The 2016–17 KIJHL season was the 50th in league history. The regular season began on September 9, 2016, and continued until February 19, 2017.[1] The playoffs began the following week, and ended when the Beaver Valley Nitehawks won their eighth championship in franchise history by defeating the Chase Heat four games to zero
| 2016–17 KIJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | KIJHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September–February |
| Number of games | 47 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| League champions | Beaver Valley Nitehawks |
| Runners-up | Chase Heat |
Regular season
editTeams played 47 games throughout the course of the season.
Standings
editThe final league standings were as follows.[2]
| Team | W | L | OTL | T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Valley Thunder Cats | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| Kimberley Dynamiters | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Fernie Ghostriders | 26 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| Columbia Valley Rockies | 14 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| Golden Rockets | 5 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Team | W | L | OTL | T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Valley Nitehawks | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 80 |
| Castlegar Rebels | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| Nelson Leafs | 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 47 |
| Grand Forks Border Bruins | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
| Spokane Braves | 8 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | W | L | OTL | T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osoyoos Coyotes | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| Summerland Steam | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 72 |
| Kelowna Chiefs | 20 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 45 |
| North Okanagan Knights | 15 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Princeton Posse | 12 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| Team | W | L | OTL | T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Heat | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 66 |
| 100 Mile House Wranglers | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 62 |
| Kamloops Storm | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 53 |
| Revelstoke Grizzlies | 19 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
| Sicamous Eagles | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Playoffs
edit| Division Semi Finals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | 2017 KIJHL Championships | ||||||||||||
| Creston Valley | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Columbia Valley | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Creston Valley | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kimberley | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kimberley | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Fernie | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kimberley | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Beaver Valley | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Beaver Valley | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Forks | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Beaver Valley | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Nelson | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Castlegar | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Nelson | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Beaver Valley | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Chase | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Osoyoos | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| North Okanagan | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Osoyoos | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Summerland | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Summerland | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kelowna | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Osoyoos | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Chase | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Chase | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Revelstoke | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Chase | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kamloops | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 100 Mile House | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kamloops | 4 | ||||||||||||||
League map
Legend
- Kootenay Conference
- Eddie Mountain Division
- Golden Rockets1
- Columbia Valley Rockies2
- Fernie Ghostriders3
- Kimberley Dynamiters4
- Creston Thundercats5
- Neil Murdoch Division
- Nelson Leafs6
- Castlegar Rebels7
- Beaver Valley Nitehawks8
- Spokane Braves9
- Grand Forks Border Bruins10
- Okanagan/Shuswap Conference
- Okanagan Division
- Osoyoos Coyotes11
- Princeton Posse12
- North Okanagan Knights13
- Kelowna Chiefs14
- Summerland Steam15
- Doug Birks Division
- Revelstoke Grizzlies16
- Sicamous Eagles17
- Chase Heat18
- Kamloops Storm19
- 100 Mile House Wranglers20
References
edit- ^ "KIJHL - Kootenay International Junior Hockey League". www.kijhl.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "2016-2017 KIJHL Season Standings and Stats". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.