2022-23 KIJHL season

This is the 2022-23 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 62nd season.
==Membership changes==
*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
As a response to the British Columbia Hockey League withdrawing from Hockey Canada effective June 1, 2023; on June 17, 2023 the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League announced that it had applied with BC Hockey to be classified as Junior A for the 2023-24 season along with all of its' membership.https://www.kijhl.ca/2023-kijhl-agm-concludes-in-sicamous Followed by the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League announcing on July 11, 2023 that it had applied with BC Hockey to be classified as Junior A for the 2023-24 season along with all of its' membership, https://www.vijhl.com/vijhl-applying-for-junior-a-status-for-2023-24-season with the Pacific Junior Hockey League expected to do the same shortly there after.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/an-advisers-life-vijhl-also-applies-for-junior-a-status/ On July 25, 2023 BC Hockey would elevate all three leagues to Junior A Tier-II (a name which previously didn't exist in Hockey Canada's pyramid of levels for junior hockey). The teams would have to meet certain standards to have the possibility of being elevated to Junior A Tier-I in the future.https://www.bchockey.net/news-listing/bc-hockey-announces-new-junior-a-pathway
==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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Columbia Valley Rockies 	44	31	9 	2 	2 	218	126	66
Kimberley Dynamiters 	44	28	10	2 	4 	136	106	62
Golden Rockets 	44	25	16	2 	1 	175	168	53
Fernie Ghostriders 	44	23	14	5 	2 	163	138	53
Creston Valley Thunder Cats	44	19	23	1 	1 	147	189	40
===Neil Murdoch Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Grand Forks Border Bruins	44	25	16	1 	2 	146	133	53
Nelson Leafs 	44	24	15	4 	1 	150	137	53
Beaver Valley Nitehawks 	44	24	17	1 	2 	129	136	51
Castlegar Rebels 	44	11	28	1 	4 	103	169	27
===Okanagan/Shuswap Conference===
====Doug Birks Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Revelstoke Grizzlies 	44	30	7 	3 	4 	153	95 	67
Kamloops Storm 	44	26	13	1 	4 	145	105	57
Sicamous Eagles 	44	26	15	2 	1 	158	111	55
100 Mile House Wranglers	44	16	24	2 	2 	111	167	36
Chase Heat 	44	10	30	2 	2 	93 	194	24
====Bill Ohlhausen Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Princeton Posse 	44	31	7 	3 	3 	181	110	68
Osoyoos Coyotes 	44	27	13	3 	1 	188	140	58
North Okanagan Knights	44	22	16	4 	2 	143	144	50
Summerland Steam 	44	14	24	3 	3 	104	165	34
Kelowna Chiefs 	44	6 	34	1 	3 	95 	205	16
==Teck Cup 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 2023 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===
*Fernie Ghostriders defeated Columbia Valley Rockies 4 games to 2
*Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Golden Rockets 4 games to 1
*Creston Valley Thunder Cats defeated Grand Forks Border Bruins 4 games to 1
*Beaver Valley Nitehawks defeated Nelson Leafs 4 games to 2
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated 100 Mile House Wranglers 4 games to none
*Sicamous Eagles defeated Kamloops Storm 4 games to 3
*Princeton Posse defeated Summerland Steam 4 games to none
*North Okanagan Knights defeated Osoyoos Coyotes 4 games to 1
===Division Finals===
*Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Fernie Ghostriders 4 games to 3
* Beaver Valley Nitehawks defeated Creston Valley Thunder Cats defeated 4 games to 3
*Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated Sicamous Eagles 4 games to none 
*Princeton Posse defeated North Okanagan Knights 4 games to 1
===Conference Finals===
*Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Beaver Valley Nitehawks 4 games to 2
*Princeton Posse defeated Revelstoke Grizzlies 4 games to 2
===Final===
*Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Princeton Posse 4 games to 3
The Kimberley Dynamiters advance to the 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup.
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:KIJHL seasons