2016–17 KIJHL season

The 2016–17 KIJHL season was the 50th in league history. The regular season began on September 9, 2016, and continued until February 19, 2017.^[1] The playoffs began the following week, and ended when the Beaver Valley Nitehawks won their eighth championship in franchise history by defeating the Chase Heat four games to zero

2016–17 KIJHL season
League	KIJHL
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September–February
Number of games	47
Number of teams	20
League champions	Beaver Valley Nitehawks
Runners-up	Chase Heat

Regular season

Teams played 47 games throughout the course of the season.

Standings

The final league standings were as follows.^[2]

Eddie Mountain division

Team	W	L	OTL	T	Pts
Creston Valley Thunder Cats	36	9	1	1	74
Kimberley Dynamiters	33	13	1	0	67
Fernie Ghostriders	26	18	2	1	55
Columbia Valley Rockies	14	29	4	0	32
Golden Rockets	5	37	4	1	15

Neil Murdoch division

Team	W	L	OTL	T	Pts
Beaver Valley Nitehawks	38	5	3	1	80
Castlegar Rebels	30	16	1	0	61
Nelson Leafs	21	21	4	1	47
Grand Forks Border Bruins	20	21	3	3	46
Spokane Braves	8	38	1	0	17

Okanagan division

Team	W	L	OTL	T	Pts
Osoyoos Coyotes	37	8	1	1	76
Summerland Steam	34	9	3	1	72
Kelowna Chiefs	20	22	3	2	45
North Okanagan Knights	15	29	1	2	33
Princeton Posse	12	29	5	1	30

Doug Birks division

Team	W	L	OTL	T	Pts
Chase Heat	31	12	2	2	66
100 Mile House Wranglers	27	12	5	3	62
Kamloops Storm	23	17	6	1	53
Revelstoke Grizzlies	19	25	2	1	41
Sicamous Eagles	10	36	1	0	21

Playoffs

	Division Semi Finals				Division Finals				Conference Finals				2017 KIJHL Championships
	Creston Valley	4
	Columbia Valley	0
					Creston Valley	2
					Kimberley	4
	Kimberley	4
	Fernie	2
									Kimberley	2
									Beaver Valley	4
	Beaver Valley	4
	Grand Forks	0
					Beaver Valley	4
					Nelson	0
	Castlegar	2
	Nelson	4
													Beaver Valley	4
													Chase	0
	Osoyoos	4
	North Okanagan	0
					Osoyoos	4
					Summerland	0
	Summerland	4
	Kelowna	3
									Osoyoos	2
									Chase	4
	Chase	4
	Revelstoke	1
					Chase	4
					Kamloops	1
	100 Mile House	2
	Kamloops	4

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Legend

• Kootenay Conference
• Eddie Mountain Division
• 1
  Golden Rockets
• 2
  Columbia Valley Rockies
• 3
  Fernie Ghostriders
• 4
  Kimberley Dynamiters
• 5
  Creston Thundercats
• Neil Murdoch Division
• 6
  Nelson Leafs
• 7
  Castlegar Rebels
• 8
  Beaver Valley Nitehawks
• 9
  Spokane Braves
• 10
  Grand Forks Border Bruins
• Okanagan/Shuswap Conference
• Okanagan Division
• 11
  Osoyoos Coyotes
• 12
  Princeton Posse
• 13
  North Okanagan Knights
• 14
  Kelowna Chiefs
• 15
  Summerland Steam
• Doug Birks Division
• 16
  Revelstoke Grizzlies
• 17
  Sicamous Eagles
• 18
  Chase Heat
• 19
  Kamloops Storm
• 20
  100 Mile House Wranglers