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Quesnel River Rush

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Quesnel River Rush
CityQuesnel, British Columbia
LeagueKIJHL
DivisionBill Ohlhausen
Founded2009 (2009)
Home arenaWest Fraser Centre
Colours     
Owner(s)Tracy Mero
General managerDale Hladun
Head coachDale Hladun
Websitequesnelriverrush.com
Franchise history
2009–2024North Okanagan Knights

The Quesnel River Rush is a junior ice hockey team based in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. The team plays in the Bill Ohlhausen Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The team plays its home games at the 1,300-seat West Fraser Centre. Before moving to Quesnel in 2024, the team was based in Armstrong, British Columbia and was known as the North Okanagan Knights.

History

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The Knights joined the KIJHL in 2009, but finished dead-last in the Okanagan Division with a record of 11–35–0–4, missing the playoffs. In 2010–11, the Knights joined the new Doug Birks Division, but finished last again, losing 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs to Revelstoke. For 2011–12, the Knights improved to third place in the Doug Birks Division, with a record of 35–16–0–1, before losing to Kamloops in the first round of the playoffs. The following year the Knights won the Doug Birks Division for the first time, and reached the league championship series, losing in six games to Castlegar. For 2013–14, the Knights were moved to the Okanagan Division, following the relocation of the Okanagan Division's Penticton Lakers to 100 Mile House. They finished fourth in their new division, but defeated the division champions Summerland Steam in seven games in the first round, before losing to Osoyoos. In 2014–15, the Knights struggled immensely, finishing with a record of 6–41–1–4, and failed to make the playoffs. The following year, the Knights compiled a 14-30-3-0-5 record, finishing fourth in the Okanagan Division. They lost, 0–4, to Osoyoos in the first round.

The North Okanagan Knights relocated to Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada in April 2024.[1]

Season-by-season record

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North Okanagan Knights

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA Finish Playoffs
2009-10 50 11 35 0 4 26 149 250 7th of 7, Okanagan
15th of 17, KIJHL
Did not qualify
2010–11 50 18 30 1 1 38 146 198 4th of 4, Doug Birks
14th of 18, KIJHL
Lost Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Grizzlies)
2011-12 52 35 16 0 1 71 202 165 3rd of 5, Doug Birks
7th of 20, KIJHL
Lost Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Storm)
2012-13 52 34 14 2 2 72 214 149 1st of 5, Doug Birks
4th of 20, KIJHL
Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Rebels)
2013-14 52 24 26 0 2 50 168 195 4th of 5, Okanagan
12th of 20, KIJHL
Lost division finals, 1-4 (Coyotes)
2014-15 52 6 41 1 4 17 93 235 5th of 5, Okanagan
20th of 20, KIJHL
Did not qualify
2015-16 52 14 30 3 5 36 116 159 4th of 5, Okanagan
16th of 20, KIJHL
Lost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2016-17 47 15 29 2 1 33 119 167 4th of 5 Okanagan
15th of 20 - KIJHL
Lost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2017-18 47 14 26 3 4 35 110 174 5th of 5 Okanagan
16th of 20 - KIJHL
Did not qualify
2018-19 49 16 33 0 0 32 129 197 5th of 5 Okanagan
17th of 20, KIJHL
Did not qualify
2019-20 49 13 30 1 5 32 110 174 4th of 5 Bill Ohlhausen
18th of 20, KIJHL
Lost Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Chiefs)
2020–21 3 0 2 0 1 1 10 17 Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021–22 42 10 25 0 7 27 106 166 5th of 5 Bill Ohlhausen
17th of 19, KIJHL
Did not qualify
2022–23 44 22 16 0 6 50 143 144 3rd of 5 Bill Ohlhausen
13th of 19, KIJHL
Won Division Semifinals, 4-1 (Coyotes)
Lost division finals 1-4 (Posse)
2023–24 44 18 20 0 6 42 123 158 2nd of 5, Bill Ohlhausen
13th of 20, KIJHL
Won Division Semifinals, 4-0 (Coyotes)
Lost Division finals 3-4 (Posse)

Playoffs

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Records as of March 18, 2024.[2][3][4]

Season Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals KIJHL Championship
2009–10 Did not qualify
2010-11 L, 1–4, Revelstoke
2011-12 L, 3–4, Kamloops
2012-13 W, 4–1, Kamloops W, 4–0, Sicamous W, 4–3, Osoyoos L, 1–4, Castlegar
2013-14 W, 4–3, Summerland L, 1–4, Osoyoos
2014-15 Did not qualify
2015-16 L, 0–4, Osoyoos
2016-17 L, 0–4, Osoyoos
2017-18 Did not qualify
2018-19 Did not qualify
2019-20 L, 1–4, Kelowna
2020-21 Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2021-22 Did not qualify
2022-23 W, 4-1, Osoyoos L, 1-4, Princeton
2023-24 W, 4-0, Osoyoos L, 3-4, Princeton

References

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  1. ^ Peebles, Frank (4 April 2024). "Quesnel confirmed: River Rush the newest KIJHL team". Quesnel Cariboo Observer. Black Press Media. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ KIJHL.ca, Playoff Bracket 2011–2012. Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "KIJHL.ca – Playoff Records". Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ KIJHL.ca, Past KIJHL League Champions.

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