Kelowna Chiefs

Ice hockey team in Kelowna, British Columbia
     PresidentCanada Jason TansemGeneral managerCanada Nick DeschenesHead coachCanada Nick DeschenesCaptainCanada Jacob ShtaifWebsitewww.kelownachiefs.com/Franchise history2007-10Chase Chiefs2010-presentKelowna Chiefs

The Kelowna Chiefs are a Junior 'A' 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.

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 February 17, 2024.[2][3]

Season GP W L T D OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2010-11 50 26 21 1 0 2 55 178 176 2nd, Okanagan Lost Div Finals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2011–12 52 26 22 0 0 4 56 221 208 4th, Okanagan Lost Finals, 0-4 (Nitehawks)
2012–13 52 35 15 1 0 1 72 205 135 1st, Okanagan Lost Div Finals, 2-4 (Coyotes)
2013–14 52 31 17 0 0 4 66 201 170 2nd, Okanagan Lost Div Semifinals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2014–15 52 23 24 2 0 2 50 161 173 3rd, Okanagan Lost Div Semifinals, 3-4 (Steam)
2015–16 52 24 23 2 2 1 51 144 158 3rd, Okanagan Lost Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Steam)
2016–17 47 20 22 2 0 3 45 157 156 3rd, Okanagan Lost Div Semifinals, 3-4 (Steam)
2017–18 47 27 15 1 0 4 59 221 171 2nd, Okanagan Lost Div Finals, 2-4 (Coyotes)
2018–19 49 43 3 1 0 2 89 276 111 1st, Okanagan Lost Conference Finals, 2-4 (Grizzlies)
2019–20 49 32 12 3 0 2 69 186 130 1st, Okanagan Playoffs interrupted by COVID-19
2020-21 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 11 11 Season cancelled due to COVID-19[4]
2021-22 42 26 13 0 0 3 55 158 135 2nd, Bill Ohlhausen Lost Div Semifinals, 1-4 (Steam)
2022-23 44 6 34 0 1 3 16 95 205 5Th of 5, Bill Ohlhausen
19th of 19 KIJHL		 Did not qualify for playoff season
2023-24 44 16 324 0 3 1 36 123 192 4Th of 5, Bill Ohlhausen
15th of 20 KIJHL		 Lost Div Semifinals, 1-4 (Posse)

Playoffs

Records as of February 27, 2024.[5][6][7]

Season Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals KIJHL Championship
2010-11 W, 4-3, Princeton L, 0-4, Osoyoos — —
2011-12 W, 4-2, Osoyoos W, 4-1, Princeton W, 4-1, Sicamous L, 0-4, Beaver Valley
2012-13 W, 4-2, Summerland L, 2-4, Osoyoos — —
2013-14 L, 0-4, Osoyoos — — —
2014-15 L, 3-4, Summerland — — —
2015-16 L, 2-4, Summerland — — —
2016-17 L, 3-4, Summerland — — —
2017-18 W, 4-3, Summerland L, 2-4, Osoyoos — —
2018-19 W, 4-0, Osoyoos W, 4-1, Summerland L, 2-4, Revelstoke —
2019-20 W, 4-1, North Okanagan 1-1, Princeton Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19
2020-21 Playoffs not held due to COVID-19
2021-22 L, 1-4, Summerland — — —
2022-23
2023-24 L, 1-4, Princeton — — —

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". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  4. ^ KIJHL.ca. "KIJHL announces cancellation of 2020/21 season". www.kijhl.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. ^ KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "KIJHL.ca – 2013-14 playoff standings". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  7. ^ KIJHL.ca, League champions. Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Official website of the Kelowna Chiefs
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