Central Interior Senior Hockey League

The Central Interior Senior Hockey League is based in British Columbia and began in 1997.
==Origin of the CIHL==
Around 1996, four guys started talking about Senior Hockey in Fort St. James and about organizing a team. Those four people were Reo Martin, Rob McDougall, Jazz Rossa, and Terry Rysz and there efforts directly contributed to the evolution of the league you see today.
The first season the Fort St. James team raised enough money to fly a Powell River team up for a couple of games. They then continued to raise funds and eventually went to Powell River to play in a couple games. The next season, in 1997, Mackenzie, Quesnel and Williams Lake formed teams and came together with Fort St. James to form the Central Interior Hockey League (CIHL).
Since the CIHL was formed a number of teams have joined and left the league. One of the original teams, Williams Lake, rejoined the league in the 2003-2004 season after a few year hiatus. The Burns Lake Braves dropped out of the league at he end of the 2004-2005 season. Two new teams, the Hazelton Wolverines and the Omenica Ice joined the league for the 2006/2007 season, which also saw the splitting of the league into two divisions. In the 1998-1999 season 100 Mile House joined the league, eventually leaving the league for a few years before rejoining the league in the 2004-2005 season. Burns Lake joined the league in the 1999-2000 season. Most recently Kitimat (2002-2003), Houston (2002-2003), Smithers (2003-2004), and Terrace (2004-2005) have joined the league, bringing the total to eight teams as of the 2004-2005 season.
Hazelton and Omineca (based out of Vanderhoof) joined the league for the 2006-07 season. For the 2008-09 season the league added the Prince Rupert Rampage, they replaced the 100 Mile House Bears who had withdrawn from the league
==2024-25 Teams==
===East Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Nechako North Stars 	Fort St. Jamesand Vanderhoof	Fort Forum Arena andVanderhoof Municipal Arena
Quesnel Kangaroos 	Quesnel 	West Fraser Centre
Smithers Steelheads 	Smithers 	Smithers Arena
Williams Lake Stampeders	Williams Lake 	Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex
===West Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Hazelton Wolverines 	Hazelton 	Upper Skeena Recreation Centre
Kitimat Ice Demons 	Kitimat 	Tamitik Arena
Prince Rupert Rampage	Prince Rupert	Jim Ciccone Civic Centre
Terrace River Kings 	Terrace 	Terrace Sportsplex
===Timeline of Teams===
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Fort St. James Stars 	Fort St. James, British Columbia	Fort Forum Arena 	1996-2003 	withdrew
Mackenzie Moose 	Mackenzie, British Columbia 	Mackenzie Recreation Centre 	1996-2000 	withdrew
Quesnel Kangaroos 	Quesnel, British Columbia 	Quesnel Arena 	1996-2000 	withdrew
Williams Lake Stampeders	Williams Lake, British Columbia 	Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex 	1996-2002 	withdrew
100 Mile House Bears 	100 Mile House, British Columbia	South Cariboo Recreation Centre 	1998-1999 	withdrew
Burns Lake Braves 	Burns Lake, British Columbia 	Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena 	1999-2005 	withdrew
Houston Luckies 	Houston, British Columbia 	Claude Parish Memorial Arena 	2002-2014 	withdrew
Kitimat Ice Demons 	Kitimat, British Columbia 	Tamitik Arena 	1997-1999 	withdrew
Kitimat Ice Demons 	Kitimat, British Columbia 	Tamitik Arena 	2001-present	Current Team
Mackenzie Moose 	Mackenzie, British Columbia 	Mackenzie Recreation Centre 	2001-2007 	withdrew
Smithers Steelheads 	Smithers, British Columbia 	Smithers Civic Centre Arena 	2003-2017 	withdrew due to lack of players
Williams Lake Stampeders	Williams Lake, British Columbia 	Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex 	2003-present	Current Team
100 Mile House Bears 	100 Mile House, British Columbia	South Cariboo Recreation Centre 	2004-2008 	withdrew
Terrace River Kings 	Terrace, British Columbia 	Terrace Sportsplex 	2004-present	Current Team
Hazelton Wolverines 	Hazelton, British Columbia 	Ken Trombley Memorial Arena 	2006-2012 	withdrew due to lack of players
Omineca Ice 	Vanderhoof, British Columbia 	Vanderhoof Municipal Arena 	2006-2013 	withdrew
Prince Rupert Rampage 	Prince Rupert, British Columbia 	Jim Ciccone Civic Centre 	2008-present	Current Team
Burns Lake Braves 	Burns Lake, British Columbia 	Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena 	2009-2011 	withdrew
Lac la Hache Tomahawks 	Lac la Hache, British Columbia 	Rolf Zeiss Memorial Arena 	2011-2016 	withdrew
Quesnel Kangaroos 	Quesnel, British Columbia 	Quesnel Arena 	2011-present	Current Team
Hazelton Wolverines 	Hazelton, British Columbia 	Upper Skeena Recreation Centre 	2019-present	Current Team
Smithers Steelheads 	Smithers, British Columbia 	Smithers Arena 	2019-2021 	Withdrew due to COVID-19 restrictions
Nechako North Stars 	Fort St. James & Vanderhoof 	Fort Forum Arena & Vanderhoof Municipal Arena	2021- 	Current Team
Smithers Steelheads 	Smithers, British Columbia 	Smithers Arena 	2022-present	Current Team
==League Seasons==
Season 	Regular Season Champion 	Cameron Kerr Memorial Cup Playoff Champion	Coy Cup 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1996-97	Fort St. James Stars 	Fort St. James Stars 	Fort St. James Stars won championship 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1997-98	Fort St. James Stars 	Quesnel Kangaroos 	Quesnel Kangaroos won (as CIHL playoff champion) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998-99	Fort St. James Stars 	Fort St. James Stars 	Fort St. James Stars won championship;Williams Lake Stampeders eliminated in Round Robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1999-00	Quesnel Kangaroos 	Quesnel Kangaroos 	Quesnel Kangaroos withdrew prior to event 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2000-01	Fort St. James Stars 	None 	Williams Lake Stampeders lost in semifinals 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2001-02	Fort St. James Stars 	None 	Williams Lake Stampeders lost in semifinals 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2002-03	Houston Luckies 	Houston Luckies 	Kitimat represented league and lost in semifinal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2003-04	Kitimat Ice Demons 	Mackenzie Moose 	Mackenzie (ineligible-only Senior A)Burns Lake Braves represented league and lost in semifinal;Houston Luckies (host) eliminated in round robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004-05	Kitimat Ice Demons 	Kitimat Ice Demons 	Kitimat Ice Demons; won championshipHouston Luckies were eliminated in round robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2005-06	Houston Luckies 	Kitimat Ice Demons 	Kitimat Ice Demons won championship;Terrace River Kings eliminated in round robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006-07	Kitimat Ice Demons and Williams Lake Stampeders 	Kitimat Ice Demons 	Kitimat Ice Demons lost final;Williams Lake Stampeders lost semifinal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2007-08	Kitimat Ice Demons 	Kitimat Ice Demons 	Kitimat Ice Demons (as CIHL champions-No Coy Cup event) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2008-09	Kitimat Ice Demons 	Williams Lake Stampeders 	
Williams Lake Stampeders won championshipKitimat Ice Demons lost semifinal;Terrace River Kings (host) eliminated in round robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009-10	Kitimat Ice Demons 	Williams Lake Stampeders 	Kitimat Ice Demons eliminated in round robin;Williams Lake Stampeders lost semifinal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2010-11	Smithers Steelheads 	Williams Lake Stampeders 	
Kitimat Ice Demons won championship;Williams Lake Stampeders lost final;Prince Rupert Rampage (host) eliminated in round robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2011-12	Smithers Steelheads 	Smithers Steelheads 	
Smithers Steelheads won championship; Kitimat Ice Demons lost final;Williams Lake Stampeders lost semifinal;Quesnel Kangaroos eliminated in round robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2012-13	Smithers Steelheads 	Smithers Steelheads 	
Williams Lake Stampeders won championship; Kitimat Ice Demons lost final;Terrace River Kings lost semifinal;Quesnel Kangaroos eliminated in round robin;Smithers Steelheads qualified but declined to participate	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2013-14	Williams Lake Stampeders 	Smithers Steelheads 	
Williams Lake Stampeders (host) won championship; Terrace River Kings lost final; Smithers Steelheads eliminated in round robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014-15	Williams Lake Stampeders 	Terrace River Kings 	Terrace River Kings lost final 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2015-16	Smithers Steelheads 	Smithers Steelheads 	Terrace River Kings (host) lost final;Smithers Steelheads eliminated in round robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2016-17	Terrace River Kings and Williams Lake Stampeders	Terrace River Kings 	Terrace River Kings lost semifinal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2017-18	Terrace River Kings 	Terrace River Kings 	Williams Lake Stampeders (host) lost semifinal; Terrace River Kings eliminated in round robin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2018-19	Quesnel Kangaroos 	Quesnel Kangaroos 	Williams Lake Stampeders lost semifinal;Prince Rupert Rampage eliminated in round robin;Terrace River Kings and Quesnel Kangaroos had originally qualified but both declined to participate	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2019-20	Terrace River Kings 	Quesnel Kangaroos 	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	Terrace River Kings 	Terrace River Kings 	Terrace River Kings Lost championship series 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2022-23	Quesnel Kangaroos 	Quesnel Kangaroos 	Quesnel Kangaroos Won 2023 Coy Cup as hostTerrace River Kings lost final as league representative 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2023-24	Terrace River Kings 	Terrace River Kings 	Terrace River Kings won 2024 Coy CupPowell River Regals lost final as hostWilliams Lake Stampeders lost semifinal as league representative 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2024-25	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Links==
*league website as of 2024-25 season
*league website until 2023-24 season
*old website still active but not being updated
 
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