2017–18 KIJHL season

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]

2017–18 KIJHL season
LeagueKIJHL
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember–February
Number of games47
Number of teams20
League championsKimberley Dynamiters
  Runners-upRevelstoke Grizzlies
Seasons

Regular season

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Teams played 47 games throughout the course of the season.

Standings

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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

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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
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References

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  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.