Kelowna Chiefs

The Kelowna Chiefs are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Bill Ohlhausen Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at Rutland Arena.

Kelowna Chiefs
CityKelowna, British Columbia
LeagueKootenay International Junior Hockey League
ConferenceOkanagan/Shuswap
DivisionBill Ohlhausen
Founded2010 (2010)–11
Home arenaRutland Arena
ColoursRed, black and white
              
General manager Grant Sheridan
Head coach Ken Law (2018 -2019)
Captain Marshall Porteous
Websitewww.kelownachiefs.com/
Franchise history
2007-10Chase Chiefs
2010-presentKelowna Chiefs

History

Chase

The Chiefs were founded as the Chase Chiefs in 2007. They did not qualify for the playoffs in their opening season, finishing with a record of 26-20-5. The following year, they finished 25-23-4, qualifying for the playoffs, where they lost in the second round to the Sicamous Eagles. In the 2009-10 season, they finished with a record of 26-20-4, finishing third in the Okanagan Division. They defeated the Kamloops Storm in the opening round, 3-1, before bowing out to Revelstoke in the second. The 2009-10 season marked the end of the Chase Chiefs, however, as the franchise relocated to Rutland, in Kelowna for the 2010-11 season. In three seasons, the Chase Chiefs compiled a total record of 77-63-13. They were last coached by Brad Fox before the relocation. However, the town of Chase was awarded an expansion franchise for the KIJHL in 2011-12, only a year after the departure of the Chiefs. The Chase Heat joined the league along with the Summerland Steam in 2011-12.

Kelowna

The new Chiefs team played in Kelowna for the 2010-11 season, and finished with a record of 26-21-1-0-2 in their opening season, second in the Okanagan Division. They would lose in the second round of the playoffs, 4-0, to the Osoyoos Coyotes. In their second season, the Chiefs finished with an almost identical record, 26-22-0-0-4, finishing fourth in the Okanagan Division. They surprisingly played all the way to the league championship, before being swept 4-0 by the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. The following year, the Chiefs finished with a record of 35-15-1-0-1, first in the Okanagan Division. They were defeated, however, in the second round of the playoffs by Osoyoos again. In 2013-14, the Chiefs finished 2nd in the Okanagan Division, before losing in the first round to Osoyoos again. The next year, the Chiefs finished with a record of 23-24-2-0-2, 2nd in the Okanagan Division. They lost, however, in the first round again, this time to the Summerland Steam. The 2015-16 season was almost identical, with the Chiefs' compiling a record of 24-23-2-2-1, and losing in the first round again to Summerland.[1]

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 March 2, 2016.[2][3]

SeasonGPWLTDOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2010-11502621102551781762nd, OkanaganLost Div Finals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2011–12522622004562212084th, OkanaganLost Finals, 0-4 (Nitehawks)
2012–13523515101722051351st, OkanaganLost Div Finals, 2-4 (Coyotes)
2013–14523117004662011702nd, OkanaganLost Div Semifinals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2014–15522324202501611733rd, OkanaganLost Div Semifinals, 3-4 (Steam)
2015–16522423221511441583rd, OkanaganLost Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Steam)
2016–1747202220345157156 3rd of 5 Okanagan
13th of 20 KIJHL		Lost Div Semifinals, 3-4 (Steam)
2017–1847271510459221171 2nd of 5 Okanagan
8th of 20 KIJHL		Lost Div Finals, 2-4 (Osoyoos)

Playoffs

Records as of March 2, 2016.[4][5][6]

SeasonDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference FinalsKIJHL Championship
2010-11W, 4-3, PrincetonL, 0-4, Osoyoos——
2011-12W, 4-2, OsoyoosW, 4-1, PrincetonW, 4-1, SicamousL, 0-4, Beaver Valley
2012-13W, 4-2, SummerlandL, 2-4, Osoyoos——
2013-14L, 0-4, Osoyoos———
2014-15L, 3-4, Summerland———
2015-16L, 2-4, Summerland———
2016-17L, 3-4, Summerland———
2017-18W, 4-3, SummerlandL, 2-4, Osoyoos——

References
  1. "Summerland Eliminates Chiefs With KIJHL Shutout Victory | KelownaNow". kelownanow.com. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  2. KIJHL.ca, Final 2013-14 regular season standings. Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. KIJHL.ca – Year end standings.
  4. KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "KIJHL.ca – 2013-14 playoff standings". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  6. KIJHL.ca, League champions.
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