Grand Forks Border Bruins
Grand Forks Border Bruins | |
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City | Grand Forks, British Columbia |
League | Kootenay International Junior Hockey League |
Conference | Kootenay |
Division | Neil Murdoch |
Founded | 1969 | –70
Home arena | Jack Goddard Memorial Arena |
Colours |
Black, gold and white |
General manager | Emery Olauson (previous Head Coach of the Fayetteville FireAnts) (2015-16) |
Head coach | Emery Olauson (2015-16) |
Website | www.borderbruins.ca/ |
Franchise history | |
1969-present | Grand Forks Border Bruins |
The Grand Forks Border Bruins are a junior ice hockey team based in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at the Jack Goddard Memorial Arena.
History
The Bruins have iced the most (40) teams since inception in 1969 and have only taken two Leave of Absences; in 1971–72, and 1986–87.
The 2015-16 KIJHL season marked the first time the Border Bruins made the playoffs in 18 seasons, with an impressive upset over the Castlegar Rebels, 4-2 in the Division Semifinals.
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 22, 2014.[1][2]
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
1969–70 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 0 | ― | 2 | 67 | 352 | 5th, KHL | |
1970–71 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 0 | ― | 18 | 4th, WKHL | |||
1971–72 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | ― | 18 | 143 | 247 | 5th, WKHL | |
1972–73 | Did not participate | |||||||||
1973–74 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | ― | 28 | 163 | 206 | 1st, West | Lost in Finals (Colts) |
1974–75 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 0 | ― | 28 | 187 | 201 | 3rd, West | |
1975–76 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 0 | ― | 22 | 152 | 190 | 4th, West | |
1976–77 | 44 | 13 | 31 | 0 | ― | 26 | 178 | 277 | 5th, West | |
1977–78 | 42 | 12 | 29 | 1 | ― | 25 | 172 | 243 | 5th, West | |
1978–79 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 0 | ― | 30 | 203 | 226 | 3rd, West | |
1979–80 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 0 | ― | 62 | 332 | 182 | 1st, West | |
1980-81 | 40 | 9 | 30 | 1 | ― | 19 | 216 | 340 | 5th, West | |
1981–82 | 42 | 7 | 34 | 1 | ― | 15 | 193 | 368 | 6th, West | |
1982–83 | 42 | 9 | 32 | 1 | ― | 19 | 210 | 353 | 6th, West | |
1983-84 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 0 | ― | 32 | 227 | 273 | 5th, West | |
1984-85 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 0 | ― | 8 | 199 | 401 | 7th, West | |
1985-86 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 0 | ― | 40 | 247 | 256 | 3rd, West | |
1986-87 | Did not participate | |||||||||
1987-88 | 42 | 3 | 38 | 1 | ― | 7 | 148 | 436 | 5th, West | |
1988-89 | 45 | 6 | 39 | 0 | ― | 12 | 179 | 389 | 6th, West | |
1989-90 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0 | ― | 44 | 227 | 195 | 3rd, West | |
1990-91 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | ― | 45 | 198 | 169 | 4th, West | |
1991-92 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 2 | ― | 42 | 208 | 188 | 3rd, West | |
1992-93 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 0 | ― | 74 | 336 | 115 | 1st, West | |
1993-94 | 40 | 13 | 25 | 2 | ― | 28 | 192 | 296 | 5th, West | |
1994-95 | 44 | 18 | 26 | ― | 0 | 36 | 191 | 231 | 3rd, West | |
1995-96 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 0 | ― | 46 | 206 | 170 | 3rd, West | |
1996–97 | 41 | 22 | 18 | 0 | ― | 45 | 188 | 174 | 3rd, Neil Murdoch | |
1997–98 | 50 | 12 | 37 | 1 | ― | 25 | 182 | 282 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
1998-99 | 50 | 11 | 36 | 3 | ― | 25 | 166 | 241 | 6th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
1999-00 | 46 | 18 | 25 | 3 | ― | 39 | 232 | 241 | 6th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2000-01 | 58 | 9 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 171 | 347 | 7th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2001-02 | 50 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 148 | 269 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2002–03 | 50 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 148 | 219 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2003–04 | 50 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 128 | 223 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2004–05 | 50 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 128 | 324 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2005-06 | 50 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 135 | 302 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2006-07 | 52 | 13 | 32 | ― | 7 | 33 | 156 | 257 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2007-08 | 52 | 18 | 29 | ― | 5 | 41 | 164 | 239 | 4th, Neil Murdoch: West | Did not qualify |
2008-09 | 52 | 11 | 39 | ― | 2 | 24 | 132 | 278 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2009-10 | 50 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 119 | 284 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2010-11 | 50 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 145 | 267 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2011-12 | 52 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 455 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2012-13 | 52 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 130 | 273 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2013-14 | 52 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 186 | 250 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2014-15 | 52 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 129 | 293 | 5th, Neil Murdoch | Did not qualify |
2015-16 | 52 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 145 | 184 | 3rd, Neil Murdoch | Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Nitehawks) |
2016-17 | 47 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 173 | 194 | 4th of 5 Neil Murdoch 12 of 20 - KIJHL | Lost Div Semifinal, 1-4 (Nitehawks) |
Playoffs
Records as of February 22, 2014.[3][4][5]
Season | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Finals |
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1997–98 | Did not qualify | |||
1998–99 | Did not qualify | |||
1999–00 | Did not qualify | |||
2000–01 | Did not qualify | |||
2001–02 | Did not qualify | |||
2002–03 | Did not qualify | |||
2003–04 | Did not qualify | |||
2004–05 | Did not qualify | |||
2005–06 | Did not qualify | |||
2006–07 | Did not qualify | |||
2007–08 | Did not qualify | |||
2008–09 | Did not qualify | |||
2009–10 | Did not qualify | |||
2010-11 | Did not qualify | |||
2011-12 | Did not qualify | |||
2012-13 | Did not qualify | |||
2013-14 | Did not qualify | |||
2014-15 | Did not qualify | |||
2015-16 | W, 4-2, Castlegar | L, 1-4, Beaver Valley | — | — |
NHL alumni
Awards and trophies
Most Sportsmanlike
- Craig Materi: 2004-2005
- Neil Eisenhut - 1984-85
Most Popular
- Kelly English - 1994-95
Most Valuable Player Peter Smith - 2008-Present
References
- ↑ KIJHL.ca, Final 2013-14 regular season standings.
- ↑ KIJHL.ca – Year end standings.
- ↑ KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ KIJHL.ca – 2013-14 playoff standings.
- ↑ KIJHL.ca, League champions.
External links
- Official website of the Grand Forks Border Bruins
- Official website of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
- Official website of the Cyclone Taylor Cup
- Official website of the Keystone Cup