1973–74 KIJHL season

1973–74 KIJHL season
LeagueKIJHL
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember–February
Games30
Teams8
League championsCranbrook Colts
  Runners-upGrand Forks Border Bruins

The 1973-74 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season was the seventh in league history. The league welcomed the return of the Grand Forks Border Bruins and a new expansion team to Fernie, BC to be known as the Raiders, the Border Bruins would be placed in the Western Division, with the Raiders joining the East. The season would begin with eight teams, but the Leafs would withdraw from the league after sixteen games.

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Legend

Season

Regular season

Final Standings[1]
Team W L T PTS
Western Division
Grand Forks Border Bruins 14 16 0 28
Rossland Warriors 12 18 0 24
Trail Smoke Eaters 11 19 0 22
Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs* 0 16 0 0
Eastern Division
Cranbrook Colts 26 3 1 53
Kimberley Knights 17 12 1 35
Spokane Rockets 17 13 0 34
Fernie Raiders 7 23 0 14
  • The Maple Leafs withdrew from the season after sixteen games

Playoffs

The 1974 playoffs were a four team playoff bracket with the top two teams in each division making the playoffs, the winners of those series meeting in the final.

Division Finals Finals
      
W1 Grand Forks 4?
W2 Rossland ?
W1 Grand Forks ?
E1 Cranbrook 4?
E1 Cranbrook 4?
E2 Kimberley ?

The Cranbrook Colts won their second consecutive title[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". www.kijhl.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  2. ^ "Teck Cup Champions". www.kijhl.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
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