Grand Forks Border Bruins

The Grand Forks Border Bruins are a junior ice hockey team based in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at the Jack Goddard Memorial Arena.
==History==
The Bruins have iced the most teams since inception in 1967 and have only taken three Leave of Absences; in 1968-69, 1971–72, and 1986–87.
The 2015-16 KIJHL season marked the first time the Border Bruins made the playoffs in 18 seasons, with an impressive upset over the Castlegar Rebels, 4-2 in the Division Semifinals.
==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
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
1967-68	Information unavailable	Information unavailable	Information unavailable	Information unavailable	Information unavailable	Information unavailable	Information unavailable	Information unavailable	Information unavailable 	Information unavailable
1968–69	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate
1969–70	32 	1 	31 	0 	― 	2 	67 	352 	5th, KHL 	
1970–71	30 	9 	21 	0 	― 	18 	 	 	4th, WKHL 	
1971–72	32 	9 	23 	0 	― 	18 	143 	247 	5th, WKHL 	
1972–73	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate
1973–74	30 	14 	16 	0 	― 	28 	163 	206 	1st, West 	Lost in Finals (Colts)
1974–75	34 	14 	20 	0 	― 	28 	187 	201 	3rd, West 	
1975–76	34 	11 	23 	0 	― 	22 	152 	190 	4th, West 	
1976–77	44 	13 	31 	0 	― 	26 	178 	277 	5th, West 	
1977–78	42 	12 	29 	1 	― 	25 	172 	243 	5th, West 	
1978–79	40 	15 	25 	0 	― 	30 	203 	226 	3rd, West 	
1979–80	40 	31 	9 	0 	― 	62 	332 	182 	1st, West 	
1980-81	40 	9 	30 	1 	― 	19 	216 	340 	5th, West 	
1981–82	42 	7 	34 	1 	― 	15 	193 	368 	6th, West 	
1982–83	42 	9 	32 	1 	― 	19 	210 	353 	6th, West 	
1983-84	40 	16 	24 	0 	― 	32 	227 	273 	5th, West 	
1984-85	40 	4 	36 	0 	― 	8 	199 	401 	7th, West 	
1985-86	42 	20 	22 	0 	― 	40 	247 	256 	3rd, West 	
1986-87	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate 	Did not participate
1987-88	42 	3 	38 	1 	― 	7 	148 	436 	5th, West 	
1988-89	45 	6 	39 	0 	― 	12 	179 	389 	6th, West 	
1989-90	40 	22 	18 	0 	― 	44 	227 	195 	3rd, West 	
1990-91	30 	22 	7 	1 	― 	45 	198 	169 	4th, West 	
1991-92	38 	20 	16 	2 	― 	42 	208 	188 	3rd, West 	
1992-93	42 	37 	5 	0 	― 	74 	336 	115 	1st, West 	
1993-94	40 	13 	25 	2 	― 	28 	192 	296 	5th, West 	
1994-95	44 	18 	26 	― 	0 	36 	191 	231 	3rd, West 	
1995-96	42 	23 	19 	0 	― 	46 	206 	170 	3rd, West 	
1996–97	41 	22 	18 	0 	― 	45 	188 	174 	3rd, Neil Murdoch 	
1997–98	50 	12 	37 	1 	― 	25 	182 	282 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
1998-99	50 	11 	36 	3 	― 	25 	166 	241 	6th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
1999-00	46 	18 	25 	3 	― 	39 	232 	241 	6th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2000-01	58 	9 	44 	3 	2 	23 	171 	347 	7th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2001-02	50 	10 	35 	2 	3 	25 	148 	269 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2002–03	50 	15 	29 	3 	2 	35 	148 	219 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2003–04	50 	8 	32 	6 	4 	26 	128 	223 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2004–05	50 	6 	42 	0 	2 	14 	128 	324 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2005-06	50 	4 	40 	2 	4 	14 	135 	302 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2006-07	52 	13 	32 	― 	7 	33 	156 	257 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2007-08	52 	18 	29 	― 	5 	41 	164 	239 	4th, Neil Murdoch: West 	Did not qualify
2008-09	52 	11 	39 	― 	2 	24 	132 	278 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2009-10	50 	6 	42 	1 	1 	14 	119 	284 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2010-11	50 	8 	41 	0 	1 	17 	145 	267 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2011-12	52 	1 	49 	0 	2 	4 	106 	455 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2012-13	52 	8 	40 	1 	3 	20 	130 	273 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2013-14	52 	16 	32 	2 	2 	36 	186 	250 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2014-15	52 	8 	40 	1 	3 	20 	129 	293 	5th, Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2015-16	52 	23 	24 	0 	5 	51 	145 	184 	3rd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Nitehawks)
2016-17	47 	20 	21 	3 	3 	46 	173 	194 	4th of 5 Neil Murdoch 	Lost Div Semifinal, 1-4 (Nitehawks)
2017-18	47 	15 	27 	1 	4 	35 	131 	177 	4th of 5 Neil Murdoch 	Lost Div Semifinal, 3-4 (Leafs)
2018-19	49 	21 	25 	1 	2 	45 	184 	209 	3rdof 5 Neil Murdoch 	Lost Div Semifinal, 0-4 (Nitehawks)
2019-20	49 	13 	31 	1 	4 	31 	143 	233 	5th of 5 Neil Murdock 	Did not qualify
2020-21	3 	0 	3 	0 	0 	0 	5 	19 	N/A 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	42 	5 	34 	- 	3 	13 	79 	178 	5th Murdoch 	Did not qualify
2022-23	44 	25 	16 	- 	3 	53 	146 	133 	1st, Neil Murdoch 	Lost Div Semifinal, 1-4 (Thunder Cats)
2023–24	44 	28 	11 	3 	2 	61 	79 	178 	2nd of 5, Neil Murdoch7 of 20 KIJHL	Won Div Semifinal, 4-1 (Leafs)Lost Div Finals, 2-4(Nitehawks)
===Playoffs===
KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. KIJHL.ca, League champions. 
Season 	1st Round 	2nd Round 	3rd Round 	Finals
1997–98	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
1998–99	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
1999–00	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2000–01	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2001–02	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2002–03	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2003–04	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2004–05	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2005–06	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2006–07	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2007–08	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2008–09	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2009–10	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2010-11	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2011-12	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2012-13	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2013-14	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2014-15	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2015-16	W, 4-2, Castlegar 	L, 1-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	—
2016-17	L, 0-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	— 	—
2017-18	L, 3-4 Nelson 	--- 	--- 	---
2018-19	L, 0-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	— 	—
2019-20	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
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
2021-22	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2022-23	L, 1-4, Creston Valley 	 	 	
2023-24	W, 4-1, Nelson 	L, 2-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	—
==NHL alumni==
*Ron Areshenkoff
*Rudy Poeschek
*Alan Kerr
*Craig Redmond
*Glenn Merkosky
*Kevin Sawyer
*Steve Passmore
==Awards and trophies==
Most Sportsmanlike
*Craig Materi: 2004-2005
*Neil Eisenhut - 1984-85
Most Popular
*Kelly English - 1994-95
Most Valuable Player
Peter Smith - 2008-Present
==References==
==External links==
* Official website of the Grand Forks Border Bruins
* Official website of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
* Official website of the Cyclone Taylor Cup
* Official website of the Keystone Cup
Category:Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Kootenay International Junior League teams
Category:Established in 1969