Grand Forks Border Bruins Last updated September 02, 2025 History The Border Bruins joined the KIJHL in 1969. [ 1]
Since 2021, the Border Bruins have been owned by Mark Szynkaruk, a local physician in the community of Grand Forks. [ 2]
On April 28, 2025, the Border Bruins became the first team in KIJHL history to win the Presidents Cup, Kootenay Conference, Teck Cup, and Mowat Cup in a single playoff run after a 9–6 victory over the Ridge Meadows Flames . [ 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 April 28, 2025. [ 3] [ 4]
Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 1969–70 32 1 31 0 ― 2 67 352 5th, KHL 1970–71 30 9 21 0 ― 18 4th, WKHL 1971–72 32 9 23 0 ― 18 143 247 5th, WKHL 1972–73 Did not participate 1973–74 30 14 16 0 ― 28 163 206 1st, West Lost in Finals (Colts ) 1974–75 34 14 20 0 ― 28 187 201 3rd, West 1975–76 34 11 23 0 ― 22 152 190 4th, West 1976–77 44 13 31 0 ― 26 178 277 5th, West 1977–78 42 12 29 1 ― 25 172 243 5th, West 1978–79 40 15 25 0 ― 30 203 226 3rd, West 1979–80 40 31 9 0 ― 62 332 182 1st, West 1980–81 40 9 30 1 ― 19 216 340 5th, West 1981–82 42 7 34 1 ― 15 193 368 6th, West 1982–83 42 9 32 1 ― 19 210 353 6th, West 1983–84 40 16 24 0 ― 32 227 273 5th, West 1984–85 40 4 36 0 ― 8 199 401 7th, West 1985–86 42 20 22 0 ― 40 247 256 3rd, West 1986–87 Did not participate 1987–88 42 3 38 1 ― 7 148 436 5th, West 1988–89 45 6 39 0 ― 12 179 389 6th, West 1989–90 40 22 18 0 ― 44 227 195 3rd, West 1990–91 30 22 7 1 ― 45 198 169 4th, West 1991–92 38 20 16 2 ― 42 208 188 3rd, West 1992–93 42 37 5 0 ― 74 336 115 1st, West 1993–94 40 13 25 2 ― 28 192 296 5th, West 1994–95 44 18 26 ― 0 36 191 231 3rd, West 1995–96 42 23 19 0 ― 46 206 170 3rd, West 1996–97 41 22 18 0 ― 45 188 174 3rd, Neil Murdoch 1997–98 50 12 37 1 ― 25 182 282 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 1998–99 50 11 36 3 ― 25 166 241 6th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 1999–2000 46 18 25 3 ― 39 232 241 6th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2000–01 58 9 44 3 2 23 171 347 7th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2001–02 50 10 35 2 3 25 148 269 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2002–03 50 15 29 3 2 35 148 219 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2003–04 50 8 32 6 4 26 128 223 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2004–05 50 6 42 0 2 14 128 324 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2005–06 50 4 40 2 4 14 135 302 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2006–07 52 13 32 ― 7 33 156 257 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2007–08 52 18 29 ― 5 41 164 239 4th, Neil Murdoch: West Did not qualify 2008–09 52 11 39 ― 2 24 132 278 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2009–10 50 6 42 1 1 14 119 284 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2010–11 50 8 41 0 1 17 145 267 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2011–12 52 1 49 0 2 4 106 455 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2012–13 52 8 40 1 3 20 130 273 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2013–14 52 16 32 2 2 36 186 250 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2014–15 52 8 40 1 3 20 129 293 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2015–16 52 23 24 0 5 51 145 184 3rd, Neil Murdoch Lost in division finals, 1–4 (Nitehawks ) 2016–17 47 20 21 3 3 46 173 194 4th, Neil Murdoch Lost division semifinals, 1–4 (Nitehawks ) 2017–18 47 15 27 2 2 35 131 177 4th, Neil Murdoch Lost in division semifinals, 1–4 (Leafs ) 2018–19 49 21 25 1 2 45 184 209 3rd, Neil Murdoch Lost in division semifinals, 0–4 (Nitehawks ) 2019–20 49 13 31 1 4 31 143 233 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2020–21 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 19 Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19 2021–22 42 5 34 1 2 13 79 178 5th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify 2022–23 44 25 16 — 3 53 146 133 1st, Neil Murdoch Lost in division semifinal, 1–4 (Thunder Cats ) 2023–24 44 28 11 3 2 61 79 178 2nd, Neil Murdoch Won division semifinal, 4–1 (Leafs )Nitehawks ) 2024–25 44 33 6 4 1 71 224 117 1st, Neil Murdoch Won division semifinal 4–0 (Castlegar Rebels )Nitehawks )Kimberley Dynamiters }Won league finals 4–0 (Revelstoke Grizzlies }Advance to Provincial Jr A Championships Won Mowat Cup 4–1 (Ridge Meadows Flames ])
Playoffs Records as of March 16, 2024. [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Season 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1997–98 Did not qualify 1998–99 Did not qualify 1999–00 Did not qualify 2000–01 Did not qualify 2001–02 Did not qualify 2002–03 Did not qualify 2003–04 Did not qualify 2004–05 Did not qualify 2005–06 Did not qualify 2006–07 Did not qualify 2007–08 Did not qualify 2008–09 Did not qualify 2009–10 Did not qualify 2010-11 Did not qualify 2011–12 Did not qualify 2012–13 Did not qualify 2013–14 Did not qualify 2014–15 Did not qualify 2015–16 W, 4–2, Castlegar L, 1–4, Beaver Valley — — 2016–17 L, 0–4, Beaver Valley — — — 2017–18 L, 3—4 Nelson — — — 2018–19 L, 0–4 Beaver Valley — — — 2019–20 Did not qualify 2020–21 Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic 2021–22 Did not qualify 2022–23 L, 1–4, Creston Valley — — — 2023–24 W, 4–1, Nelson L, 2–4, Beaver Valley — — 2024–25 W, 4—0, Castlegar W, 4–0, Beaver Valley W, 4–1, Kimberley Dynamiters W, 4–0, Revelstoke Grizzlies
British Columbia Jr A provincial championships Awards and trophies List of awards: [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Regular Season Neil Murdoch Division champions
Presidents Cup champions
Kootenay Conference champions
KIJHL champions
Mowat Cup champions
Broadcast of the Year
Kevin Mckinnon PxP, Cody Thate CC, Les Johnson CO: 2021–22 Kevin Mckinnon PxP, Cody Thate CC, Les Johnson CO: 2022–23 Kevin Mckinnon PxP, Cody Thate CC, Les Johnson CO, Bronwen Bird SC: 2023–24 Coach of the Year
Dave Hnatiuk 2022–23 (Neil Murdoch Div) Dave Hnatiuk 2024–25 Most sportsmanlike player
Neil Eisenhut 1984–85 Craig Materi 2004–05 Chad Bates 2022–23 (Neil Murdoch Division) Most popular player
Most valuable player
Peter Smith (2008–09) Levi Astill (2024–25) Top scorer
Spencer Horning (2022–23, Neil Murdoch Div — 47 Points) Levi Astill (2024–25, 91 points) Rookie of the Year
Russel Kosec (2022–23, Neil Murdoch Div — 27 points) Brandon Gray (2024–25, 53 points) Top defenceman
Russel Kosec (2024–25, 42 points) Most paluable player (playoffs)
Tyler Burke (2024–25, 38 points in 21 games) References 1 2 Assman, Bowman (April 28, 2025). "Vernon's Tyler Burke helps team to junior hockey B.C. championship" . Vernon Morning Star . Retrieved April 28, 2025 . ↑ "Junior hockey: Family doctor takes over ownership of Grand Forks Border Bruins" . Global News . May 15, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2025 . ↑ KIJHL.ca, Final 2013-14 regular season standings. Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine ↑ "KIJHL.ca – Year end standings" . Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012 . ↑ KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine ↑ "KIJHL.ca – 2013-14 playoff standings" . Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014 . ↑ KIJHL.ca, League champions. Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine ↑ "24-25 Mowat Cup" . ↑ "24-25 KIJHL Playoffs" . ↑ "22-23 KIJHL Regular Season" . ↑ "24-25 KIJHL Regular Season" . ↑ "24-25 KIJHL Awards" . ↑ "22-23 KIJHL Awards" . ↑ "24-25 Mowat Cup" . ↑ "Bruins Win Provincial championship" . External links
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