Columbia Valley Rockies Explained

Team:	Columbia Valley Rockies
Colour:	background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00539B 5px solid; border-bottom:#F47D30 5px solid;
Colour Text:	000000
City:	Invermere, British Columbia
League:	Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Conference:	Kootenay
Division:	Eddie Mountain
Founded:	–79
Arena:	Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena
Colours:	Sky Blue, Orange and White
Coach:	Tayler Sincennes
Gm:	Tayler Sincennes
Website:	rockieshockey.ca
Name1:	Columbia Valley Rockies
Dates1:	1978-present
Captain:	Vacant

The Columbia Valley Rockies are a Junior 'A' 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.

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 17, 2024.^{[1] [2]}

	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 Champions Keystone 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
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
	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 semi-finals, 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 semi-finals, 0-4, (Thunder Cats)
2016–17	47	14	29	0	4	32	139	222	4th, Eddie Mountain	Lost div semi-finals, 0-4, (Thunder Cats)
2017–18	47	19	21	3	4	45	167	188	3rd, Eddie Mountain	Won Div Semifinals, 4-2, (Thunder Cats) Lost Div Final 1-4 (Dynamiters)
2018–19	49	22	21	2	4	50	159	182	3rd, Eddie Mountain	Lost div semi-finals, 0-4, (Ghostriders)
2019–20	49	22	19	2	6	52	165	155	3rd, Eddie Mountain	Won Div Semifinals, 4-0, (Ghostriders) Incomplete Div Final 0-2 (Dynamiters) Playoffs cancelled due to covid-19
2020–21	3	3	0	0	0	6	16	6	Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19
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

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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
2009–10	Did not qualify
2010-11	Did not qualify
2011-12	Did not qualify
2012–13	L, 2-4, Fernie	—	—	—
2013-14	L, 0-4, Creston Valley	—	—	—
2014–15	Did not qualify
2015-16	L, 0-4, Creston Valley	—	—	—
2016-17	L, 0-4, Creston Valley	—	—	—
2017-18	W, 4-2, Creston Valley	L, 1-4, Kimberley	—	—
2018-19	L, 0-4, Fernie	—	—	—
2019-20	0-2, Kimberley	Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2020-21	Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus 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	—	—

Keystone Cup

Keystone Cup Champions
Year	Champions	Runners-Up	Consolation Champions	Host City
1989	Columbia Valley Rockies	Kinistino Tigers	Stony Plain Flyers	Gimli, MB
1990	Columbia Valley Rockies	Calgary Bruins		Invermere, BC

Alumni

• Doug Barrault
• Taylor Dakers
• Wade Dubielewicz
• Cory Flett^[6]
• Marc Garthe
• Logan Koopmans
• Jeff Lank
• Riley Nelson^[7]
• Jason Marshall
• Tom Renney
• Craig Stahl^[8]

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)
• Tyler Nypower: 2017-18 (Divisional)

Most Valuable Player

• Andrew Billinghurst: 2001-02 (Divisional)
• Jason Botterill: 2002-03 (Divisional And League)
• Reid Mitchell:2007-08, 2008-2009 (Team)
• Ryan Skytt: 2016-17 (Team)

Rookie of the Year

• Taylor Dakers: 2002-03 (Divisional)
• Trevor Bailey: 2005-06 (Divisional)
• Josh Antunes/Kale Hawryluk: 2017-18 (Team)

Top Goaltender

• Taylor Dakers: 2002-03 (Divisional)
• Tyler Bilton: 2003-04 (Divisional)

Playoff MVP

• Ben Kelsch/Ryan Skytt: 2017-18 (Team)

Top Scorer

• Rocky Mix: 2002-03 (Divisional)
• Brett Bjorkman: 2007-08 (Divisional)

Heart and Hustle

• Brandt Black/Fraser McMann 2017-18: (Team)

Coaches Choice

• Brennan Nelson 2017-18: (Team)

Most Improved

• Hunter Beckett: 2017-18 (Team)

Community Involvement

• Brandt Black: 2017-18 (Team)

Top Defenceman

• Kale Hawryluk: 2017-18 (Team)

Top Defensive Forward

• Brennan Nelson: 2017-18 (Team)

Top Forward

• Mike Dyck 2016-17: (Team)

External links

• Official website of the Columbia Valley Rockies

Notes and References

1. KIJHL.ca, Final 2013-14 regular season standings.
2. Web site: KIJHL.ca – Year end standings. . 2012-04-02 . 2012-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918131222/http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientID=2223&leagueID=5221&pageid=6982 . dead .
3. KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket.
4. Web site: KIJHL.ca – 2013-14 playoff standings. . 2014-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226112202/http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=5221&clientID=2223&showGameType=3&selecteddivid=0 . 2014-02-26 . dead .
5. KIJHL.ca, League champions.
6. Web site: WHL Network - WHL Staff . 2012-04-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143321/http://www.whl.ca/page/whl-staff_89852 . 2012-04-19 .
7. Web site: Riley Nelson Stats and Profile . hockeydb.com.
8. Web site: Craig Stahl Stats and Profile . hockeydb.com.