Columbia Valley Rockies

The Columbia Valley Rockies are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The Rockies play their home games at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. Al Miller is the team's president, Ross Bidinger is the General Manager and Wade Dubielewicz, former NHL goaltender for The New York Islanders and Minnesota Wild, is the coach.
The Rockies joined the league in 1978 as an expansion team. In its KIJHL history, the team has won the Keystone Cup twice, in 1989 and 1990; the Cyclone Taylor Cup once, in 1989. The Rockies have won the KIJHL Championship three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1990. They won five division playoff titles as a member of the Eastern Division from 1978-1996 and three division playoff titles as a member of the Eddie Mountain Division from 1996-2012.
==History==
The team was founded by Eddie Mountain, of whom a KIJHL division was recently named. The team won three straight KIJHL Championships in the late 1980s and in 1989 took home the Cyclone Taylor Cup and the Keystone Cup under the direction of Tom Renney, who is currently an assistant coach of the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL.
==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
1978–79	40	18	22	0	― 	36 	211	246	4th, East 	
1979–80	40	18	22	0	― 	36 	239	250	4th, East 	
1980-81	40	19	21	0	― 	38 	228	236	4th, East 	
1981–82	42	25	16	1	― 	51 	253	224	3rd, East 	
1982–83	42	28	13	1	― 	57 	266	209	2nd, East 	
1983-84	42	34	8 	0	― 	68 	298	158	1st, East 	
1984-85	42	33	9 	0	― 	66 	309	196	2nd, East 	
1985-86	39	23	15	1	― 	47 	258	233	3rd, East 	
1986-87	42	28	14	0	― 	56 	308	165	3rd, East 	
1987-88	42	35	7 	0	― 	70 	315	165	1st, East 	KIJHL Champions (Smoke Eaters)
1988-89	44	38	5 	1	― 	77 	341	107	1st, East 	KIJHL Champions (Leafs)Cyclone Taylor Cup ChampionsKeystone Cup Champions (Tigers)
1989-90	40	35	4 	1	― 	71 	281	120	1st, East 	KIJHL Champions (Leafs)Keystone Cup Champions (Bruins)
1990-91	41	35	6 	0	― 	70 	299	120	1st, East 	Lost Finals (Smoke Eaters)
1991-92	38	14	22	2	― 	30 	199	200	2nd, East 	
1992-93	42	22	30	0	― 	44 	256	237	1st, East 	Lost Finals (Leafs)
1993-94	40	23	14	3	― 	49 	239	173	2nd, East 	
1994-95	43	27	15	―	1 	55 	232	209	3rd, East 	
1995-96	42	20	22	0	― 	40 	221	253	4th, East 	
1996–97	41	23	17	1	― 	47 	198	208	1st, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Finals (Nitehawks)
1997–98	50	36	14	0	― 	72 	265	178	1st, Eddie Mountain 	
1998-99	52	22	30	0	― 	44 	184	210	4th, Eddie Mountain 	
1999-00	46	32	13	1	― 	65 	240	172	1st, Eddie Mountain 	Unable to secure victory, however their ability to act like NHLers and look down on other local kids will be forever remembered.
2000-01	54	19	34	1	0 	39 	193	306	4th, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Grizzlies)
2001-02	50	29	16	4	1 	63 	234	208	1st, Eddie Mountain 	Lost League Semifinals, 0-3 (Nitehawks)
2002–03	50	27	18	3	2 	59 	176	168	1st, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Division Finals, 2-4 (Dynamiters)
2003–04	50	32	11	6	1 	71 	228	164	1st, Eddie Mountain 	Lost League Semifinals Round-robin, 1-3
2004–05	50	27	13	4	6 	64 	194	161	2nd, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Division Finals, 3-4 (Dynamiters)
2005–06	50	26	20	0	4 	56 	200	174	3rd, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Dynamiters)
2006–07	52	22	26	―	4 	48 	194	217	4th, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Ghostriders)
2007–08	52	15	33	―	4 	34 	137	187	3rd, Eddie Mountain: East 	Lost Division Semifinals, 1-3 (Eagles)
2008–09	52	19	24	―	9 	47 	178	215	5th, Eddie Mountain 	Did not qualify
2009–10	50	4 	43	1	2 	11 	115	354	5th, Eddie Mountain 	Did not qualify
2010-11	50	11	35	0	4 	26 	134	243	5th, Eddie Mountain 	Did not qualify
2011–12	52	3 	48	0	1 	7 	119	369	5th, Eddie Mountain 	Did not qualify
2012–13	52	21	25	0	6 	48 	160	202	4th, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Ghostriders)
2013–14	52	13	28	3	8 	37 	157	230	4th, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Div Semifinals, 0-4 (Thunder Cats)
2014–15	52	12	34	0	6 	30 	142	245	5th, Eddie Mountain 	Did not qualify
2015–16	52	30	22	0	0 	60 	203	183	3rd, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Div Semifinals, 0-4, (Thunder Cats)
2016–17	47	14	29	0	4 	32 	139	222	4 of 5, Eddie Mountain16 of 20 KIJHL	Lost Div Semifinals, 0-4, (Thunder Cats)
2017–18	47	19	21	3	4 	45 	167	188	3 of 5, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Div Semifinals, 2-4, (Thunder Cats)
2018-19	49	22	21	2	4 	50 	159	182	3 of 5, Eddie Mountain 	Lost Div Semifinals, 0-4, (Ghostriders)
2019-20	49	22	19	2	6 	50 	166	158	3 of 5, Eddie Mountain 	
2020-21	3 	3 	0 	0	0 	6 	16 	6 	N/A 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	42	30	9 	0	3 	63 	158	123	3rd, Eddie Mountain 	Won Div Semifinals, 4-2, (Ghostriders)Lost Div Final 2-4 (Dynamiters)
2022-23	44	31	9 	—	4 	66 	218	126	1st, Eddie Mountain 	Lost div semi-finals, 2-4 (Ghostriders)
2023-24	44	25	14	3	2 	55 	149	122	3rd, Eddie Mountain 	Won div semi-finals, 4-1 (Dynamiters)Lost Div Finals, 2-4 (Ghostriders)
===Playoffs===
Season 	1st Round 	2nd Round 	3rd Round 	Finals
2000–01	L, 0-4, Revelstoke 	— 	— 	—
2001–02	W, 4-0, Golden 	W, 4-2, Kimberley 	L, 0-3, Beaver Valley 	—
2002–03	W, 4-3, Golden 	L, 2-4, Kimberley 	— 	—
2003–04	W, 4-0, Princeton 	W, 4-1, Kimberley 	L, 1-3, Round-robin(Nitehawks) and (Storm) 	—
2004–05	W, 4-2, Creston Valley 	L, 3-4, Kimberley 	— 	—
2005–06	L, 2-4, Kimberley 	— 	— 	—
2006–07	L, 0-4, Fernie 	— 	— 	—
2007–08	L, 1-3, Sicamous 	— 	— 	—
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	L, 2-4, Fernie 	— 	— 	—
2013-14	L, 0-4, Creston Valley 	— 	— 	—
2014–15	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2015-16	L, 0-4, Creston Valley 	— 	— 	—
2016-17	L, 0-4, Creston Valley 	— 	— 	—
2017-18	L, 2-4 Creston Valley 	— 	— 	—
2018–19	L, 0-4, Fernie 	— 	— 	—
2019-20	W, 4-1 Fernie 	Trail 0-2 Kimberley when balance of playoffs cancelled	Trail 0-2 Kimberley when balance of playoffs cancelled	Trail 0-2 Kimberley when balance of playoffs cancelled
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	W, 4-2 Fernie 	L, 2-4 Kimberley 	- 	-
2022-23	L, 2-4, Fernie 	— 	— 	—
2023-24	W, 4-1, Kimberley 	L, 2-4, Fernie 	— 	—
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===Cyclone Taylor Cup===
Year	Gold Medal Game 	Gold Medal Game	Gold Medal Game		Bronze Medal Game	Bronze Medal Game	Bronze Medal Game
Year	Champions 	Score 	Finalists 		Third Place 	Score 	Fourth Place
1989	Columbia Valley Rockies	― 	― 		― 	― 	―
===Keystone Cup===
Keystone Cup Champions	Keystone Cup Champions 	Keystone Cup Champions	Keystone Cup Champions	Keystone Cup Champions
Year 	Champions 	Runners-Up 	Consolation Champions 	Host City
1989 	Columbia Valley Rockies	Kinistino Tigers 	Stony Plain Flyers 	Gimli, Manitoba
1990 	Columbia Valley Rockies	Calgary Bruins 	 	Invermere, BC
==Alumni==
*Doug Barrault
* Taylor Dakers
*Wade Dubielewicz
*Cory Fletthttp://www.whl.ca/page/whl-staff_89852
* Marc Garthe
* Logan Koopmans
*Jeff Lank
*Riley Nelsonhttp://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=30745
*Jason Marshall
*Tom Renney
*Craig Stahlhttp://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=24647
==Awards and trophies==
Keystone Cup
*1988-89
*1989-90
Cyclone Taylor Cup
*1988-89
KIJHL Championship
*1987-88
*1988-89
*1989-90
Coach of the Year
*Matt Hughes: 2005-06 (Divisional)
Most Sportsmanlike
*Darryl Mcivor: 2003-04 (Divisional)
*Cody Steele: 2005-06 (Divisional)
*Cody Steele: 2006-07 (Divisional)
Most Valuable Player
*Andrew Billinghurst: 2001-02 (Divisional)
*Jason Botterill: 2002-03 (Divisional And League)
*Reid Mitchell:2007-08, 2008-2009 (Team)
Rookie of the Year
*Taylor Dakers: 2002-03 (Divisional)
*Trevor Bailey: 2005-06 (Divisional)
Top Goaltender
*Taylor Dakers: 2002-03 (Divisional)
*Tyler Bilton: 2003-04 (Divisional)
Top Scorer
*Rocky Mix: 2002-03 (Divisional)
*Brett Bjorkman: 2007-08 (Divisional)
== References ==
==External links==
* Official website of the Columbia Valley Rockies
* 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:established in 1978
Category:Kootenay International Junior League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams