2017–18 KIJHL season

2017–18 KIJHL season
2017–18 KIJHL season
League	KIJHL
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September–February
Number of games	47
Number of teams	20
League champions	Kimberley Dynamiters
Runners-up	Revelstoke Grizzlies
Seasons
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 KIJHL season was the 51st in league history. The regular season began on September 8, 2017, and continued until February 18, 2018.^[1] The playoffs began the following week, and ended when the Kimberley Dynamiters defeated the Revelstoke Grizzlies in six games to win the second championship in franchise history, and the first under the Dynamiters moniker. Due to a fatal amonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena, home of the Ghostriders, on October 17, all remaining Ghostriders home games were played at the Elk Valley Leisure Centre in Sparwood, an arena that previously housed the Elk Valley Raiders.^[2]

Regular season

Teams played 47 games throughout the course of the season.

Standings

The final league standings were as follows.^[3]

Eddie Mountain division
Team	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
Kimberley Dynamiters	38	7	1	1	88	199	112
Creston Valley Thunder Cats	32	12	1	2	69	225	120
Columbia Valley Rockies	19	21	4	3	41	167	188
Fernie Ghostriders	15	28	3	3	36	153	214
Golden Rockets	3	40	3	1	10	85	269

Neil Murdoch division
Team	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
Nelson Leafs	33	9	3	2	71	164	101
Castlegar Rebels	30	13	2	2	64	199	121
Beaver Valley Nitehawks	27	15	3	2	59	170	127
Grand Forks Border Bruins	15	27	4	1	35	131	177
Spokane Braves	15	28	2	2	34	137	201

Okanagan division
Team	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
Osoyoos Coyotes	32	11	2	2	68	202	129
Kelowna Chiefs	27	15	4	1	59	221	171
Summerland Steam	27	16	3	1	58	173	156
Princeton Posse	17	24	4	2	40	130	177
North Okanagan Knights	14	26	4	3	35	110	1

Doug Birks division
Team	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
Revelstoke Grizzlies	34	8	3	2	73	212	123
Chase Heat	26	19	2	0	54	182	157
100 Mile House Wranglers	24	18	1	4	53	207	179
Kamloops Storm	18	24	2	3	41	146	171
Sicamous Eagles	6	37	2	2	16	90	236

Playoffs

Division Semi Finals		Division Finals		Conference Finals		2018 Teck Cup Championship

Kimberley	4

Fernie	1
		Kimberley	4

		Columbia Valley	1
Creston Valley	2

Columbia Valley	4
				Kimberley	4

				Nelson	2
Nelson	4

Grand Forks	1
		Nelson	4

		Castlegar	1
Castlegar	4

Beaver Valley	3
						Kimberley	4

						Revelstoke	2
Osoyoos	4

Princeton	0
		Osoyoos	4

		Kelowna	2
Kelowna	4

Summerland	3
				Osoyoos	3

				Revelstoke	4
Revelstoke	4

Kamloops	2
		Revelstoke	4

		100 Mile House	3
Chase	4

100 Mile House	0

League map

200km
125miles

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Legend

References

^ "KIJHL - Kootenay International Junior Hockey League". www.kijhl.ca. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
^ "Mayor wants Fernie ice arena reopened after deadly leak". The Free Press. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
^ "2017-2018 KIJHL Season Standings and Stats". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[1] "KIJHL - Kootenay International Junior Hockey League". www.kijhl.ca. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[2] "Mayor wants Fernie ice arena reopened after deadly leak". The Free Press. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[3] "2017-2018 KIJHL Season Standings and Stats". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[1]

[2]

[3]