2025–26 KIJHL season
| 2025–26 KIJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | KIJHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September – February |
| Games | 462 |
| Teams | 21 |
| Streaming partner | FloSports |
The 2025–26 KIJHL season will be the 59th season of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The regular season began on September 19, 2025 and will run until February 28th 2026. The only rematch of the 2025 Teck Cup Final will occur on January 24th in Revelstoke.
League changes
Following the annual general meeting in June 2025, the league announced a change to the playoff qualification criteria affecting teams in the Okanagan-Shuswap Conference.[1] Recognizing that there are six clubs in the Bill Ohlhausen division while each of the other divisions have five clubs, the league introduced a wild card provision whereby the fifth place team in the Bill Ohlhausen division will qualify for the fourth playoff position in the Doug Birks division in the event that they have a superior record to the fourth place Doug Birks division club.[1]
Prestige Hotels & Resorts was named the official hotel partner of the KIJHL on November 6, after becoming a sponsor of the KIJHL the previous season, as part of this partnership the KIJHL's presidents trophy awarded to the team with the best regular season record would be renamed to the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Cup[2]
Regular season
League map
Legend
- Kootenay Conference
- Eddie Mountain Division
- Golden Rockets1
- Columbia Valley Rockies2
- Fernie Ghostriders3
- Kimberley Dynamiters4
- Creston Thundercats5
- Neil Murdoch Division
- Nelson Leafs6
- Castlegar Rebels7
- Beaver Valley Nitehawks8
- Spokane Braves9
- Grand Forks Border Bruins10
- Okanagan/Shuswap Conference
- Bill Ohlhausen Division
- Osoyoos Coyotes11
- Princeton Posse12
- Merritt Centennials13
- Kelowna Chiefs14
- Sicamous Eagles15
- Revelstoke Grizzlies16
- Doug Birks Division
- Chase Heat17
- Kamloops Storm18
- 100 Mile House Wranglers19
- Williams Lake Mustangs20
- Quesnel River Rush21
The regular season runs from 19 September 2025 through 28 February 2026.[3] Each of the teams play a 44-game regular season schedule, including 33 or 34 against teams in the same conference, and one against each team in the other conference.[4]
Schedule Matrix
Each team's schedule can be broken down as follows:
- Neil Murdoch Division
- 1 game against each Doug Birks team (5 total: 5 home)
- 1 game against each Bill Ohlhausen team (6 total: 6 away)
- 2 games against all-but-one Eddie Mountain team (9 total: 4 away, 5 home)
- 6 games against the other Neil Murdoch teams (24 total: 12 away, 12 home)
- Eddie Mountain Division
- 1 game against each Doug Birks team (5 total: 5 away)
- 1 game against each Bill Ohlhausen team (6 total: 6 home)
- 2 games against all-but-one Neil Murdoch team (9 total: 5 away, 4 home)
- 6 games against the other Eddie Mountain teams (24 total: 12 away, 12 home)
- Doug Birks Division
- 1 game against each Neil Murdoch team (5 total: 5 away)
- 1 game against each Eddie Mountain team (5 total: 5 home)
- 2 games against each Bill Ohlhausen team (12 total: 6 away, 6 home)
- 5 or 6 games against the other Doug Birks division teams (22 total: 11 away, 11 home)
- Bill Ohlhausen Division
- 1 game against each Neil Murdoch team (5 total: 5 home)
- 1 game against each Eddie Mountain team (5 total: 5 away)
- 2 games against each Doug Birks team (10 total: 5 away, 5 home)
- 4-5 games against the other Bill Ohlhausen teams (24 total:12 away, 12 home)
Home openers
| TEAM | Home Opener | Season Opener |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Mountain | ||
| Golden Rockets | Sep 20th VS Revelstoke | Sep 19th @ Columbia Valley |
| Columbia Valley Rockies | Sep 19th VS Golden | |
| Kimberley Dynamiters | Sep 26th VS Columbia Valley | Sep 19th @ Nelson |
| Fernie Ghostriders | Sep 19th VS Creston | |
| Creston Thundercats | Sep 20th VS Columbia Valley | Sep 19th @ Fernie |
| Neil Murdoch | ||
| Nelson Leafs | Sep 19th VS Kimberley | |
| Castlegar Rebels | Oct 3rd VS Creston | Sep 20th @ Grand Forks |
| Beaver Valley Nitehawks | Sep 19th VS Spokane | |
| Grand Forks Border Bruins | Sep 20th VS Castlegar | |
| Spokane Braves | Sep 26th VS Quesnel | Sep 19th @ Beaver Valley |
| Bill Ohlhausen | ||
| Osoyoos Coyotes | Sep 19th VS 100 Mile | |
| Princeton Posse | Sep 27th VS Castlegar | Sep 19th @ Kelowna |
| Merritt Centenials | Sep 26th VS Castlegar | Sep 19th @ Quesnel |
| Kelowna Chiefs | Sep 19th VS Princeton | |
| Revelstoke Grizzlies | Oct 18th VS Beaver Valley | Sep 19th @ Sicamous |
| Sicamous Eagles | Sep 19th VS Revelstoke | |
| Doug Birks | ||
| Chase Heat | Sep 20th VS Kamloops | Sep 19th @ Kamloops |
| Kamloops Storm | Sep 19th VS Chase | |
| 100 Mile House Wranglers | Oct 4th VS Merritt | Sep 19th @ Osoyoos |
| Williams Lake Mustangs | Sep 20th VS Merritt | |
| Quesnel River Rush | Sep 19th VS Merritt | |
Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenay Conference-Eddie Mountain Division | ||||||||
| Kimberley Dynamiters | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 127 | 73 | 54 |
| Fernie Ghostriders | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 71 | 81 | -6 |
| Golden Rockets | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 83 | 97 | -14 |
| Creston Valley Thundercats | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 89 | 90 | -1 |
| Columbia Valley Rockies | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 80 | 101 | -21 |
| Kootenay Conference-Neil Murdoch Division | ||||||||
| Beaver Valley Nitehawks | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 115 | 76 | 39 |
| Grand Forks Border Bruins | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 110 | 83 | 27 |
| Castlegar Rebels | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 83 | -19 |
| Nelson Leafs | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 53 | 92 | -39 |
| Spokane Braves | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 80 | 117 | -37 |
| Okanagan/Shuswap Conference-Bill Ohlhausen Division | ||||||||
| Kelowna Chiefs | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 117 | 80 | 37 |
| Revelstoke Grizzlies | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 107 | 66 | 43 |
| Princeton Posse | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 113 | 77 | 36 |
| Merritt Centennials | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 95 | 96 | -1 |
| Sicamous Eagles | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 84 | 111 | -27 |
| Osoyoos Coyotes | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 64 | 107 | -43 |
| Okanagan/Shuswap Conference-Doug Birks Division | ||||||||
| Kamloops Storm | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 124 | 75 | 49 |
| Quesnel River Rush | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 105 | 101 | 4 |
| Williams Lake Mustangs | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 91 | 94 | -3 |
| 100 Mile House Wranglers | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 84 | 95 | -11 |
| Chase Heat | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 69 | 136 | -67 |
x-Clinched Playoffs xc-Clinched the playoffs by crossing over into another division xy-Clinched Division xyz-Clinched Conference xyzp-Clinched best regular season record e-Eliminated from playoff contention
| Week | Eddie Mountain | Neil Murdoch | Bill Ohlhausen | Doug Birks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | GOL, KIM, CRE | 4 | GFB, BVN | 2 | KEL,REV | 3 | Kamloops | 4 |
| 2 | KIM, GOL | 6 | Grand Forks | 6 | Princeton | 6 | Kamloops | 6 |
| 3 | KIM,CRE,GOL | 8 | Beaver Valley | 8 | PRI, MER | 10 | Kamloops | 9 |
| 4 | Creston | 11 | Beaver Valley | 12 | Kelowna | 13 | Kamloops | 11 |
| 5 | Kimberley | 14 | Beaver Valley | 14 | KEL, PRI | 15 | Kamloops | 15 |
| 6 | Kimberley | 16 | Beaver Valley | 16 | KEL, PRI | 19 | Kamloops | 17 |
| 7 | Kimberley | 20 | Beaver Valley | 18 | Princeton | 21 | Kamloops | 21 |
| 8 | Kimberley | 24 | Grand Forks | 21 | Princeton | 27 | Kamloops | 25 |
| 9 | Kimberley | 26 | Grand Forks | 25 | Princeton | 28 | Kamloops | 29 |
| 10 | Kimberley | 28 | Beaver Valley | 30 | Princeton | 30 | Kamloops | 33 |
| 11 | Kimberley | 32 | Beaver Valley | 34 | Kelowna | 33 | Kamloops | 37 |
| 12 | Kimberley | 35 | Beaver Valley | 36 | Kelowna | 37 | Kamloops | 40 |
| 13 | Kimberley | 41 | Beaver Valley | 36 | Kelowna | 39 | Kamloops | 42 |
| Week | Team of the Week | Rookie of the Week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | Defencemen | Goaltender | |||||
| 1[5] | Liam Munro (CRE) | Luca D'Amore (KAM) | Travis Langlois (MER) | Russell Weatherhead (OSO) | Garrett Janzen (GFB) | Beck Boiteau (GOL) | Jake Murdoch (KIM)[6] |
| 2[7] | Peter Godley (CVR) | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Luke Davies (KIM) | Lukas Masters (CVR) | Logan Findlay (CRE) | Jaxson Dikur (WLM) | Shiva Singh (CHA)[8] |
| 3[9] | JP Desabrais (WLM) | Lynden Gorman (QUE) | Steven Foster (MER) | Kole Duquette (MHW) | Sam Chartres (BVN) | Brenner Fyfe (KAM) | Preston Shumate (BVN)[10] |
| 4[11] | Ollie Clement (BVN) | Toren Fron (QUE) | Connor Shymoniak (REV) | Landen Janz (MHW) | Chase Kunn (OSO) | Dawson Groen (MHW) | Dawson Groen (MHW)[12] |
| 5[13] | Lynden Gorman (QUE) | Justice Loewen (PRI) | Hayden Evans (FER) | Owen Bambrick (CRE) | Sam Dal Cin (KEL) | Leo den Besten (FER) | Owen Bambrick (CRE)[14] |
| 6[15] | Rylan Konecsni (KEL) | Justice Loewen (PRI) | Bryton Morrow (PRI) | Jake Kesler (KEL) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Austin Seibel (REV) | Chase Campbell (SIC)[16] |
| 7[17] | Brayden Schwartz (KIM) | Carter Hensch (CVR) | Hayden Selin (KAM) | Nate Turton (FER) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Leo den Besten (FER) | Ethan Torres (OSO)[18] |
| 8[19] | Luca D'Amore (KAM) | Bryton Morrow (PRI) | Will Bell (PRI) | Evan Murray (KEL) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Ryan Bain (CHA) | Maddox Popke (REV)[20] |
| 9[21] | Brayden Schwartz (KIM) | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Liam Munro (CRE) | Ben Edwards (GFB) | Declan Pocock (WLM) | Stanislav Stefaniv (CHA) | Gavyn Schaufele (QUE)[22] |
| 10[23] | Teghan Mullin (KAM) | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Brenden Stirbu (KEL) | Jack Bodel (BVN) | Ian George (QUE) | Tyler Picha (MER) | Brady Walker (BVN)[24] |
| 11[25] | Chase Campbell (SIC) | Spencer Bates (QUE) | Brenden Stirbu (KEL) | Johnny Lozeman (CVR) | Maddox DePasquale (GOL) | Kyan Gray (QUE) | Harrison Todd (CVR)[26] |
| 12[27] | Luca D'Amore (KAM) | Levi Astill (GFB) | Jake Neufeld (REV) | Tobin Mikkelsen (SPO) | Declan Pocock (WLM) | Leo den Besten (FER) | Dawson Butler (GOL)[28] |
| 13[29] | Jackson Roberts (GOL) | Levi Astill (GFB) | JP Desabrais (WLM) | Logan McCabe (GFB) | Dawson Rowse (WLM) | Thomas Samborski (GFB) | Shiva Singh (CHA)[30] |
| Month | Top Forward | Top Defenceman | Top Goaltender | Top Rookie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September[31] | Like Davies (KIM) | Garrett Janzen (GFB) | Michael Makowsky (SIC) | Connor Smith (BVN) |
| October[32] | Bryton Morrow (PRI) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Dawson Groen (MHW) | Owen Bambrick (CRE) |
| November[33] | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Brenner Fyfe (KAM) | Chase Campbell (SIC) |
References
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Further reading
- "KIJHL league structure to change for 2026–27 season". kijhl.ca (Press release). Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.