Quesnel River Rush

The Quesnel River Rush formerly the North Okanagan Knights are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at West Fraser Centre.
==History==
The Knights joined the KIJHL in 2009, but finished dead-last in the Okanagan Division with a record of 11-35-0-4, missing the playoffs. In 2010-11, the Knights joined the new Doug Birks Division, but finished last again, losing 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs to Revelstoke. For 2011-12, the Knights improved to third place in the Doug Birks Division, with a record of 35-16-0-1, before losing to Kamloops in the first round of the playoffs. The following year the Knights won the Doug Birks Division for the first time, and reached the league championship series, losing in six games to Castlegar. For 2013-14, the Knights were moved to the Okanagan Division, following the relocation of the Okanagan Division's Penticton Lakers to 100 Mile House. They finished fourth in their new division, but defeated the division champions Summerland Steam in seven games in the first round, before losing to Osoyoos. In 2014-15, the Knights struggled immensely, finishing with a record of 6-41-1-4, and failed to make the playoffs. The following year, the Knights compiled a 14-30-3-0-5 record, finishing fourth in the Okanagan Division. They lost, 0-4, to Osoyoos in the first round.
On April 5, 2024 the league announced the approval of the sale and relocation of the North Okanagan Knights. The team is moving to Quesnel and will assume the name Quesnel River Rush and be based out of the West Fraser Centre.https://www.kijhl.ca/kijhl-approves-move-to-quesnel
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
2009-10 	50 	11 	35 	0 	4 	26 	149 	250 	7th, Okanagan 	Did not qualify 	
2010-11 	50 	18 	30 	1 	1 	38 	146 	198 	4th, Doug Birks 	Lost Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Grizzlies) 	
2011-12 	52 	35 	16 	0 	1 	71 	202 	165 	3rd, Doug Birks 	Lost Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Storm) 	
2012-13 	52 	34 	14 	2 	2 	72 	214 	149 	1st, Doug Birks 	Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Rebels) 	
2013-14 	52 	24 	26 	0 	2 	50 	168 	195 	4th, Okanagan 	Lost Division Finals, 1-4 (Coyotes) 	
2014-15 	52 	6 	41 	1 	4 	17 	93 	235 	5th, Okanagan 	Did not qualify 	
2015-16 	52 	14 	30 	3 	5 	36 	116 	159 	4th, Okanagan 	Lost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Coyotes) 	
2016-17 	47 	15 	29 	2 	1 	33 	119 	167 	4th of 5 Okanagan 	Lost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Coyotes) 	
2017-18 	47 	14 	26 	3 	4 	35 	110 	174 	5th, Okanagan 	Did not qualify 	
2018-19 	49 	16 	33 	0 	0 	32 	129 	197 	5th, Okanagan 	Did not qualify 	
2019-20 	49 	13 	30 	1 	5 	32 	125 	187 	4th of 5, Ohlhausen 	Lost Division Semifinals 1-4 (Chiefs) 	
2020-21 	3 	0 	2 	0 	1 	1 	10 	17 	N/A 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	
2021-22 	42 	10 	25 	- 	2 	27 	106 	166 	5th Ohlhausen 	Did not qualify 	
2022-23 	44 	22 	16 	0 	6 	50 	143 	144 	3rd of 5 Bill Ohlhausen13th of 19 - KIJHL	Won Division Semifinals, 4-1 (Coyotes)Lost division finals 1-4 (Posse)	
2023-24 	44 	18 	20 	0 	6 	42 	123 	158 	2 ondf 5 Bill Ohlhausen13th of 20 - KIJHL	Won Division Semifinals, 4-0 (Coyotes)Lost Division finals 3-4 (Posse)	
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==Playoffs==
Records as of March 18, 2024.KIJHL.ca, Playoff Bracket 2011–2012. KIJHL.ca, Past KIJHL League Champions.
Season 	Division Semifinals 	Division Finals 	Conference Finals 	KIJHL Championship
2009–10	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2010-11	L, 1–4, Revelstoke 	— 	— 	—
2011-12	L, 3–4, Kamloops 	— 	— 	—
2012-13	W, 4–1, Kamloops 	W, 4–0, Sicamous 	W, 4–3, Osoyoos 	L, 1–4, Castlegar
2013-14	W, 4–3, Summerland 	L, 1–4, Osoyoos 	— 	—
2014-15	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2015-16	L, 0–4, Osoyoos 	— 	— 	—
2016-17	L, 0–4, Osoyoos 	— 	— 	—
2017-18	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2018-19	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2019-20	L, 1–4, Kelowna 	— 	— 	—
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	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2022-23	W, 4-1, Osoyoos 	L, 1-4, Princeton 	— 	—
2023-24	W, 4-0, Osoyoos 	L, 3-4, Princeton 	— 	—
== References ==
==External links==
*Official website of the North Okanagan Knights
*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:Kootenay International Junior League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 2009