Columbia Valley Rockies
Encyclopedia
The Columbia Valley Rockies are a junior ice hockey
team based in Invermere, British Columbia
, Canada
. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
(KIJHL). They play their home games at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.
Champions.
The team was founded by Eddie Mountain, of whom a KIJHL division was recently named. The team won three straight KIJHL championships in the late 1980s and in 1989 took home the Cyclone Taylor Cup
under the direction of Tom Renney
, who went on to coach the Vancouver Canucks
and Team Canada.
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 Invermere, British Columbia
Invermere, British Columbia
Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. With its growing permanent population of almost 4,000 , swelling to near 40,000 on summer weekends, it is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden, and Cranbrook...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They are members of the Eddie Mountain 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 Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.
History
The Rockies are the 1987-88, 1988–89, 1989-90 KIJHL Champions. The Rockies are also the 1989 Cyclone Taylor CupCyclone 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.
The team was founded by Eddie Mountain, of whom a KIJHL division was recently named. The team won three straight KIJHL championships in the late 1980s and in 1989 took home the 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...
under the direction of Tom Renney
Tom Renney
Thomas Renney is a Canadian ice hockey Head Coach for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He has previously coached the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks....
, who went on to coach the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
and Team Canada.
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 | OTL | T | GF | GA | Pts | PIM | Results | Playoffs |
| 2005-06 | 50 | 26 | 20 | 4 | - | 200 | 174 | 56 | 1770 | 3rd, Eddie Mountain | Lost in Division Semifinals |
| 2006-07 | 52 | 22 | 26 | 4 | - | 194 | 217 | 48 | 1590 | 4th, Eddie Mountain | Lost in Division Semifinals |
| 2007-08 | 52 | 15 | 33 | 4 | - | 137 | 187 | 34 | 1546 | 3rd, Eddie Mountain: East | Lost in Division Semifinals |
| 2008-09 | 52 | 19 | 24 | 9 | - | 178 | 215 | 47 | 1511 | 5th, Eddie Mountain | Did not qualify |
| 2009-10 | 50 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 354 | 11 | 1307 | 5th, Eddie Mountain | Did not qualify |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 243 | 26 | 1435 | 5th, Eddie Mountain | Did not qualify |
NHL alumni
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