Revelstoke Grizzlies

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Revelstoke Grizzlies
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City Revelstoke, British Columbia
League Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
ConferenceOkanagan/Shuswap
DivisionDoug Birks
Founded1993 (1993)–94
Home arenaRevelstoke Forum
ColoursBurgundy, Brown, Black
   
Owner(s)Revelstoke Grizzlies Hockey Society
General managerRyan Parent
Head coachJiri Novak
CaptainVacant
Website www.revelstokegrizzlies.com/
Franchise history
1993-presentRevelstoke Grizzlies

The Revelstoke Grizzlies are a Junior 'A' Ice Hockey team based in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at Revelstoke Forum.

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History


The Grizzlies were founded in 1993. They have won the KIJHL Championship 5 times, in 1998, 2010, 2019, 2022, and 2024.

In the 2009–10 season, they not only won their Division, and KIJHL championship over the Leafs 4–1, but they went to the Cyclone Taylor Cup and won Gold. They then went onto win the Western Canadian Junior B championship, the Keystone Cup.

On June 11, 2014, it was announced that the Grizzlies ownership had been transferred to a new group headed by Ryan Parent.

In the 2023-24 season, the Grizzlies won their Division, the KIJHL Championship over the Ghostriders, and also went on to win the Mowat Cup, and gained Jr. 'A' supremacy in the province of British Columbia. Defenceman Mikkel Hrechka was the tournament MVP with 6 points in 4 games.




Season-by-season record



Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, D = Defaults, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
1993-944012262—261892874th, EastLost in Division Semifinals
1994-9544539—0101713195th, EastDid not qualify
1995-964221210—422402243rd, EastLost in Division Semifinals
1996-974220211—411912024th, Eddie MountainLost in Division Semifinals
1997-985034151—692881942nd, Eddie MountainKIJHL Champions (Heat)
1998-995231192—642452013rd, Eddie MountainLost in Finals
1999-004624202—502141944th, Eddie MountainLost in Division Semifinals
2000-015445720923211451st, Eddie MountainLost in Finals, 0-4 (Nitehawks)
2001-0250351041752781492nd, Okanagan ShuswapLost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Eagles)
2002-0350152861371592364th, Okanagan ShuswapLost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Eagles)
2003-0450192713421842304th, Okanagan ShuswapLost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Storm)
2004-0550301712632211823rd, Okanagan ShuswapLost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Storm)
2005-0650272120561861723rd, Okanagan ShuswapLost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Storm)
2006-0752272320561891883rd, Okanagan ShuswapLost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Storm)
2007-0852351430732121451st, Eddie Mountain: EastLost in Conference Finals, 3-4 (Storm)
2008-0952203020421411705th, OkanaganLost in Division Semifinals Round-robin tournament, 0-7-1
2009-105035915762261471st, Okanagan KIJHL Champions, 4-1 (Leafs)
Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions, 4-1 ((score)) (Panthers)
Keystone Cup Champions, 5-3 ((score)) (Thunder)
2010-115040901812251411st, Doug BirksLost in Conference Finals, 2-4 (Coyotes)
2011-1252371104782751651st, Doug BirksLost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Eagles)
2012-1352272131581901811st, Doug BirksLost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Eagles)
2013-145293904221282995th, Doug BirksDid not qualify
2014-1552242125551661685th, Doug BirksDid not qualify
2015-1652222523491421504th, Doug BirksLost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Wranglers)
2016-1747192512411391624th of 5 Doug Birks
14th of 20 - KIJHL		Lost Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Heat)
2017-184734823732121231st of 5 Doug Birks
2nd of 20 - KIJHL		Lost League Finals, 1-4 (Dynamiters)
2018-194942601852651051st of 5 Doug Birks
3rd of 20 - KIJHL		 KIJHL Champions, 4-1 (Dynamiters)
Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions, 4-1 ((score)) Cougars
2019-204939613822241081st of 5 Doug Birks
2nd of 20 - KIJHL		Won Division Semifinals, 4-0 (Storm)
Incomplete Div Final 2-0 (Wranglers)
Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19
2020-21220004155Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-22423190264145841st of 5 Doug Birks
3rd of 19 - KIJHL		Won Division Semifinals, 4-0 (Eagles)
Won Div Final 4-2 (Storm)
Won Conf Finals 4-0 (Coyotes)
Won League Finals 4-1 (Leafs)
KIJHL CHAMPIONS
Advance to Cyclone Taylor Cup (see below)
2022-23443073467153951st of 5 Doug Birks
2 ondf 19 - KIJHL		Won Division Semifinals, 4-0 (Wranglers)
Won Div Final 4-0 (Eagles)
Lost Conf Finals 2-4 (Posse)
advance to Cyclone Cup- HOST
2023-24443480270193831st of 5 Doug Birks
2nd of 20 - KIJHL		Won Division Semifinals, 4-0 (Heat)
Won Div Final 4-0 (Storm)
Won Conference Finals 4-3 (Posse) Won League Finals 4-0 (Ghostriders)KIJHL CHAMPIONSAdvance to Mowat Cup

Playoffs

Records as of April 9, 2024. [1] [2] [3]

Season1st Round2nd Round3rd RoundFinals
1999–00Playoff statistics not available
2000–01W, 4–0, Columbia Valley W, 4–3, Sicamous —L, 0–4, Beaver Valley
2001–02W, 4–0, Summerland L, 1–4, Sicamous ——
2002–03L, 0–4, Sicamous ———
2003–04L, 0–4, Osoyoos ———
2004–05W, 4–3, Sicamous L, 0–4, Osoyoos ——
2005–06L, 0–4, Osoyoos ———
2006–07W, 4–2, Summerland L, 0–4, Kamloops ——
2007–08ByeW, 4–3, Sicamous L, 3–4, Kamloops —
2008–09L, 0-7-1, Round-robin ———
2009–10ByeW, 4-2 Chase W, 4-0 Princeton W, 4-1 Nelson
2010-11 W, 4–1, North Okanagan W, 4–1, Kamloops L, 2–4, Osoyoos —
2011-12L, 3–4, Sicamous ———
2012-13L, 1–4, Sicamous ———
2013-14Did not qualify
2014-15Did not qualify
2015-16L, 0–4, 100 Mile House ———
2017-18W, 4–2, Kamloops W, 4–3, 100 Mile House W, 4–3, Osoyoos L, 2-4 Kimberley
2018-19W, 4–0, Kamloops W, 4–0, 100 Mile House W, 4–2, Kelowna W, 4–1, Kimberley
2019-20W, 4–0, Kamloops 2-0, 100 Mile House Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020-21Playoffs cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021-22W, 4–0, Sicamous W, 4–2, Kamloops W, 4–0, Osoyoos W, 4–1, Nelson
2022-23W, 4-0, 100 Mile House W, 4-0, Sicamous L, 2-4, Princeton —
2023-24W, 4-0, Chase W, 4-0, Kamloops W, 4-3, Princeton W, 4-0, Fernie
Notes
  1. Prior to the 2001-02 KIJHL playoffs, there was three rounds only (Division Semifinals, Division Finals and Finals).

Cyclone Taylor Cup

British Columbia Jr. B Provincial Hockey Championships

SeasonRound RobinRecordStandingBronze Medal GameGold Medal Game
2010 L, Peninsula Panthers, 1-5
T, Aldergrove Kodials, 3-3
W, Oceanside Generals, 5-1		1-1-12nd of 4n/aW, Peninsula 4-1
Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions
2019 L, Victoria Cougars 1-4
W, North Van Wolfpack 5-1
W, Campell River Storm 3-2		2-1-02nd of 4n/aW, Victoria Cougars 5-1
Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions
2022 L, Langley Trappers, 1-3
L, Delta Ice Hawks, 0-2
W, Peninsula Panthers, 2-1 (SO)		0-2-13rd of 4W, Delta 3-2
Bronze Medal		n/a
2023
HOST		 L, Oceanside Generals, 1-5
W, Kimberley Dynamiters, 4-1
W, Delta Ice Hawks, 5-2 (SO)		2-1-01st of 4n/aW, Kimberley Dynamiters, 4-1
Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions

Keystone Cup

WESTERN CANADA, Jr. B National Championships

Records as of April 18, 2010. [4]

SeasonBronze Medal GameGold Medal Game
2009–10n/aW, 5–3, Tri-Town

Mowat Cup

Established 2024 - KIJHL - PJHL - VIJHL prompted from Jr. B to Jr A

SeasonRound RobinRecordStandingBonze Medal GameGold Medal Game
2024W, Ridge Meadows, 2-1
W, Kimberley Dynamiters, 3-1
W, Saanich, 7-4		4-0-01st of 4n/aW, Ridge Meadows, 3-2 (OT)

Mowat Cup Champions

Awards and trophies

Top Defenseman

2014-15 Nii Noi Tetteh

Most Sportsmanlike

Coach of the Year

Top Goaltender

2014-15 Aidan Doak

Rookie of the Year

2014-15 Steven Fiust

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