2025–26 KIJHL season
| 2025–26 KIJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | KIJHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September – February |
| Games | 44 |
| Teams | 21 |
| Streaming partner | FloSports |
The 2025–26 KIJHL season is the 59th season of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The regular season began on September 19, 2025 and ran until February 28th 2026. The only rematch of the 2025 Teck Cup Final was played, January 24th in Revelstoke with Grand Forks winning 4-3 in Overtime[1]
League changes
Following the annual general meeting in June 2025, the league announced a change to the playoff qualification criteria affecting teams in the Okanagan-Shuswap Conference.[2] Recognizing that there are six clubs in the Bill Ohlhausen division while each of the other divisions have five clubs, the league introduced a wild card provision whereby the fifth place team in the Bill Ohlhausen division will qualify for the fourth playoff position in the Doug Birks division in the event that they have a superior record to the fourth place Doug Birks division club.[2]
Prestige Hotels & Resorts was named the official hotel partner of the KIJHL on November 6, after becoming a sponsor of the KIJHL the previous season, as part of this partnership the KIJHL's presidents trophy awarded to the team with the best regular season record would be renamed to the Prestige Cup[3]
In late January the league discreetly rebranded the playoffs and championship to the KIJHL playoffs, removing Teck as a sponsor as the contract had not been renewed
On February 3rd the Creston Valley Thundercats announced a branding change as part of the Tier 1/Tier 2 split, the club has not yet officially announced the, logo or colors.[4]. A poll was released to fans with the names to be voted on being the Creston Valley Thunder, Creston Valley Colts, Creston Valley Avalanche, and Creston Valley Cavalry, however a blank option was also provided, resulting in suggestions such as Creston Valley Chaos, Creston Valley Clippers, and Kootenay Colts, among others.[5] The Creston Valley Thunder moniker was announced on March 8th after receiving nearly 60% of the over 600 votes cast, colors are presumed to be a return to green and gold, although black, blue and bronze are continuing to be used in the interim.
On February 12th the KIJHL announced that a new team in Summerland would begin play in the 2026-27 season, this team will operate as a Tier 2 franchise bringing the number of teams to 9, 22 in total, the team would later be announced as the Summerland Jets, in alignment with minor hockey[6][7]
Regular season
- Kootenay Conference
- Eddie Mountain Division
- Golden Rockets1
- Columbia Valley Rockies2
- Fernie Ghostriders3
- Kimberley Dynamiters4
- Creston Thundercats5
- Neil Murdoch Division
- Nelson Leafs6
- Castlegar Rebels7
- Beaver Valley Nitehawks8
- Spokane Braves9
- Grand Forks Border Bruins10
- Okanagan/Shuswap Conference
- Bill Ohlhausen Division
- Osoyoos Coyotes11
- Princeton Posse12
- Merritt Centennials13
- Kelowna Chiefs14
- Sicamous Eagles15
- Revelstoke Grizzlies16
- Doug Birks Division
- Chase Heat17
- Kamloops Storm18
- 100 Mile House Wranglers19
- Williams Lake Mustangs20
- Quesnel River Rush21
The regular season runs from 19 September 2025 through 28 February 2026.[8] Each of the teams play a 44-game regular season schedule, including 33 or 34 against teams in the same conference, and one against each team in the other conference.[9]
Schedule Matrix
Each team's schedule can be broken down as follows:
- Neil Murdoch Division
- 1 game against each Doug Birks team (5 total: 5 home)
- 1 game against each Bill Ohlhausen team (6 total: 6 away)
- 2 games against all-but-one Eddie Mountain team (9 total: 4 away, 5 home)
- 6 games against the other Neil Murdoch teams (24 total: 12 away, 12 home)
- Eddie Mountain Division
- 1 game against each Doug Birks team (5 total: 5 away)
- 1 game against each Bill Ohlhausen team (6 total: 6 home)
- 2 games against all-but-one Neil Murdoch team (9 total: 5 away, 4 home)
- 6 games against the other Eddie Mountain teams (24 total: 12 away, 12 home)
- Doug Birks Division
- 1 game against each Neil Murdoch team (5 total: 5 away)
- 1 game against each Eddie Mountain team (5 total: 5 home)
- 2 games against each Bill Ohlhausen team (12 total: 6 away, 6 home)
- 5 or 6 games against the other Doug Birks division teams (22 total: 11 away, 11 home)
- Bill Ohlhausen Division
- 1 game against each Neil Murdoch team (5 total: 5 home)
- 1 game against each Eddie Mountain team (5 total: 5 away)
- 2 games against each Doug Birks team (10 total: 5 away, 5 home)
- 4-5 games against the other Bill Ohlhausen teams (24 total:12 away, 12 home)
Home openers
| TEAM | Home Opener | Season Opener |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Mountain | ||
| Golden Rockets | Sep 20th VS Revelstoke | Sep 19th @ Columbia Valley |
| Columbia Valley Rockies | Sep 19th VS Golden | |
| Kimberley Dynamiters | Sep 26th VS Columbia Valley | Sep 19th @ Nelson |
| Fernie Ghostriders | Sep 19th VS Creston | |
| Creston Thundercats | Sep 20th VS Columbia Valley | Sep 19th @ Fernie |
| Neil Murdoch | ||
| Nelson Leafs | Sep 19th VS Kimberley | |
| Castlegar Rebels | Oct 3rd VS Creston | Sep 20th @ Grand Forks |
| Beaver Valley Nitehawks | Sep 19th VS Spokane | |
| Grand Forks Border Bruins | Sep 20th VS Castlegar | |
| Spokane Braves | Sep 26th VS Quesnel | Sep 19th @ Beaver Valley |
| Bill Ohlhausen | ||
| Osoyoos Coyotes | Sep 19th VS 100 Mile | |
| Princeton Posse | Sep 27th VS Castlegar | Sep 19th @ Kelowna |
| Merritt Centenials | Sep 26th VS Castlegar | Sep 19th @ Quesnel |
| Kelowna Chiefs | Sep 19th VS Princeton | |
| Revelstoke Grizzlies | Oct 18th VS Beaver Valley | Sep 19th @ Sicamous |
| Sicamous Eagles | Sep 19th VS Revelstoke | |
| Doug Birks | ||
| Chase Heat | Sep 20th VS Kamloops | Sep 19th @ Kamloops |
| Kamloops Storm | Sep 19th VS Chase | |
| 100 Mile House Wranglers | Oct 4th VS Merritt | Sep 19th @ Osoyoos |
| Williams Lake Mustangs | Sep 20th VS Merritt | |
| Quesnel River Rush | Sep 19th VS Merritt | |
Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenay Conference-Eddie Mountain Division | ||||||||
| y-Kimberley Dynamiters | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 201 | 121 | 80 |
| x-Fernie Ghostriders | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 133 | 118 | 15 |
| x-Golden Rockets | 23 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 152 | 172 | -20 |
| x-Columbia Valley Rockies | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 146 | 167 | -21 |
| e-Creston Valley Thundercats | 15 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 136 | 159 | -23 |
| Kootenay Conference-Neil Murdoch Division | ||||||||
| z-Beaver Valley Nitehawks | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 208 | 125 | 83 |
| x-Grand Forks Border Bruins | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 191 | 133 | 58 |
| x-Castlegar Rebels | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 135 | 151 | -16 |
| x-Spokane Braves | 15 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 130 | 181 | -51 |
| e-Nelson Leafs | 10 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 100 | 202 | -102 |
| Okanagan/Shuswap Conference-Bill Ohlhausen Division | ||||||||
| p-Revelstoke Grizzlies | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 191 | 108 | 83 |
| x-Princeton Posse | 30 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 193 | 136 | 57 |
| x-Kelowna Chiefs | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 184 | 159 | 25 |
| x-Merritt Centennials | 25 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 183 | 156 | 27 |
| e-Osoyoos Coyotes | 13 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 110 | 188 | -78 |
| e-Sicamous Eagles | 12 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 133 | 205 | -72 |
| Okanagan/Shuswap Conference-Doug Birks Division | ||||||||
| y-Kamloops Storm | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 201 | 133 | 68 |
| x-Williams Lake Mustangs | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 177 | 151 | 26 |
| x-Quesnel River Rush | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 172 | 153 | 19 |
| x-Chase Heat | 14 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 122 | 219 | -97 |
| e-100 Mile House Wranglers | 10 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 118 | 179 | -61 |
x-Clinched Playoffs c-Clinched the playoffs by crossing over into another division y-Clinched Division z-Clinched Conference p-Clinched best regular season record e-Eliminated from playoff contention
| Week | Eddie Mountain | Neil Murdoch | Bill Ohlhausen | Doug Birks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | GOL, KIM, CRE | 4 | GFB, BVN | 2 | KEL,REV | 3 | Kamloops | 4 |
| 2 | KIM, GOL | 6 | Grand Forks | 6 | Princeton | 6 | Kamloops | 6 |
| 3 | KIM,CRE,GOL | 8 | Beaver Valley | 8 | PRI, MER | 10 | Kamloops | 9 |
| 4 | Creston | 11 | Beaver Valley | 12 | Kelowna | 13 | Kamloops | 11 |
| 5 | Kimberley | 14 | Beaver Valley | 14 | KEL, PRI | 15 | Kamloops | 15 |
| 6 | Kimberley | 16 | Beaver Valley | 16 | KEL, PRI | 19 | Kamloops | 17 |
| 7 | Kimberley | 20 | Beaver Valley | 18 | Princeton | 21 | Kamloops | 21 |
| 8 | Kimberley | 24 | Grand Forks | 21 | Princeton | 27 | Kamloops | 25 |
| 9 | Kimberley | 26 | Grand Forks | 25 | Princeton | 28 | Kamloops | 29 |
| 10 | Kimberley | 28 | Beaver Valley | 30 | Princeton | 30 | Kamloops | 33 |
| 11 | Kimberley | 32 | Beaver Valley | 34 | Kelowna | 33 | Kamloops | 37 |
| 12 | Kimberley | 35 | Beaver Valley | 36 | Kelowna | 37 | Kamloops | 40 |
| 13 | Kimberley | 41 | Beaver Valley | 36 | Kelowna | 39 | Kamloops | 42 |
| 14 | Kimberley | 43 | Beaver Valley | 40 | KEL, PRI | 40 | Kamloops | 44 |
| 15 | Kimberley | 45 | Beaver Valley | 46 | PRI, REV | 42 | Kamloops | 46 |
| 16 | Kimberley | 47 | Beaver Valley | 46 | PRI, REV | 46 | Kamloops | 48 |
| 17 | Kimberley | 49 | Beaver Valley | 50 | Revelstoke | 50 | Kamloops | 52 |
| 18 | Kimberley | 53 | Beaver Valley | 52 | Revelstoke | 55 | Kamloops | 56 |
| 19 | Kimberley | 56 | Beaver Valley | 56 | Revelstoke | 57 | Kamloops | 58 |
| 20 | Kimberley | 60 | Beaver Valley | 58 | Revelstoke | 59 | Kamloops | 60 |
| 21 | Kimberley | 64 | Beaver Valley | 60 | Revelstoke | 63 | Kamloops | 62 |
| 22 | Kimberley | 66 | Beaver Valley | 64 | Revelstoke | 65 | Kamloops | 64 |
| 23 | Kimberley | 66 | Beaver Valley | 66 | Revelstoke | 69 | Kamloops | 66 |
Clinching timeline
January 10th, 2026
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks became the first team to clinch the 2026 Playoffs by virtue of Spokane's 3-2 overtime loss to Princeton.
January 16th, 2026
The Kimberley Dynamiters became the second team to clinch the 2026 Playoffs thanks to their 7-3 win at Golden.
The Kamloops Storm became the third team to clinch the 2026 Playoffs by defeating 100 Mile House 6-3
The Revelstoke Grizzlies became the fourth team to clinch the 2026 Playoffs by virtue of their 5-0 win against Osoyoos
The Princeton Posse became the fifth team to clinch the 2026 Playoffs by winning 4-2 against Kelowna
January 20th, 2026
By virtue of Spokane's loss the Grand Forks Border Bruins became the sixth team to clinch a playoff berth
January 23rd, 2026
The Kelowna Chiefs became the seventh team, and the third from the Bill Ohlhausen division to clinch the playoffs by defeating Castlegar
January 24th, 2026
The Quesnel River Rush, clinched the playoffs by virtue of their win over Chase, the eighth team to secure their playoff spot
January 25th, 2026
The Williams Lake Mustangs joined their Cariboo rivals in the playoffs by defeating Kelowna, the 9th team to make the playoffs.
January 30th, 2026
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks became the first team to clinch home-ice-advantage in the first round of the playoffs by virtue of their win over Osoyoos and Castlegar's loss to Fernie
The Merritt Centennials became the 7th team from the Okanagan/Shuswap conference to make the playoffs by defeating Sicamous and getting help from Beaver Valley
The Kamloops Storm became the second team to be guaranteed home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs by virtue of their home win against Revelstoke
February 6th, 2026
The Kimberley Dynamiters became the third team to be guaranteed home-ice-advantage, and the first to win their division by defeating Creston
The Castlegar Rebels became the third team from the Neil Murdoch Division, and the 11th overall to clinch a playoff berth
The Grand Forks Border Bruins, secured home-ice-advantage, making the Neil Murdoch Division, the first division with both home-ice-advantages decided
February 7th, 2026
The Fernie Ghostriders joined their division rival in the playoffs by defeating Columbia Valley
The Kamloops Storm became the second team to clinch a divisional title, by defeating Merritt on home ice, in front of their largest crowd to date.
The Williams Lake Mustangs and Quesnel River Rush became the first division semi-finals matchup to be confirmed, with home ice advantage to be decided in the coming weeks
February 10th, 2026
The Golden Rockets became the third team to clinch the playoffs
February 13th, 2026
The Fernie Ghostriders and Golden Rockets became the second division semi-finals matchup to be confirmed, home ice advantage will be determined in the following weeks
February 14th, 2026
The Spokane Braves clinched the playoffs for the first time since 2019/20 and are the fourth team from the Neil Murdoch to do so
The Nelson Leafs were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time in nearly forty years, in a season the saw Head Coach Barry Wolf fired, and General Manager Dale Hladun let go
The Revelstoke Grizzlies clinched home ice advantage, becoming the first team in the Bill Ohlhausen to do so.
February 17th, 2026
The Revelstoke Grizzlies defeated Sicamous to clinch the Bill Ohlhausen Division for the first time in franchise history
February 20th, 2026
The Merritt Centennials and the Revelstoke Grizzlies first round matchup was confirmed with Revelstoke owning home-ice advantage as the Division Champs
The Princeton Posse and Kelowna Chiefs secured their first round matchup with home ice advantage to be determined in the following week
February 21st, 2026
The Columbia Valley Rockies became the fourth team to clinch the Eddie Mountain playoffs, eliminating the Creston Valley Thundercats and confirming a first round matchup against Kimberley
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks clinched the Neil Murdoch Division, and a first round matchup against the Spokane Braves. This result also guaranteed a Grand Forks-Castlegar first round series, with Grand Forks having home-ice advantage
The Williams Lake Mustangs clinched home-ice advantage in their first round series against Quesnel
February 27th, 2026
The Fernie Ghostriders clinched home-ice advantage in their first round series against Golden.
The Princeton Posse became the 8th team to secure home-ice advantage in the first round.
The Revelstoke Grizzlies clinched both the Okanagan Conference and the Prestige trophy for the league's best record
February 28th, 2026
The Chase Heat rounded out the playoff field becoming the 16th and final team to clinch a playoff berth securing a first round matchup against Kamloops, while simultaneously eliminating 100 Mile House, Osoyoos and Sicamous
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks clinched the Kootenay Conference title
| Week | Team of the Week | Rookie of the Week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | Defencemen | Goaltender | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||||
| 1[10] | Liam Munro (CRE) | Luca D'Amore (KAM) | Travis Langlois (MER) | Russell Weatherhead (OSO) | Garrett Janzen (GFB) | Beck Boiteau (GOL) | Jake Murdoch (KIM)[11] |
| 2[12] | Peter Godley (CVR) | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Luke Davies (KIM) | Lukas Masters (CVR) | Logan Findlay (CRE) | Jaxson Dikur (WLM) | Shiva Singh (CHA)[13] |
| 3[14] | JP Desabrais (WLM) | Lynden Gorman (QUE) | Steven Foster (MER) | Kole Duquette (MHW) | Sam Chartres (BVN) | Brenner Fyfe (KAM) | Preston Shumate (BVN)[15] |
| 4[16] | Ollie Clement (BVN) | Toren Fron (QUE) | Connor Shymoniak (REV) | Landen Janz (MHW) | Chase Kunn (OSO) | Dawson Groen (MHW) | Dawson Groen (MHW)[17] |
| 5[18] | Lynden Gorman (QUE) | Justice Loewen (PRI) | Hayden Evans (FER) | Owen Bambrick (CRE) | Sam Dal Cin (KEL) | Leo den Besten (FER) | Owen Bambrick (CRE)[19] |
| 6[20] | Rylan Konecsni (KEL) | Justice Loewen (PRI) | Bryton Morrow (PRI) | Jake Kesler (KEL) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Austin Seibel (REV) | Chase Campbell (SIC)[21] |
| 7[22] | Brayden Schwartz (KIM) | Carter Hensch (CVR) | Hayden Selin (KAM) | Nate Turton (FER) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Leo den Besten (FER) | Ethan Torres (OSO)[23] |
| 8[24] | Luca D'Amore (KAM) | Bryton Morrow (PRI) | Will Bell (PRI) | Evan Murray (KEL) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Ryan Bain (CHA) | Maddox Popke (REV)[25] |
| 9[26] | Brayden Schwartz (KIM) | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Liam Munro (CRE) | Ben Edwards (GFB) | Declan Pocock (WLM) | Stanislav Stefaniv (CHA) | Gavyn Schaufele (QUE)[27] |
| 10[28] | Teghan Mullin (KAM) | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Brenden Stirbu (KEL) | Jack Bodel (BVN) | Ian George (QUE) | Tyler Picha (MER) | Brady Walker (BVN)[29] |
| 11[30] | Chase Campbell (SIC) | Spencer Bates (QUE) | Brenden Stirbu (KEL) | Johnny Lozeman (CVR) | Maddox DePasquale (GOL) | Kyan Gray (QUE) | Harrison Todd (CVR)[31] |
| 12[32] | Luca D'Amore (KAM) | Levi Astill (GFB) | Jake Neufeld (REV) | Tobin Mikkelsen (SPO) | Declan Pocock (WLM) | Leo den Besten (FER) | Dawson Butler (GOL)[33] |
| 13[34] | Jackson Roberts (GOL) | Levi Astill (GFB) | JP Desabrais (WLM) | Logan McCabe (GFB) | Dawson Rowse (WLM) | Thomas Samborski (GFB) | Shiva Singh (CHA)[35] |
| 14[36] | Hayden Iron Shirt (GOL) | Levi Astill (GFB) | Kaden Wilkins (MER) | Logan McCabe (GFB) | Ryan Neufeld (BVN) | Beck Boiteau (GOL) | Jaxson Dikur (WLM)[37] |
| 15[38] | Cameron Oien (SPO) | Isaiah Bagri (QUE) | Will Bell (PRI) | Tobin Mikkelsen (SPO) | Gairen Bona (MER) | Leo den Besten (FER) | Quinton Barton (SPO)[39] |
| 16[40] | Noah Paulsen (KAM) | Asher Lucas (WLM) | Aidan Hicks (CAS) | Wyatt Olson (KAM) | Declan Pocock (WLM) | Evan Leggett (CAS) | Austin Tellefson (GFB)[41] |
| 17[42] | Diego Cazac (QUE) | Jett Patola (REV) | Cooper Thompson (GOL) | Kieran Thibault (KAM) | Logan Findlay (CRE) | Jaiden Jakubowski (SPO) | Nicklas Wytrychowski (KAM)[43] |
| 18[44] | Brendan Kindlein (QUE) | Isaiah Bagri (QUE) | Hayden Evans (GFB) | Gairen Bona (GFB) | Teegan Mudryk (KAM) | Sam Saskiw (MER) | Gavyn Schaufele[45] |
| 19[46] | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Asher Lucas (WLM) | Bryton Morrow (PRI) | Logan McCabe (GFB) | Declan Pocock (WLM) | Jaxson Dikur (WLM) | Austin Tellefson (GFB)[47] |
| 20[48] | Lynden Donald-Gorman (QUE) | Carter Coutu (KIM) | Deegan Sellers (SPO) | Maddox Popke (REV) | Maddox Depasquale (GOL) | Stanislav Stefaniv (GOL) | Chase Campbell (SIC)[49] |
| 21[50] | Hayden Iron Shirt (GOL) | Luke Davies (KIM) | Rylan Davis (CAS) | Faris Meddeb (REV) | Kaelen Halowaty (OSO) | Austin Seibel (REV) | Jac Carli (CAS)[51] |
| 22[52] | Kaiden Sydenham (KEL) | JP Desabrais (WLM) | Aidan Hicks (CAS) | Kaidon Mah (CAS) | Trent Thiessen (WLM) | Jac Carli (CAS) | Ryder Hunt (OSO)[53] |
| 23[54] | Walker Overwater (REV) | Callum MacLean (MER) | Maddox Gandha (BVN) | Lukas Masters (MER) | Diego Smith (REV) | Kael Svenson (FER) | Callum McLean[55] |
| Division Semi Finals | |||||||
| Playoffs 1[56] | Walker Overwater (REV) | Ben Edwards (GFB) | Austin Seibel (REV) | Nicholas Clark[57] | |||
| Playoffs 2[58] | Will Bell (PRI) | Nathan Laforge (KIM) | Sam Saskiw (MER) | Karsten Hugenholtz[59] | |||
| Month | Top Forward | Top Defenceman | Top Goaltender | Top Rookie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September[60] | Luke Davies (KIM) | Garrett Janzen (GFB) | Michael Makowsky (SIC) | Connor Smith (BVN) |
| October[61] | Bryton Morrow (PRI) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Dawson Groen (MHW) | Owen Bambrick (CRE) |
| November[62] | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Brenner Fyfe (KAM) | Chase Campbell (SIC) |
| December[63] | Levi Astill (GFB) | Declan Pocock (WLM) | Thomas Samborski (GFB) | Noah Lawless (MER) |
| January[64] | Levi Astill (GFB) | Gairen Bona (WLM) | Jaxson Dikur (WLM) | Noah Lawless (MER) |
| February[65] | Peter Godley (CVR) | Declan Pocock (WLM) | Jac Carli (CAS) | Shiva Singh (CHA) |
| Award | Eddie Mountain Division Winner[66] | Neil Murdoch Division Winner[67] | Bill Ohlhausen Division Award Winner[68] | Doug Birks Division Award Winner[69] | Overall KIJHL award winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Luke Davies (KIM) | Brady Magarrell (BVN) | Will Bell (PRI) | Noah Paulsen (KAM) | TBA |
| Top Scorer | Luke Davies (KIM) and Hayden Iron Shirt (GOL) | Levi Astill (GFB) | Will Bell (PRI) | JP Desbrais (WLM) | TBA |
| Top Defenceman | Jackson Murphy (KIM) | Logan McCabe (GFB) | Jake Kessler (KEL) | Declan Pocock (WLM) | TBA |
| Top Goaltender | Leo den Besten (FER) | Jac Carli (CAS) | Austin Seibel (REV) | Brenner Fyfe (KAM) | TBA |
| Rookie of the Year | Hayden Iron Shirt (GOL) | Michiel Leenders (BVN) | Chase Campbell (SIC) | Shiva Singh (CHA) | TBA |
| Most Sportsmanlike players | Peter Godley (CVR) | Owen Dickson (BVN) | Mason Rudolph (OSO) | Alberto Kellgren (WLM) | TBA |
| Coach of the Year | Jed Houseman (GOL) | Terry Jones (BVN) | Jiri Novak (REV) | Tyrel Lucas (WLM) | TBA |
| General Manager of the Year | Derek Stuart (KIM) | Jesse Dorans (CAS) | Ryan Parent (REV) | Matte Kolle (KAM) | TBA |
Playoffs
The 2026 KIJHL Playoffs began on March 6th 2026, with all eight series in action. At the beginning of February the KIJHL quietly removed Teck as the sponsor of the playoffs and championship due to the contract expiring.
| Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | 2026 KIJHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| EM1 | Kimberley | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| EM4 | Columbia Valley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| EM1 | Kimberley | ||||||||||||||||||
| EM2 | Fernie | ||||||||||||||||||
| EM2 | Fernie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| EM3 | Golden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| NM1 | Beaver Valey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| NM4 | Spokane | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| NM1 | Beaver Valley | ||||||||||||||||||
| NM2 | Grand Forks | ||||||||||||||||||
| NM2 | Grand Forks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| NM3 | Castlegar | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| DB1 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| DB4 | Chase | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| DB1 | Kamloops | ||||||||||||||||||
| DB2 | Williams Lake | ||||||||||||||||||
| DB2 | Williams Lake | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| DB3 | Quesnel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| BO1 | Revelstoke | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| BO4 | Merritt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| BO1 | Revelstoke | ||||||||||||||||||
| BO2 | Princeton | ||||||||||||||||||
| BO2 | Princeton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| BO3 | Kelowna | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Series | Fri Mar 6 | Sat Mar 7 | Mon Mar 9 | Tue Mar 10 | Wed Mar 11 | Thu Mar 12 | Fri Mar 13 | Sat Mar 14 | Sun Mar 15 | Mon Mar 16 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIM/CVR | 6-1 KIM | 6-1 KIM | 4-1 KIM | 6-0 KIM | - | - | - | 4-0 KIM | |||
| FER/GOL | 5-3 FER | 4-2 FER | 3-5 GOL | 3-1 FER | 3-5 GOL | 5+-4 FER | - | 4-2 FER | |||
| BVN/SPO | 5-3 BVN | 6-5 BVN | 6-2 BVN | 5-1 BVN | - | - | - | 4-0 BVN | |||
| GFB/CAS | 5-2 GFB | 9-2 GFB | 4-1 GFB | 5-1 GFB | - | - | - | 4-0 GFB | |||
| KAM/CHA | 4-1 KAM | 6-3 KAM | 5-1 KAM | 4-2 KAM | - | - | - | 4-0 KAM | |||
| WLM/QUE[a] | 2-3+ QUE | 3-2 WLM | 2-3 QUE | 4-2 WLM | 3-2 WLM | 3-4 QUE | 3+-2 WLM | 4-3 WLM | |||
| REV/MER | 5+-4 REV | 5-0 REV | 4-3 REV | 0-3 MER | 2-4 MER | 7-2 REV | - | 4-2 REV | |||
| PRI/KEL | 3-4+KEL | 1-3 KEL | 2-3+KEL | 3-2 PRI | 6-3 PRI | 6-4 PRI | 6-3 PRI | 4-3 PRI | |||
| All series hosted in 2-2-1-1-1 format with start times at 7:00 pm local time. Higher seed listed first. +Indicates overtime period | |||||||||||
| Note: *if necessary. [a] due to ice time constraints in Williams Lake the series will be 2-3-2, Game 4 was suspended late in the first due to an on-ice incident the resumption was moved to March 12th. Game 6 was moved to march 15th as a result | |||||||||||
| Series | Fri Mar 20 | Sat Mar 21 | Mon Mar 23 | Tue Mar 24 | Wed Mar 25 | Fri Mar 27 | Sat Mar 28 | Mon Mar 30 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIM/FER | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5* | Game 6* | Game 7* | 0-0 Tie | |
| BVN/GFB | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5* | Game 6* | Game 7* | 0-0 Tie | |
| KAM/WLM | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5* | Game 6* | Game 7* | 0-0 Tie | |
| REV/PRI | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5* | Game 6* | Game 7* | 0-0 Tie | |
| All series hosted in 2-2-1-1-1 format with start times at 7:00 pm local time. Higher seed listed first. +Indicates overtime period | |||||||||
| Note: *if necessary | |||||||||
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Further reading
- "KIJHL league structure to change for 2026–27 season". kijhl.ca (Press release). Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.