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The Ninth Season 2001 - 2002 FINAL KIJHL LEAGUE STANDINGS (2001/02) |
OKANAGAN SHUSWAP |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Sicamous Eagles |
50 |
43 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
88 |
330 |
148 |
1,848 |
Revelstoke Grizzlies |
50 |
35 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
75 |
278 |
149 |
3,031 |
Summerland Sting |
50 |
30 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
64 |
205 |
182 |
2,433 |
Enderby Ice Kings |
50 |
15 |
30 |
5 |
0 |
35 |
172 |
222 |
2,226 |
Osoyoos Storm |
50 |
7 |
36 |
3 |
4 |
21 |
137 |
302 |
2,265 |
NEIL MURDOCH |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Beaver Valley Nite Hawks |
50 |
37 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
78 |
266 |
138 |
2,222 |
Castlegar Rebels |
50 |
35 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
76 |
260 |
162 |
2,610 |
Nelson Leafs |
50 |
19 |
22 |
5 |
4 |
47 |
172 |
199 |
2,549 |
Spokane Braves |
50 |
16 |
28 |
5 |
1 |
38 |
156 |
209 |
1,993 |
Grand Forks Border Bruins |
50 |
10 |
35 |
2 |
3 |
25 |
148 |
269 |
2,301 |
EDDIE MOUNTAIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Columbia Valley Rockies |
50 |
29 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
63 |
234 |
208 |
2,637 |
Kimberley Dynamiters |
50 |
21 |
20 |
4 |
5 |
51 |
195 |
206 |
2,061 |
Creston Valley Thunder Cats |
50 |
16 |
25 |
4 |
5 |
41 |
190 |
249 |
2,133 |
Golden Rockets |
50 |
10 |
32 |
5 |
3 |
28 |
148 |
248 |
1,724 |
Season Summary
The 2001-02 KIJHL added two new teams, the Kimberley Dynamiters and the Summerland Sting, then realigned the League into three Divisions. The Revelstoke Grizzlies were shifted into the newly created OKANAGAN SHUSWAP Division. Enderby's team name changed (from North Okanagan Kings) to ENDERBY ICE KINGS and Osoyoos became the OSOYOOS STORM (instead of Osoyoos Heat). The League down-sized to a 50 game schedule plus playoffs, stayed with OTL and reinstated displaying each team's penalty minutes.
The Grizzlies exchanged their four year BCHL affiliation with the Merritt Centennials for one with the Vernon Vipers. GM Larry Black said, "The last four years with Merritt have been wonderful, but from a geographical point of view, its a lot easier for us to affiliate with Vernon which is closer."
The Grizzlies lost their favorite assistant coach, Randy Merritt, as the CPR posted Randy to a new out-of-town position. Jesse Anchikoski, who played in the KIJHL for Enderby when Rob Boyd was in charge of the Kings, came aboard as the new Assistant Coach.
2001-02 Grizzlies had a somewhat successful season. The rivalry between Revelstoke and Sicamous intensified. Last season the Grizzlies took 1st place, 19 points ahead of the Eagles but this season the Eagles reversed the placing by finishing on top, 11 points ahead of the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies had eight returning veterans and treated their fans with an impressive 19 home-game wins while losing just 4 and tying 2. Three of the home-ice losses were to arch-rival Sicamous and the other was to Summerland. The tie games were with Sicamous and Castlegar.
On the road the Grizzlies were equally impressive racking up 16 wins, 6 losses with 2 ties and 1 overtime loss. The Grizzlies topped the League in penalty minutes, accumulating over 3,000 minutes. Kevin Coutts who missed just one regular season game was the Grizzlies top scorer and took the Okanagan Shuswap Divison scoring title with 36 goals and 41 assists for 77 points. Two other Grizzlies finished in the Division's top ten: Paul Girodat, 34G & 22A for 56 points and Scott Sinclair, 19G & 33A for 52 points.
Kevin Coutts was third overall in League scoring, just one point behind Creston's Darryl Adams (35G & 43A) and Beaver Valley's Jake Morrissette was first with 49G & 40A for 89 points.
At season's end the Grizzlies goaltending duo of Elron Lilgert and Jordan Pehr ranked 6th overall in League goaltending.
The Grizzlies dominated every team in the League except for Sicamous. The Grizzlies had a perfect 8 win record against Eddie Mountain teams, outscoring them 59 to 18. Versus the Neil Murdoch the Grizzlies were 8W - 1T - 1L, outscoring them 49 to 23. Their one loss was in Beaver Valley (3-1). In their new Okanagan Shuswap Division the Grizzlies versus Enderby Ice Kings were 7 and 1, outscoring them 49 to 20, versus Osoyoos Storm: 7W and 1L, outscoring them 58 to 17, versus Summerland Sting: 5W - 1L - 2T, outscoring them 37 to 23. But against the Sicamous Eagles the Grizzlies managed only 2 points by going winless with 1T - 6L - 1OTL and were outscored 26 - 48.
The Grizzlies Season Schedule:
Schedule Of Home Games |
Schedule Of Away Games |
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W |
Sept 21 |
13 |
vs |
Rockets |
1 |
L |
Sept 15 |
2 |
at |
Eagles |
4 |
|
W |
Sept 22 |
7 |
vs |
Kings |
4 |
W |
Sept 16 |
5 |
at |
Rebels |
4 |
|
W |
Oct 19 |
5 |
vs |
Sting |
3 |
W |
Sept 29 |
8 |
at |
B Bruins |
2 |
|
L |
Oct 24 |
6 |
vs |
Eagles |
9 |
L |
Sept 30 |
1 |
at |
N Hawks |
3 |
|
W |
Oct 28 |
5 |
vs |
N Hawks |
3 |
W |
Oct 5th |
11 |
at |
Storm |
1 |
|
W |
Nov 2nd |
8 |
vs |
Braves |
0 |
W |
Oct 7th |
4 |
OT |
Leafs |
3 |
|
W |
Nov 9th |
6 |
vs |
Kings |
3 |
W |
Oct 9th |
8 |
at |
Kings |
1 |
|
W |
Nov 17 |
10 |
vs |
Storm |
1 |
L |
Oct 17 |
2 |
at |
Eagles |
3 |
|
W |
Dec 7th |
8 |
vs |
Rockies |
4 |
W |
Oct 26 |
6 |
at |
Sting |
2 |
|
W |
Dec 9th |
13 |
vs |
T Cats |
3 |
L |
Nov 4th |
1 |
at |
Kings |
3 |
|
W |
Dec 14 |
6 |
vs |
Dynamiters |
2 |
W |
Nov 10 |
3 |
at |
Rockets |
1 |
|
W |
Dec 22 |
7 |
vs |
Sting |
5 |
L |
Nov 14 |
3 |
OT |
Eagles |
4 |
|
W |
Jan 5th |
8 |
vs |
Kings |
3 |
T |
Nov 18 |
1 |
at |
Sting |
1 |
|
T |
Jan 11 |
3 |
vs |
Rebels |
3 |
W |
Nov 24 |
7 |
at |
Rockies |
4 |
|
L |
Jan 12 |
1 |
vs |
Sting |
3 |
W |
Nov 30 |
5 |
at |
T Cats |
1 |
|
W |
Jan 16 |
10 |
vs |
Kings |
1 |
W |
Dec 1st |
4 |
at |
Dynamiters |
2 |
|
W |
Jan 25 |
8 |
vs |
Storm |
5 |
W |
Dec 15 |
5 |
at |
Storm |
3 |
|
L |
Jan 26 |
4 |
vs |
Eagles |
11 |
T |
Dec 21 |
4 |
at |
Sting |
4 |
|
W |
Feb 1st |
3 |
vs |
Leafs |
2 |
W |
Jan 6th |
5 |
at |
Storm |
1 |
|
W |
Feb 2nd |
5 |
vs |
Storm |
0 |
L |
Jan 9th |
2 |
at |
Eagles |
8 |
|
T |
Jan 9th |
3 |
vs |
Eagles |
3 |
L |
Jan 27 |
4 |
at |
Storm |
5 |
|
L |
Feb 22 |
4 |
vs |
Eagles |
6 |
W |
Feb 12 |
4 |
at |
Kings |
3 |
|
W |
Feb 23 |
6 |
vs |
Sting |
3 |
W |
Feb 15 |
5 |
at |
Kings |
2 |
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| W-19 L-4 T-2 GF-166 GA-80 | W-16 L-6 T-2 GF-112 GA-69 | |||||||||||
Revelstoke Grizzlies 2001 - 2002
(Final Roster & End of Regular Season Stats)
# |
GOALIES |
GPG |
GAA |
SV% |
PIM |
1 |
Elron Lingert |
18 |
2.923 |
90.11 |
- |
30 |
Jordan Pehr |
27 |
3 |
89.77 |
- |
# |
PLAYER |
GP |
G |
A |
T |
PIM |
2 |
Dedrick Alec |
36 |
1 |
10 |
11 |
182 |
3 |
Matt Ringheim "A" |
50 |
8 |
38 |
46 |
178 |
4 |
Brent McAfee "A" |
41 |
7 |
26 |
33 |
45 |
5 |
Aaron Agnew |
49 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
119 |
7 |
Matt Parker |
49 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
106 |
8 |
Stu Middleton "A" |
35 |
6 |
16 |
22 |
331 |
9 |
Nathan Zurak |
47 |
5 |
17 |
22 |
137 |
10 |
Croft Kurka |
45 |
26 |
16 |
42 |
116 |
11 |
Tanner Murray "C" |
45 |
13 |
13 |
26 |
231 |
15 |
Paul Girodat |
47 |
34 |
22 |
56 |
147 |
16 |
Kevin Coutts "A" |
49 |
36 |
41 |
77 |
207 |
17 |
Scott Dafoe |
47 |
13 |
13 |
26 |
204 |
18 |
Kevin Richardson |
13 |
8 |
18 |
26 |
16 |
19 |
Dan Robinson |
49 |
19 |
25 |
44 |
114 |
20 |
Scott Sinclair |
48 |
19 |
33 |
52 |
247 |
21 |
Matt Ross |
23 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
Bill Preston |
47 |
18 |
33 |
51 |
71 |
23 |
Jordan Holloway |
25 |
10 |
9 |
19 |
44 |
24 |
Scott Elstad |
41 |
10 |
25 |
35 |
148 |
27 |
Brandon Hill |
39 |
15 |
27 |
42 |
95 |
28 |
Aaron Volpatti (AP) |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
Team Captain: Tanner Murray
COACHING STAFF - 2001/02 SEASON | ||
Coach:
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Assistant Coach:
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Trainer:
Equipment:
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General Manager: Larry Black
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THE ALL STAR GAME:
Held in Golden, Saturday, January 19th, 2002.
Representing the Revelstoke Grizzlies: Forwards CROFT KURKA, KEVIN COUTTS & SCOTT SINCLAIR. Defencemen MATT RINGHEIM & SCOTT ELSTAD, Goaltender JORDAN PEHR.
THE SCORE: EDDIE MOUNTAIN (Visitors) 5 - NEIL MURDOCH (Home) 7
SKILLS COMPETITION:
Top Goaltender: Top Goaltender JORDAN PEHR
ALL STAR GAME SCORE: EDDIE MOUNTAIN 15 - NEIL MURDOCH 6 The Grizzlies were grouped into the Eddie Mountain Division All Stars. KEVIN COUTTS scored 1 goal and earned 1 assist. CROFT KURKA had 2 assists and SCOTT SINCLAIR 1 assist. JORDAN PEHR tended goal for the 2nd period, stopping 14 shots and allowing 1 goal.
KIJHL YEAR END LEAGUE AWARDS: From the OKANAGAN SHUSWAP DIVISION three Grizzlies were selected.
MOST SPORTSMANLIKE PLAYER: Bill Preston
TOP GOALTENDER: Jordan Pehr
TOP SCORER: Kevin Coutts
The KIJHL was identified as the top Junior B League in North America and the REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES had the distinctive record for having the largest fan support in the League.
Other Players Before January 10
# |
PLAYER |
GP |
G |
A |
T |
PIM |
18 |
Jesse MacKenzie |
21 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
76 |
12 |
Cam Best |
20 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
Ken Pozzo |
14 |
9 |
4 |
19 |
35 |
28 |
Jason Ludvig |
10 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
Derek Mariash |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
21 |
|
21 |
Dustin Floyd |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
42 |
27 |
Jeff Toth |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
28 |
Justin Todd |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
# |
GOALTENDERS BEFORE CUT |
GPG |
GAA |
SV% |
PIM |
|
30 |
Andrew Bosworth |
9 |
2.581 |
90.41 |
- |
2 |
30 |
Jeremy Kwok |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
Danny Stein |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Revelstoke Grizzlies Meet Summerland Sting In Division Semi-Finals:
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DIVISION SEMI-FINALS |
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(Revelstoke Grizzlies vs Summerland Sting) Game 1. At Revelstoke Feb. 26, 2002 Tues.
Game 2. At Revelstoke Feb. 27, 2002 Wed.
Game 3. In Summerland March 1, 2002 Fri.
Game 4. In Summerland March 2, 2002 Sat.
Grizzlies Win series against Summerland Sting 4 - 0 |
At the end of regular season play:
The 2nd place Grizzlies meet the 3rd place Sting. The Grizzlies won 5, lost 1 and tied 2 of the 8 regular season games played with the Sting, outscoring them 37 to 23.
Semi-Finals Series Summary
Game 1 in the Forum: (Final Score Grizzlies 11 - Sting 2)
The Grizzlies set the game pace by exploding for 5 1st period goals, 2 shorthanded and one on the power play to take a 5-1 lead. The 2nd period was all Grizzlies as they scored 4 unanswered goals and in the 3rd the Grizz added 2 more to the Stings 1 goal.
Grizzlies scorers: 1st period:
1 Dan Robinson (Nathan Zurak & Aaron Agnew)
2 Kevin Richardson (Kevin Coutts)
3 Bill Preston PP (Matt Ringheim & Scott Sinclair)
4 Dan Robinson SH
5 Tanner Murray SH (Aaron Agnew & Scott Elstad)
Grizzlies scorers: 2nd period:
6 Scott Sinclair (Paul Girodat & Nathan Zurak)
7 Aaron Volpatti (Tanner Murray & Croft Kurka)
8 Aaron Agnew PP (Bill Preston & Paul Girodat)
9 Kevin Richardson (Brandon Hill & Kevin Coutts)
Grizzlies scorers: 3rd period:
10 Scott Dafoe (Nathan Zurak & Tanner Murray)
11 Paul Girodat PP (Bill Preston & Matt Ringheim)
In Goal for Grizzlies: Jordan Pehr
Shots on Goal: Grizzlies 35 - Sting 34
PIM: Grizzlies 40" - Sting 26"
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Game 2 In The Forum: (Final Score Grizzlies 9 - Sting 3)
Again the 1st period decided the game, with the Grizzlies jumping to a 4-1 lead. Both teams exchanged 2nd period goals and in the 3rd the Grizzlies added four more goals to take a two game series lead. Bill Preston and Paul Girodat each had a hat-trick plus 1 assist. Scott Sinclair had two goals and 3 assists.
Grizzlies scorers: 1st period:
1 Scott Sinclair (Paul Girodat)
2 Paul Girodat (Scott Sinclair & Nathan Zurak)
3 Bill Preston SH (Kevin Coutts)
4 Bill Preston (Scott Sinclair & Matt Parker)
Grizzlies scorers: 2nd period:
5 Scott Sinclair (Bill Preston)
Grizzlies scorers: 3rd period:
6 Paul Girodat (Scott Sinclair)
7 Bill Preston PP (Matt Ringheim & Matt Ross)
8 Kevin Richardson (Matt Ringheim)
9 Paul Girodat PP (Kevin Coutts)
In Goal for Grizzlies: Jordan Pehr
Shots on Goal: Grizzlies 37 - Sting 14
PIM: Grizzlies 68 Sting 63
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Game 3 In Summerland: (Final Score Grizzlies 5 - Sting 4)
A closer game with each team scoring three power play goals. The 1st period ended tied at 1-1 and the Grizzlies ended the 2nd leading 3-2. Midway in the 3rd the game was tied 4-4 until Kevin Coutts, on the power-play, scored the Grizzlies winner with 55 seconds left in the game.
Grizzlies scorers: 1st period:
1 Brandon Hill PP (Kevin Coutts)
Grizzlies scorers: 2nd period:
2 Kevin Coutts PP (Brandon Hill & Matt Ringheim)
3 Scott Sinclair (Bill Preston & Paul Girodat)
Grizzlies scorers: 3rd period:
4 Brandon Hill (Dan Robinson & Kevin Richardson)
5 Kevin Coutts PP (Kevin Richardson & Brandon Hill)
In Goal for Grizzlies: Jordan Pehr
Shots on Goal: Grizzlies 32 - Sting 39
PIM: Grizzlies 38 Sting 32
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Game 4 In Summerland: (Final Score Grizzlies 3 - Sting 1)
The Stings lone goal came early in the 3rd period and the Grizzlies took the series four straight.
Grizzlies scorers: 1st period:
1 Paul Girodat (Aaron Agnew)
2 Scott Dafoe (Croft Kurka & Matt Ringheim)
Grizzlies scorers: 2nd period:
No Scoring
Grizzlies scorers: 3rd period:
3 Tanner Murray (Scott Dafoe & Croft Kurka)
In Goal for Grizzlies: Jordan Pehr
Shots on Goal: Grizzlies 31 - Sting 20
PIM: Grizzlies 32 Sting 30
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SEMI-FINAL PLAYOFF POINTS vs SUMMERLAND
# |
PLAYER |
GP |
G |
A |
T |
PIM |
18 |
Paul Girodat |
4 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
22 |
Bill Preston |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
20 |
Scot Sinclair |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
25 |
16 |
Kevin Coutts |
4 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
Matt Ringheim |
4 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
27 |
Brandon Hill |
4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
27 |
18 |
Kevin Richardson |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
Nathan Zurak |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
Aaron Agnew |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
Tanner Murray |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
19 |
Dan Robinson |
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