Beaver Valley Nitehawks

The Beaver Valley Nitehawks are a junior 'B' ice hockey team based in Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The Nitehawks play their home games at Beaver Valley Arena. Dennis Bedin is the team's president and Terry Jones is the general manager and coach. They are captained by defenceman Archie Mckinnon.
The Nitehawks joined the league in 1981 as an expansion team. In its KIJHL history the team has won the Keystone Cup once in 2014, the Cyclone Taylor Cup three times, in 1997, 2001 & 2014 and have won the KIJHL Championship seven times, in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2012 & 2014. They won nine division playoff titles as a member of the Neil Murdoch Division from 1996-2014; one conference playoff title as a member of the Kootenay Conference from 2007-2014.
The Nitehawks have retired three players' jerseys in their team history—Rocky Dickson (2), Barrett Jackman (6) and Adam Deadmarsh (12).
==Team history==
===1979-1981: KIJHL application===
The idea of starting a junior hockey team in Fruitvale was born when Shirley Levesque, manager of the Beaver Valley Midgets, and Darrell Dickson, their coach, hosted a Beaver Valley Minor Hockey Tournament. During this tournament they noticed people from the valley, who had never before been inside the 10-year-old building, coming to games at six in the morning to watch the young talent. This was a good indication that there were many local hockey fans just waiting for some exciting and entertaining hockey; Darrell suggested to Shirley that they start a junior team, and the work began.
First they had to convince the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League that there were enough young hockey players in the area to man another junior team. This was not an easy task, as many KIJHL teams at the time were situated within a half-hour of Fruitvale, and a new team might cause them to lose players they had counted on—but on the other hand it was also appealing to them: they knew that great rivalries would begin, bringing new fans to their arenas. Since BVMH was one of the strongest minor hockey programs around at the time, it seemed fitting they should have their own junior team to go with it.
Once the KIJHL accepted, an executive was formed consisting of Darrell Dickson, Shirley Levesque, Roy Taylor, Noel Smith and Stuart McPhee. There was a contest to choose the name, and when Robbie Taylor of Fruitvale suggested Nitehawks the executive knew they had a winner. Kim Campbell of Trail designed the hawk for the jersey crest, the first coaches were Tom Gawryletz and Murry Price, Darrell Dickson was the manager, and the trainers were Barry Marshall and Leo Campeau.
===1981–82===
The 1981-82 KIJHL season saw the first Beaver Valley Nitehawks hit the ice, led by captain Tyler Bolduc. The first year was very successful: the team went into a wild playoff with the Trail Smoke Eaters, and additional bleachers had to be brought into the arena for these exciting games. The Nitehawks were up two games to none, but when Trail came back to win the series they set the tempo of rivalry for years to come.
===1982-present===
Over the next three decades the Nitehawks won their division championship nine times, the KIJHL championship five times (in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2012), and two provincial championships for the Cyclone Taylor Cup (in 1997 and 2001). When they won the Cup in 2001, their playoff win-loss record was a perfect 16-0.
Entering the 2013-14 KIJHL Playoffs, the Nitehawks have made nineteen consecutive playoff appearances since the 1995-96 season; winning six-out-of-nine KIJHL Championships and winning one-out-of-four Cyclone Taylor Cups in that span.
They set a record in junior hockey for the longest winning streak, which started in the 1997 season and ended in the 1998 season after 39 straight wins. Many players receive scholarships and continue on to play college hockey but, of course, the pride of Fruitvale and the Nitehawks is Adam Deadmarsh, who not only won the World Cup of Hockey with Team USA but also brought the coveted Stanley Cup home to the Beaver Valley Arena in 1996. Other players drafted by the NHL teams were Ed Cristofoli from the 1983 team, Neil Eisenhut from the 1985 team, and Barrett Jackman from the 1997 team.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Records as of February 22, 2014.KIJHL.ca, Final 2013-14 regular season standings.KIJHL.ca – Year end standings.
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
1981-82	42 	19 	23 	0 	― 	38 	211 	270 	4th, West 	Lost to Trail 	
1982-83	42 	21 	20 	1 	― 	43 	235 	232 	2nd, West 	 	
1983-84	40 	25 	14 	1 	― 	51 	237 	219 	2nd, West 	 	
1984-85	40 	13 	27 	0 	― 	26 	204 	255 	6th, West 	 	
1985-86	40 	12 	28 	0 	― 	24 	201 	288 	5th, West 	 	
1986-87	42 	4 	38 	0 	― 	8 	157 	383 	4th, West 	 	
1987-88	42 	15 	27 	0 	― 	30 	205 	230 	4th, West 	 	
1988-89	45 	24 	21 	0 	― 	48 	205 	223 	3rd, West 	 	
1989-90	40 	16 	24 	0 	― 	32 	169 	220 	6th, West 	 	
1990-91	40 	24 	16 	0 	― 	48 	209 	163 	3rd, West 	 	
1991-92	38 	21 	14 	3 	― 	45 	200 	191 	2nd, West 	 	
1992-93	42 	16 	26 	0 	― 	32 	226 	306 	5th, West 	 	
1993-94	40 	18 	21 	1 	― 	37 	206 	262 	3rd, West 	Lost to Nelson 	
1994-95	44 	14 	28 	― 	2 	32 	172 	203 	5th, West 	 	
1995-96	42 	14 	27 	1 	― 	29 	159 	228 	4th, West 	Lost to Castlegar 	
1996-97	41 	26 	11 	4 	― 	54 	193 	147 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	KIJHL Champions (Rockies)Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions 	
1997-98	50 	29 	18 	3 	― 	61 	228 	204 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	 	
1998-99	50 	37 	11 	2 	― 	76 	219 	139 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	KIJHL Champions (Grizzlies) 	
1999-00	46 	30 	13 	3 	― 	63 	287 	174 	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Finals (Leafs) 	
2000-01	58 	45 	7 	3 	3 	96 	338 	180 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	KIJHL Champions, 4-0 (Grizzlies)Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions (Storm) 	
2001-02	50 	37 	9 	3 	1 	78 	266 	138 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Finals, 1-3 (Eagles) 	
2002-03	50 	42 	7 	1 	0 	85 	269 	118 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	KIJHL Champions, 3-0 (Eagles) 	
2003-04	50 	39 	9 	2 	0 	80 	239 	133 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	KIJHL Champions, 1-0 (Storm) 	
2004-05	50 	35 	10 	3 	2 	75 	255 	143 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Storm) 	
2005-06	50 	35 	10 	3 	2 	75 	263 	159 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Eagles) 	
2006-07	52 	35 	14 	― 	3 	73 	229 	162 	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Finals, 2-4 (Leafs) 	
2007-08	52 	32 	12 	― 	8 	72 	211 	175 	2nd, Neil Murdoch: West 	Lost in Conference Finals, 2-4 (Ghostriders) 	
2008-09	52 	26 	16 	― 	6 	58 	182 	170 	3rd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Rebels) 	
2009-10	50 	23 	22 	1 	4 	51 	202 	203 	4th, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Leafs) 	
2010-11	50 	32 	13 	1 	4 	69 	202 	170 	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Rebels) 	
2011-12	52 	42 	7 	0 	3 	87 	323 	154 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	KIJHL Champions, 4-0 (Chiefs) 	
2012-13	52 	33 	15 	3 	1 	70 	228 	160 	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Rebels) 	
2013-14	52 	38 	10 	1 	3 	80 	229 	143 	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	KIJHL Champions, 4-2 (Storm)Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions (Kodiaks) Keystone Cup Champions (Pilots)	
2014-15	52 	35 	12 	1 	4 	75 	208 	152 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Kimberley Dynamiters) 	
2015-16	52 	34 	11 	4 	3 	75 	224 	150 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 Kimberley Dynamiters 	
2016-17	47 	38 	5 	1 	3 	80 	218 	105 	1st of 5 Neil Murdoch1st of 20 KIJHL	KIJHL Champions, 3-0 (Chase Heat) 	
2017-18	47 	25 	15 	2 	3 	59 	170 	127 	3rd of 5 Neil Murdoch 	L, Div. Semifinals 3-4 Castlegar Rebels 	
2018-19	49 	27 	17 	3 	0 	2 	59 	187 	153 	3rd of 5, Neil Murdoch6th of 20 KIJHL 	Lost Div Final 1-4 (Dynamiters)
2019–20	49 	22 	19 	2 	0 	6 	52 	165 	155 	3 of 5, Eddie Mountain10 of 20 KIJHL 	Won Div Semifinals, 4-0, (Ghostriders)Incomplete Div Final 0-2 (Nelson)Playoffs cancelled due to covid-19
2020–21	Inactive this season	Inactive this season	Inactive this season	Inactive this season	Inactive this season	Inactive this season	Inactive this season	Inactive this season	Inactive this season 	Inactive this season 	Inactive this season
2021–22	42 	22 	17 	0 	0 	3 	47 	155 	144 	2nd of 5, Eddie Mountain10th of 19 KIJHL 	Won Div Semifinals, 4-3, (Thunder Cats)Lost Div Final 2-4 (Leafs)
2022–23	44 	24 	17 	1 	2 	0 	51 	129 	136 	3rd of 4, Neil Murdoch12th of 19 KIJHL 	Won Div Semifinals, 4-2, (Leafs)Won Div Final 4-3 (Thunder Cats)Lost Conf Finals, 0-4 (Dynamiters)
2023–24	44 	32 	9 	0 	3 	0 	67 	206 	111 	1st of 5, Neil Murdoch3rd of 20 KIJHL 	Won Div Semifinals, 4-0, (Rebels)Won Div Final 4-2 (Border Bruins)Lost Conf Finals 2-4 (Ghostriders)
===Playoffs===
KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. KIJHL.ca, League champions. 
Season 	1st Round 	2nd Round 	3rd Round 	Finals
1999–00	W, 4-3, Osoyoos 	L, Nelson 	— 	—
2000–01	W, 4-0, Nelson 	W, 4-0, Osoyoos 	— 	W, 4-0, Revelstoke
2001–02	W, 4-0, Spokane 	W, 4-1, Castlegar 	W, 3-0, Columbia Valley 	L, 1-3, Sicamous
2002–03	W, 4-1, Castlegar 	W, 4-3, Nelson 	W, 3-0, Kimberley 	W, 3-0, Sicamous
2003–04	W, 4-0, Castlegar 	W, 4-0, Spokane 	W, 2-1, Round-robin 	W, 1-0, Osoyoos
2004–05	W, 4-0, Nelson 	W, 4-1, Castlegar 	W, 3-0, Kimberley 	L, 1-4, Osoyoos
2005–06	W, 4-0, Spokane 	W, 4-0, Nelson 	W, 3-0, Fernie 	L, 1-4, Sicamous
2006–07	W, 4-3, Castlegar 	L, 2-4, Nelson 	— 	—
2007–08	W, 3-0, Castlegar 	W, 4-3, Nelson 	L, 2-4, Fernie 	—
2008–09	L, 2-4, Castlegar 	— 	— 	―
2009–10	L, 3-4, Nelson 	― 	― 	―
2010-11	W, 4-3, Nelson 	L, 1-4, Castlegar 	— 	—
2011-12	W, 4-1, Spokane 	W, 4-3, Castlegar 	W, 4-1, Fernie 	W, 4-0, Kelowna
2012-13	W, 4-2, Nelson 	L, 3-4 Castlegar 	— 	—
2013–14	W, 4-0 Castlegar 	W, 4-2, Nelson 	W, 4-1, Creston Valley 	W 4-2, Kamloops
2014-15	W, 4-1, Nelson 	W, 4-0, Castlegar 	L, 1-4, Kimberley 	—
2015–16	W, 4-0, Nelson 	W, 4-1, Grand Forks 	L, 1-4, Kimberley 	―
2016–17	W, 4-0, Grand Forks 	W, 4-0, Nelson 	W, 3-2, Kimberley 	W, 3-0, Chase
2017-18	L, 3-4, Castlegar 	— 	— 	—
2018-19	W, 4-0, Grand Forks 	W, 4-2, Nelson 	L, 1-4, Kimberley 	—
2019-20	W, 4-0, Castlegar 	Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic	Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic	Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2020-21	Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic	Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic	Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic	Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2021-22	W, 4-3, Creston Valley 	L, 2-4, Nelson 	— 	—
2022-23	W, 4-2, Nelson 	W, 4-3, Creston Valley 	L, 0-4, Kimberley 	—
2023-24	W, 4-0, Castlegar 	W, 4-2, Grand Forks 	L, 2-4, Fernie 	—
===Cyclone Taylor Cup===
Year	Finals 	Semifinals
2001	W, Campbell River	W, 2-0, Delta
2003	— 	L, 0-2, Campbell River
Season 	Round Robin 	Record	Standing 	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2004 	-, - , 0-0-, - , 0-0-, - , 0-0 	?-?-? 	unknown of 4	L, Peninsula4-7 	n/a
2012 	-, - , 0-0-, - , 0-0-, - , 0-0 	?-?-? 	unknown of 4	L, Delta 3-5 	n/a
2014 	L, Aldergrove 1-4T, Nelson 2-2W, Victoria 3-0 	1-1-1 	2nd of 4 	n/a 	W, Aldergrove 5-2Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions
2017HOST	W, Campbell River 6-0L, Aldergrove 3-5W, Creston Valley 6-2	2-1-0 	1st of 4 	n/a 	W, Campbell River 6-2Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions
==Keystone Cup history==
Western Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to British Columbia)Six teams in round robin play. 1st vs 2nd for gold/silver; 3rd vs 4th for bronze.
Year	Round Robin 	Record	Standing	Bronze Medal Game 	Gold Medal Game
2001	L, Ridge Meadows 3-7T, Assiniboia 1-1W, Edmonton 5-3W, St. Malo 10-4W, Westfort 7-0	3-1-1 	3rd of 6	W, Edmonton 5-3Bronze Medalist	tbd </small>
2014	W, Abbotsford 10-2W, Saskatoon 5-1W, Blackfalds 5-1W, Selkirk 3-0W, Thunder Bay 4-0	5-0-0 	1st of 6	n/a 	W, Abbotsford 5-1Keystone Champions
2017	T, Wainwright 3-3W, Arborg 9-1W, Nipigon 10-2W, Regina 6-1W, Peguis 8-2 	4-0-1 	1st of 6	n/a 	OT LOst, 3-4 WainwrightSilver Medalist
==NHL alumni==
==Awards and trophies==
Cyclone Taylor Cup (4)
*1997, 2001, 2014, 2017
Keystone Cup (1)
*2014
KIJHL Championship (8)
*1996-97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2013-14, 2016-17
Coach of the Year
*Terry Jones: 2002-03, 2004–05, 2005-06 (Divisional)
*Terry Jones: 2011-12 (Divisional and League)
Most Sportsmanlike
*Tyler Waycott: 2003-04 (Divisional)
*Kyle St. Denis: 2005-06 (Divisional)
*Ryon Sookro: 2010-11 (Divisional and League)
*Chris DerochieL 2011-12 (Divisional)
*Ryan Edwards 2013-14 (Divisional and League)
*Michael Pruss: 2014-2015 (Divisional)
Most Valuable Player
*Jake Morissette: 2001-02 (Divisional)
*Kevin Koopman: 2005-06 (Divisional)
*Craig Martin: 2011-12 (Divisional)
*Dallas Calvin: 2012-13 (Divisional)
*Mitch Foyle: 2014-2015 (Divisional)
Rookie of the Year
*Conner Jones: 2006-07 (Divisional)
*Kellen Jones: 2006-07 (Divisional)
*Steve Koshey: 2007-08 (Divisional)
*Dallas Calvin: 2010-11(Divisional)
*Craig Martin: 2011-12 (Divisional)
*Connor Brown-Maloski: 2012-13 (Divisional)
*Ross Armour: 2014-2015 (Divisional)
Top Goaltender
*Louis Menard: 2002-03 (Divisional)
*Ryan Riddle: 2003-04 (Divisional)
*Michael Persson: 2004-05 (Divisional)
*Justin Mulholland: 2005-06 (Divisional)
*Patrick Sullivan: 2006-2007 (Divisional)
Top Scorer
*Jake Morissette: 2001-02 (Divisional)
*Scott Morisseau: 2009-10 (Divisional and League)
*Chris Derochie: 2011-12 (Divisional)
== References ==
==External links==
*Official website of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks
*Official website of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
*Official website of the Cyclone Taylor Cup
*Official website of the Keystone Cup
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Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Kootenay International Junior League teams
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