North Okanagan Knights

The North Okanagan Knights are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Bill Ohlhausen Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at Nor-Val Centre.

North Okanagan Knights
CityArmstrong, British Columbia, Canada
LeagueKootenay International Junior Hockey League
ConferenceOkanagan/Shuswap
DivisionBill Ohlhausen
Founded2009 (2009)–10
Home arenaNor-Val Centre
ColoursBlack, purple, aluminum and white
       
Owner(s)Canada Dean Keller
General managerCanada Liam McOnie (2018)
Head coachCanada Liam McOnie (2021)
CaptainCanada Bryan Brew (2021)
Website
Franchise history
2009–presentNorth Okanagan Knights


History


The Knights joined the KIJHL in 2009, but finished dead-last in the Okanagan Division with a record of 11-35-0-4, missing the playoffs. In 2010-11, the Knights joined the new Doug Birks Division, but finished last again, losing 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs to Revelstoke. For 2011-12, the Knights improved to third place in the Doug Birks Division, with a record of 35-16-0-1, before losing to Kamloops in the first round of the playoffs. The following year the Knights won the Doug Birks Division for the first time, and reached the league championship series, losing in six games to Castlegar. For 2013-14, the Knights were moved to the Okanagan Division, following the relocation of the Okanagan Division's Penticton Lakers to 100 Mile House. They finished fourth in their new division, but defeated the division champions Summerland Steam in seven games in the first round, before losing to Osoyoos. In 2014-15, the Knights struggled immensely, finishing with a record of 6-41-1-4, and failed to make the playoffs. The following year, the Knights compiled a 14-30-3-0-5 record, finishing fourth in the Okanagan Division. They lost, 0-4, to Osoyoos in the first round.



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 February 18, 2012.[1][2]

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2009-1050113504261492507th, OkanaganDid not qualify
2010-1150183011381461984th, Doug BirksLost Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Grizzlies)
2011-1252351601712021653rd, Doug BirksLost Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Storm)
2012-1352341422722141491st, Doug BirksLost in Finals, 1-4 (Rebels)
2013-1452242602501681954th, OkanaganLost division finals, 1-4 (Coyotes)
2014-15526411417932355th, OkanaganDid not qualify
2015-1652143035361161594th, OkanaganLost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2016-174715292133119167 4th of 5 Okanagan
15th of 20 - KIJHL		Lost Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Coyotes)
2017-184714263435110174 5th of 5 Okanagan
16th of 20 - KIJHL		Did not qualify
2018-194916330032129197 5th of 5 Okanagan
17th of 20 - KIJHL		Did not qualify
2019-204913301532110174 4th of 5 Bill Ohlhausen
18th of 20 - KIJHL		Lost Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Chiefs)
2020–213020111017Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-224210250727106166 5th of 5 Bill Ohlhausen
17th of 19 - KIJHL		Did not qualify
2022-234422160650143144 3rd of 5 Bill Ohlhausen
13th of 19 - KIJHL		Won Division Semifinals, 4-1 (Coyotes)
Lost division finals 1-4 (Posse)

Playoffs

Records as of March 3, 2023.[3][4][5]

SeasonDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference FinalsKIJHL Championship
2009–10Did not qualify
2010-11L, 1-4, Revelstoke———
2011-12L, 3-4, Kamloops———
2012-13W, 4-1, KamloopsW, 4-0, SicamousW, 4-3, OsoyoosL, 1-4, Castlegar
2013-14W, 4-3, SummerlandL, 1-4, Osoyoos——
2014-15Did not qualify
2015-16L, 0-4, Osoyoos———
2016-17L, 0-4, Osoyoos———
2017-18Did not qualify
2018-19 Did not qualify
2019-20 L, 1-4, Kelowna — — —
2020-21 Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2021-22 Did not qualify

References
  1. KIJHL.ca, Regular season standings 2011–2012. Archived 2013-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. KIJHL.ca – KIJHL Final Standings.
  3. KIJHL.ca, Playoff Bracket 2011–2012. Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "KIJHL.ca – Playoff Records". Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. KIJHL.ca, Past KIJHL League Champions.
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