2021-22 KIJHL season

This is the 2021-22 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 61st season.
==Membership changes==
*Due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic the 100 Mile House Wranglers, Beaver Valley Nitehawks, and Spokane Braves all opted to sit out the 2020-21 season. All of the teams would return to the league for the 2021-22 season.https://www.kijhl.ca/kijhl-releases-its-2021-22-regular-season-schedule However on August 18th the league announced that the Spokane Braves would not be participating due to uncertainty involving travel across the Canadian-US border.https://www.kijhl.ca/spokane-braves-withdraw-from-2021-22-kijhl-season
*On August 3, 2022 the league announced that the Spokane Braves would not be participating in the 2022-23 season due to issues involving recruiting a team that could meet Canada's COVID-19 vaccination policy to enter Canada.https://www.kijhl.ca/spokanebraveswithdrawfrom202223kijhlseason
==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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bill Ohlhausen Division 	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division 	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen Division	Bill Ohlhausen 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 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Kimberley Dynamiters 	42	31	9 	2 	157	74 	64
Columbia Valley Rockies	42	30	9 	3 	158	123	63
Fernie Ghostriders 	42	22	15	5 	123	123	49
Golden Rockets 	42	13	26	3 	109	169	29
===Neil Murdoch Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Nelson Leafs 	42	31	10	1 	171	93 	63
Beaver Valley Nitehawks 	42	22	17	3 	155	144	47
Creston Valley Thunder Cats	42	19	22	1 	131	133	39
Castlegar Rebels 	42	16	24	2 	115	151	34
Grand Forks Border Bruins 	42	5 	34	3 	79 	178	13
===Okanagan/Shuswap Conference===
====Doug Birks Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Revelstoke Grizzlies 	42	31	9 	2 	145	84 	64
Kamloops Storm 	42	28	10	4 	141	91 	60
Chase Heat 	42	20	15	7 	152	144	47
Sicamous Eagles 	42	14	25	3 	111	140	31
100 Mile House Wranglers	42	11	29	2 	85 	176	24
====Bill Ohlhausen Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Osoyoos Coyotes 	42	33	3 	6 	210	116	72
Kelowna Chiefs 	42	26	13	3 	158	135	55
Summerland Steam 	42	22	16	4 	148	163	48
Princeton Posse 	42	15	24	3 	124	165	33
North Okanagan Knights	42	10	25	2 	106	166	27
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs, except due to the uneven number of teams in the Kootenay Conference, if the fifth place team in the Mountain Division finishes with a superior record they will qualify as a wild card and assume the fourth seed in the Murdoch Division.
The playoff champion advances to the 2022 Cyclone Taylor Cup for the provincial Junior B championship which is being held in Ladner, British Columbia hosted by the Delta Ice Hawks of the Pacific Junior Hockey League.
===Division Semifinals===
*Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Golden Rockets 4 games to none
*Columbia Valley Rockies defeated Fernie Ghostriders 4 games to 2
*Nelson Leafs defeated Castlegar Rebels 4 games to 3
*Beaver Valley Nitehawks defeated Creston Valley Thunder Cats 4 games to 3
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated Sicamous Eagles 4 games to none
*Kamloops Storm defeated Chase Heat 4 games to 3
*Osoyoos Coyotes defeated Princeton Posse 4 games to 1
*Summerland Steam defeated Kelowna Chiefs 4 games to 1
===Division Finals===
*Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Columbia Valley Rockies 4 games to 2
*Nelson Leafs defeated Beaver Valley Nitehawks 4 games to 2
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated Kamloops Storm 4 games to 2
*Osoyoos Coyotes defeated Summerland Steam 4 games to 2
===Conference Finals===
*Nelson Leafs defeated Kimberley Dynamiters 4 games to 2
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated Osoyoos Coyotes 4 games to none
===Final===
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated Nelson Leafs 4 games to 1
==References==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:KIJHL seasons