2018-19 KIJHL Season

This is the 2018-19 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. This was the league's 58th season.
==Membership changes==
*Due to a deadly ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena, the Fernie Ghostriders played the 2017-18 season out of the Elk Valley Leisure Centre in Sparwood, BC. They return to the Fernie Memorial Arena for 2018-19.
==Teams==
Eddie Mountain Division 	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division 	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division	Eddie Mountain Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Columbia Valley Rockies 	Invermere 	Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Creston Valley Thunder Cats	Creston 	Johnny Bucyk Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fernie Ghostriders 	Fernie 	Fernie Memorial Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Golden Rockets 	Golden 	Golden and District Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kimberley Dynamiters 	Kimberley 	Kimberley Civic Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	Neil Murdoch Division 	 	 	 	
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Beaver Valley Nitehawks 	Fruitvale 	Beaver Valley Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Castlegar Rebels 	Castlegar 	Castlegar and District Community Complex	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Grand Forks Border Bruins 	Grand Forks 	Jack Goddard Memorial Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nelson Leafs 	Nelson 	Nelson and District Community Complex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Spokane Braves 	Spokane 	Eagles Ice-A-Rena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division 	Okanagan Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kelowna Chiefs 	Kelowna 	Rutland Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
North Okanagan Knights 	Armstrong 	Nor-Val Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Osoyoos Coyotes 	Osoyoos 	Osoyoos Sunbowl Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Princeton Posse 	Princeton 	Princeton District Multipurpose Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Summerland Steam 	Summerland 	Summerland Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division 	Doug Birks Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
100 Mile House Wranglers 	100 Mile House 	South Cariboo Recreation Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chase Heat 	Chase 	Art Holding Memorial Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kamloops Storm 	Kamloops 	McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Revelstoke Grizzlies 	Revelstoke 	Revelstoke Forum 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sicamous Eagles 	Sicamous 	Sicamous District Recreation Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===Kootenay Conference===
====Eddie Mountain Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Kimberley Dynamiters 	49	43	4 	1	1 	244	94 	88
Fernie Ghostriders 	49	26	15	4	4 	168	134	60
Columbia Valley Rockies 	49	22	21	2	4 	159	182	50
Golden Rockets 	49	22	23	2	2 	152	175	48
Creston Valley Thunder Cats	49	10	35	0	4 	128	219	24
===Neil Murdoch Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Nelson Leafs 	49	35	12	2	0 	200	130	72
Beaver Valley Nitehawks 	49	27	17	3	2 	187	153	59
Grand Forks Border Bruins	49	21	25	1	2 	184	209	45
Spokane Braves 	49	19	26	0	4 	130	176	42
Castlegar Rebels 	49	13	31	1	4 	120	189	31
===Okanagan/Shuswap Conference===
====Doug Birks Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Revelstoke Grizzlies 	49	42	6 	0	1 	265	105	85
100 Mile House Wranglers	49	25	19	2	3 	168	141	55
Sicamous Eagles 	49	17	24	3	5 	111	164	42
Kamloops Storm 	49	19	27	1	2 	122	186	41
Chase Heat 	49	14	31	2	2 	146	218	32
====Okanagan Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Kelowna Chiefs 	49	43	3 	1	2 	276	111	89
Summerland Steam 	49	25	20	2	2 	166	155	54
Princeton Posse 	49	19	25	1	4 	128	175	43
Osoyoos Coyotes 	49	17	29	2	1 	121	191	37
North Okanagan Knights	49	16	33	0	0 	129	197	32
Note: North Okanigan forfeited a September 8 game to Castlegar (originally a 6-3 N. Okanigan win), Kamloops forfeited a September 15 game to Princeton (originally a 4-3 Princeton win), and Nelson forfeited a Septermber 28 game to Castlegar (originally a 5-1 Nelson win); all of these were due to the use of ineligible players.
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top 4 teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The first two round series are best-of-seven. The semifinal and final series are best of five. The playoff champion advances to the 2019 Cyclone Taylor Cup which is being held at the Rod Brind'Amour Arena in Campbell River, British Columbia hosted by the Campbell River Storm of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League for the provincial Junior B championship.
===Division Semifinals===
====Eddie Mountain Division====
*Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Golden Rockets 4 games to none
*Fernie Ghostriders defeated Columbia Valley Rockies 4 games to none
====Neil Murdoch Division====
*Nelson Leafs defeated Spokane Braves 4 games to 3
*Beaver Valley Nitehawks defeated Grand Forks Border Bruins 4 games to none
====Okanagan Division====
*Kelowna Chiefs defeated Osoyoos Coyotes 4 games to none
*Summerland Steam defeated Princeton Posse 4 games to 1
====Doug Birks Division====
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated Kamloops Storm 4 games to none
*100 Mile House Wranglers defeated Sicamous Eagles 4 games to 1
===Division Finals===
====Eddie Mountain Division====
*Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Fernie Ghostriders 4 games to none
====Neil Murdoch Division====
*Beaver Valley Nitehawks defeated Nelson Leafs 4 games to 2
====Okanagan Division====
*Kelowna Chiefs defeated Summerland Steam 4 games to 1
====Doug Birks Division====
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated 100 Mile House Wranglers 4 games to none
===Conference Finals===
====Kootenay Conference====
*Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Beaver Valley Nitehawks 4 games to 1
====Okanagan/Shuswap Conference====
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated Kelowna Chiefs 4 games to 2
===League Final===
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated Kimberley Dynamiters 4 games to 1
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