-seed01=OS1
RD2-team01=Kamloops
RD2-seed02=OS3
RD2-team02=Revelstoke
RD2-score01=4
RD2-score02=0

RD2-seed03=EM1
RD2-team03=Fernie
RD2-seed04=EM2
RD2-team04=Creston
RD2-score03=4
RD2-score04=0

RD2-seed05=NM1
RD2-team05=Nelson
RD2-seed06=NM2
RD2-team06=Beaver Valley
RD2-score05=4
RD2-score06=2

RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07=
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08=
RD2-score07=
RD2-score08=

RD3-seed01=OS1
RD3-team01=Kamloops
RD3-seed02=EM1
RD3-team02=Fernie
RD3-score01=0
RD3-score02=3

RD3-seed03=NM1
RD3-team03=Nelson
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04=
RD3-score03=bye
RD3-score04=

RD4-seed01=EM1
RD4-team01=Fernie
RD4-seed02=NM1
RD4-team02=Nelson
RD4-score01=4
RD4-score02=2

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

ee also

*List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia

External links

* [http://www.kijhl.ca/ KIJHL Stats Website]
* [http://www.kijhl.com/ KIJHL Media Website]
* [http://www.rockieshockey.com/ Columbia Valley]
* [http://www.thunder-cats.com/ Creston]
* [http://www.fernieghostriders.com/ Fernie]
* [http://www.goldenxtreme.com/ Golden]
* [http://www.borderbruins.com/ Grand Forks]
* [http://www.kimberleydynamiters.ca/ Kimberley]
* [http://www.nelsonleafs.ca/ Nelson]
* [http://www.princetonposse.com/ Princeton]
* [http://www.revelstokegrizzlies.com/ Revelstoke]
* [http://www.spokanebraves.com/dev/ Spokane]
* [http://www.summerlandsting.com/ Summerland]