Playoff Musings & Predictions

Trying to keep my heart out of these predictions, because obviously I would pick Kimberley to win it all. So in trying to stick with the facts, these are my predictions for the 2015 KIJHL Playoffs.

Division Winners

• Okanagan Division: Osoyoos Coyotes - 1st in Division, 1st in Conference, 1st in KIJHL, 1st in Power Rankings
• Doug Birks Division: Chase Heat - 2nd in Division, 3rd in Conference, 9th in KIJHL, 5th in Power Rankings
• Neil Murdoch Division: Beaver Valley Nitehawks - 1st in Division, 2nd in Conference, 3rd in KIJHL, 4th in Power Rankings
• Eddie Mountain Division: Fernie Ghostriders - 1st in Division, 1st in Conference, 2nd in KIJHL, 3rd in Power Rankings

Conference Winners

• Okanagan/Shushwap Conference: Osoyoos Coyotes
• Kootenay Conference: Fernie Ghostrders

League Champions

• Osoyoos Coyotes - in the past if a team was the top Power Ranked team and top in team the KIJHL, they won the league title.

Dark Horses

• Kootenay Conference: Kimberley Dynamiters - 2nd in Division, 3rd in Conference, 4th in KIJHL, 2nd in Power Rankings.
• The Dynamiters are poised to be a team that could deliver surprises and upsets at the Division and Conference level. Come into playoffs with 10 game winning streak.
• Okanagan/Shushwap Conference: Summerland Steam - 2nd in Division, 3rd in Conference, 8th in KIJHL, 7th in Power Ranking

Team that could prove me wrong

• Kamloops Storm - 1st in Division, 2nd in Conference, 5th in KIJHL, 6th in Power Rankings
• They could emerge as tops from their division

Coming in Hot! (Super Dark Horse)

• 100 Mile House - Hottest team on Power Rankings coming into the Playoffs. 3rd in Division, 5th in Conference, 10th in KIJHL, 15th in Power Rankings (+10pts from previous month)
• They could possibly disrupt my pick, especially with the top ranked fan base KIJHL.