The Beaver Valley Nitehawks are a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...

 team based in Fruitvale, British Columbia

Fruitvale, British Columbia

Fruitvale is a village located in south-eastern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region.It is located 16 km east of the city of Trail along Highway 3B.-Geography:...

, Canada

Canada

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. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League

Kootenay International Junior Hockey League

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...

 (KIJHL). They play their home games at Beaver Valley Arena.

History

The Nitehawks are the 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2004 KIJHL Champions. They are also the 1997, and 2001 Cyclone Taylor Cup

Cyclone Taylor Cup

The Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament serves as the British Columbia Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The annual tournament is held amongst the champions of British Columbia's three Junior B ice hockey leagues, as well as a host team...

 Champions.

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, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1981-82	42	19	23	0
211	270	38		4th, West	Lost to Trail
1982-83	42	21	20	1
235	232	43		2nd, West
1983-84	40	25	14	1
237	219	51		2nd, West
1984-85	40	13	27	0
204	255	26		6th, West
1985-86	40	12	28	0
201	288	24		5th, West
1986-87	42	4	38	0
157	383	8		4th, West
1987-88	42	15	27	0
205	230	30		4th, West
1988-89	45	24	21	0
205	223	48		3rd, West
1989-90	40	16	24	0
169	220	32		6th, West
1990-91	40	24	16	0
209	163	48		3rd, West
1991-92	38	21	14	3
200	191	45		2nd, West
1992-93	42	16	26	0
226	306	32		5th, West
1993-94	40	18	21	1
206	262	37	2415	3rd, West	Lost to Nelson
1994-95	44	14	28
2	172	203	32	1764	5th, West
1995-96	42	14	27	1
159	228	29	2035	4th, West	Lost To Castlegar
1996-97	41	26	11	4
193	147	54	1738	1st, West	KIJHL Champions
1997-98	50	29	18	3
228	204	61	2145	1st, West
1998-99	50	37	11	2
219	139	76	2584	1st, Neil Murdoch	KIJHL Champions
1999-00	46	30	13	3
287	174	63	2001	2nd, Neil Murdoch
2000-01	58	45	7	3	3	338	180	96		1st, Neil Murdoch	KIJHL Champions
2001-02	50	37	9	3	1	266	138	78	2222	1st, Neil Murdoch
2002-03	50	42	7	1	0	269	118	85	2008	1st, Neil Murdoch	KIJHL Champions
2003-04	50	39	9	2	0	239	133	80	2282	1st, Neil Murdoch	KIJHL Champions
2004-05	50	35	10	3	2	255	143	75	2159	1st, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Finals
2005-06	50	35	10	3	2	263	159	75	2280	1st, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Finals
2006-07	52	35	14
3	229	162	73	1278	2nd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Conference Finals
2007-08	52	32	12
8	211	175	72	1674	2nd, Neil Murdoch: West	Lost in Division Finals
2008-09	52	26	16
6	182	170	58	1935	3rd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semifinals
2009-10	50	23	22	1	4	202	203	51	1486	4th, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Leafs Nelson Leafs The Nelson Leafs are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League... )
2010-11	50	32	13	1	4	202	170	69	1632	2nd, Neil Murdoch	Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Rebels Castlegar Rebels The Castlegar Rebels are a junior ice hockey team based in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League... )

NHL alumni

Cody Franson Cody Franson Cody Franson is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League... Kevin Koopman

Adam Deadmarsh Adam Deadmarsh Adam Deadmarsh is a former Canadian-American professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings. He is currently an Assistant Coach to Joe Sacco for the Avalanche... Steve McCarthy Steve McCarthy Steve McCarthy is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the ZSC Lions of National League A.-Playing career:...

Barret Jackman Barret Jackman Barret Jackman is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:Jackman was selected by the St...

Neil Eisenhut Neil Eisenhut Neil R. Eisenhut is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League in the mid-1990s....

External links

• Official website of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks
• Official website of the KIJHL
• Official website of the Cyclone Taylor Cup
• Official website of the Keystone Cup