The 2010–11 KIJHL season was the 44th season of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Eighteen teams played 52 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 10, 2010 and ended on February 12, 2011.
The playoffs began shortly after the regular season ended, and ended at the end April, with the Osoyoos Coyotes awarded the KIJHL Championship, and a berth in the 2011 Cyclone Taylor Cup, hosted by the Fernie Ghostriders in Fernie, British Columbia, at the Fernie Memorial Arena.
All-Star Game The 2011 KIJHL All-Star Game was played on January 15, 2011 in Fernie, British Columbia at the Fernie Memorial Arena.
The Kootenay Conference All-Stars defeated the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference All-Stars 10-3.
Mike Wiest (F) of the Castlegar Rebels was the Kootenay Conference Player Of The Game with 3 points and scored the Game Winning Goal.
Garrett Rockafellow (G) of the Revelstoke Grizzlies was the Okanagan/Shuswap Player Of The Game.
Standings
Kootenay Conference
Eddie Mountain Division 1Fernie Ghostriders 50 42 5 0 3 265 118 87 2Creston Valley Thunder Cats 50 26 19 3 2 169 170 57 3Golden Rockets 50 22 26 0 2 221 233 46 4Kimberley Dynamiters 50 18 28 2 2 185 234 40 5Columbia Valley Rockies 50 11 35 0 4 134 243 26
Neil Murdoch Division 1Castlegar Rebels 50 42 8 0 0 242 120 84 2Beaver Valley Nitehawks 50 32 13 1 4 202 170 69 3Nelson Leafs 50 25 22 0 3 173 187 53 4Spokane Braves 50 21 26 1 2 170 171 45 5Grand Forks Border Bruins 50 8 41 0 1 145 267 17
Okanagan/Shuswap Conference
Doug Birks Division 1Revelstoke Grizzlies 50 40 9 0 1 225 141 81 2Kamloops Storm 50 24 24 0 2 165 169 50 4Sicamous Eagles 50 17 27 2 4 167 194 40 3North Okanagan Knights 50 18 30 1 1 146 198 38
Okanagan Division 1Osoyoos Coyotes 50 42 2 2 4 257 110 90 2Kelowna Chiefs 50 26 21 1 2 178 176 55 3Princeton Posse 50 16 28 3 3 147 203 38 4Penticton Lakers 50 12 37 0 1 128 215 25
Playoffs
Bracket
Division Semifinals
Eddie Mountain Division Semifinals
(EM1) Fernie Ghostriders vs. (EM4) Kimberley Dynamiters
(EM2) Creston Valley Thunder Cats vs. (EM3) Golden Rockets
Neil Murdoch Division Semifinals
(NM1) Castlegar Rebels vs. (NM4) Spokane Braves
(NM2) Beaver Valley Nitehawks vs. (NM3) Nelson Leafs
Doug Birks Division Semifinals
(DB1) Revelstoke Grizzlies vs. (DB4) North Okanagan Knights
(DB2) Kamloops Storm vs. (DB3) Sicamous Eagles
Okanagan Division Semifinals
(O1) Osoyoos Coyotes vs. (O4) Penticton Lakers
(O2) Kelowna Chiefs vs. (O3) Princeton Posse
Division Finals
Eddie Mountain Division Finals
(EM1) Fernie Ghostriders vs. (EM2) Creston Valley Thunder Cats
Neil Murdoch Division Finals
(NM1) Castlegar Rebels vs. (NM2) Beaver Valley Nitehawks
Doug Birks Division Finals
(DB1) Revelstoke Grizzlies vs. (DB2) Kamloops Storm
Okanagan Division Finals
(O1) Osoyoos Coyotes vs. (O2) Kelowna Chiefs
Conference Finals
Kootenay Conference Final
(EM1) Fernie Ghostriders vs. (NM1) Castlegar Rebels
Okanagan Conference Final
(O1) Osoyoos Coyotes vs. (DB1) Revelstoke Grizzlies
KIJHL Championship Final
(O1) Osoyoos Coyotes vs. (NM1) Castlegar Rebels
KIJHL awards + 2010–11 KIJHL awards Award Recipient(s) KIJHL Championship Osoyoos Coyotes Regular Season Champions Osoyoos Coyotes (42-2-2-4, 90 Pts.) Regular Season Kootenay Champions Fernie Ghostriders (42-5-0-3, 87 Pts.) Regular Season Okanagan/Shuswap Champions Osoyoos Coyotes (42-2-2-4, 90 Pts.) Regular Season Eddie Mountain Champions Fernie Ghostriders (42-5-0-3, 87 Pts.) Regular Season Neil Murdoch Champions Castlegar Rebels (42-8-0-0, 84 Pts.) Regular Season Doug Birks Champions Revelstoke Grizzlies (40-9-0-1, 81 Pts.) Regular Season Okanagan Champions Osoyoos Coyotes (42-2-2-4, 90 Pts.) Top Defenceman Jeff Zmurchyk (Fernie Ghostriders) Most Sportsmanlike Ryon Sookro (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) Most Valuable Scott Morisseau (Fernie Ghostriders) Top Rookie Shane Hanna (Osoyoos Coyotes) Coach of the year Ken Law (Osoyoos Coyotes) Top Scorer Scott Morisseau (Fernie Ghostriders) Top Goaltender Kyle Laslo (Osoyoos Coyotes)
Player stats
Scoring leaders The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMScott Morisseau Fernie Ghostriders 50 42 55 97 30Thomas Abenante Fernie Ghostriders 47 28 64 92 114Thierry Martine Osoyoos Coyotes 50 45 46 91 53Stefan Jensen Osoyoos Coyotes 50 46 41 87 63Joshua MacDonald Golden Rockets 47 36 42 78 70Tyler Fairall Golden Rockets 50 41 35 76 48Cale Wright Fernie Ghostriders 45 33 39 72 78Ryan Aynsley Castlegar Rebels 38 32 39 71 73Zachary Thompson Grand Forks Border Bruins 49 34 29 63 48Darrell Boldon Kimberley Dynamiters 50 33 30 63 80
Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAAKyle Laslo Osoyoos Coyotes 38 2,258 32 3 2 72 7 .933 1.91Alex Ross Castlegar Rebels 20 1,179 17 3 0 40 3 .921 2.04Fraser Abdallah Fernie Ghostriders 23 1,272 19 3 0 44 1 .911 2.08Andrew Walton Fernie Ghostriders 32 1,907 25 6 0 73 4 .912 2.30Garrett Rockafellow Revelstoke Grizzlies 22 1,114 15 5 0 53 1 .911 2.85Mckinlee Baum Spokane Braves 16 824 7 7 0 40 0 .896 2.91Cole Buckley Castlegar Rebels 32 1,805 25 4 1 89 1 .900 2.96Ryan Waldhaus Creston Valley Thunder Cats 16 887 10 4 0 45 1 .894 3.04Mike Vlanich Beaver Valley Nitehawks 34 1,999 21 10 1 104 2 .903 3.12Lynden Stanwood Kamloops Storm 36 1,999 18 15 1 106 5 .912 3.18
Playoff player stats
Scoring leaders The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the playoffs.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMScott Morisseau Fernie Ghostriders 17 15 19 34 10Ryan Aynsley Castlegar Rebels 21 15 17 32 24Thomas Abenante Fernie Ghostriders 16 9 22 31 20Luke Richardson Fernie Ghostriders 17 8 19 27 8Bruce Silvera Revelstoke Grizzlies 16 13 12 25 6Thierry Martine Osoyoos Coyotes 19 10 13 23 22Brad Friedrich Revelstoke Grizzlies 16 7 15 22 12Spencer Brodt Castlegar Rebels 21 13 8 21 60Taylor Anderson Castlegar Rebels 20 9 11 20 36Jamie Vlanich Castlegar Rebels 21 4 16 20 8
Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the playoffs.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAAKyle Laslo Osoyoos Coyotes 19 1,161 15 4 0 31 3 .941 1.60Tory Caldwell Revelstoke Grizzlies 16 959 10 6 0 39 1 .929 2.44Weston Joseph Creston Valley Thunder Cats 13 787 7 6 0 34 0 .926 2.59Cole Buckley Castlegar Rebels 6 242 3 1 0 11 0 .913 2.72Alex Ross Castlegar Rebels 18 1,015 11 6 0 48 1 .897 2.84Andrew Walton Fernie Ghostriders 17 1,012 10 7 0 48 0 .885 2.85Jordan Bytelaar Kelowna Chiefs 10 548 4 4 0 34 0 .897 3.72Lynden Stanwood Kamloops Storm 10 588 5 5 0 38 0 .891 3.88Chris Solecki North Okanagan Knights 4 242 1 3 0 16 0 .882 3.97Garrett Barr Spokane Braves 5 302 1 4 0 20 1 .906 3.97
Suspensions
Date Name Team Offense Length Josh Garneau Fernie Ghostriders Gross misconduct. 3 Games Mike McCance Kamloops Storm Multiple game misconducts. 2 GamesMikel Brewer Grand Forks Border Bruins Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameBrett Dallen Kamloops Storm Checking to head and a game misconduct. 2 GamesJosh Rasmussen Kamloops Storm Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameDylan Richardson Kamloops Storm Checking from behind and a game misconduct. 2 GamesCatlin McLeod Kelowna Chiefs Multiple fights in the same stoppage. 1 GameBranden Redschlag Kelowna Chiefs Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameJason Bell Osoyoos Coyotes Checking from behind and match penalties. 4 GamesJake Newton Osoyoos Coyotes Multiple fights in the same stoppage. 1 GameTim Martens Princeton Posse Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameNick Farmer Spokane Braves Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameJoe Martin (Coach) Creston Valley Thunder Cats To many fights in a game. 4 GamesBrock Ward Creston Valley Thunder Cats Multiple fights in the same stoppage and a game misconduct. 3 GamesKane Dawe Creston Valley Thunder Cats Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameJordan Johnson Creston Valley Thunder Cats Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameWeston Joseph (Goalie) Creston Valley Thunder Cats Multiple fights, Goaltender fighting. 2 GamesWill Verner (Coach) Fernie Ghostriders To many fights in a game. 2 GamesMarty Wicks Fernie Ghostriders Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameJeff Zmurchyk Fernie Ghostriders Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameAndrew Walton (Goalie) Fernie Ghostriders Multiple fights, Goaltender fighting. 3 GamesSteven Garcia Penticton Lakers Gross misconduct. 3 GamesZachary Baba Fernie Ghostriders Gross misconduct. 6 GamesKurt Torbohm Kamloops Storm Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameJordan McCallum Penticton Lakers Match penalty. 3 GamesOlli Dickson Kimberley Dynamiters Major goaltender interference. 2 GamesSteven Pantazopoulos North Okanagan Knights 2 game misconducts issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 2 GamesCody Boekestyn Kimberley Dynamiters Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameRylan Duley Kimberley Dynamiters Game misconduct issued in last 10 minutes of the game. 1 GameSenate Patton Kimberley Dynamiters Match penalty. 3 GamesConnor Morgan Fernie Ghostriders Checking from behind & game misconduct. 1 Game
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