Looking at which teams are the most disciplined in the KIJHL

As we approach the midway point to the season, I thought it would be helpful to see which teams are the most disciplined in the league. I did this by looking at the number of games played, team PIM, and times shorthanded.

There are five sections to this post:

• Raw numbers
• PIM by number of Times Shorthanded
• Times Shorthanded by Games Played
• PIM by Games Played
• Ranking the most disciplined teams

First the raw stats on their own. In the order of team name.

TEAM	GP	TSH	PIM
100 Mile House Wranglers	26	159	487
Beaver Valley Nitehawks	24	101	347
Castlegar Rebels	25	128	476
Chase Heat	23	113	380
Columbia Valley Rockies	27	177	598
Creston Valley Thunder Cats	24	106	435
Fernie Ghostriders	24	101	416
Golden Rockets	26	140	414
Grand Forks Border Bruins	27	169	623
Kamloops Storm	26	119	367
Kelowna Chiefs	25	113	558
Kimberley Dynamiters	25	118	407
Nelson Leafs	23	123	416
North Okanagan Knights	26	153	444
Osoyoos Coyotes	23	97	369
Princeton Posse	24	134	502
Revelstoke Grizzlies	21	128	352
Sicamous Eagles	25	133	389
Spokane Braves	27	167	427
Summerland Steam	23	123	446

Next is the number of PIM by the number of Times Shorthanded. 

This number would suggest that the lower the number, the closer the team is to taking two minute penalties for each infraction. The larger suggests more four, five or ten minute penalties. In order from smallest to largest.

Rk	TEAM	PIM/SH
1	Spokane Braves	2.56
2	Revelstoke Grizzlies	2.75
3	North Okanagan Knights	2.90
4	Sicamous Eagles	2.92
5	Golden Rockets	2.96
6	100 Mile House Wranglers	3.06
7	Kamloops Storm	3.08
8	Chase Heat	3.36
9	Columbia Valley Rockies	3.38
10	Nelson Leafs	3.38
11	Beaver Valley Nitehawks	3.44
12	Kimberley Dynamiters	3.45
13	Summerland Steam	3.63
14	Grand Forks Border Bruins	3.69
15	Castlegar Rebels	3.72
16	Princeton Posse	3.75
17	Osoyoos Coyotes	3.80
18	Creston Valley Thunder Cats	4.10
19	Fernie Ghostriders	4.12
20	Kelowna Chiefs	4.94

This shows that the Spokane Braves are more disciplined in terms of not taking four, five or ten minute infractions. Whereas the Kelowna Chiefs are more likely to take lengthier penalties.

Now to the number of Times Shorthanded by the number of Games Played

This number suggests how many times in a game a team will be short-handed. The smaller the number, the least amount of PP opportunities they give an opponent. The larger, the more chances on the PP the opponent gets. In order of least to most.

Rk	TEAM	TSH/GM
1	Beaver Valley Nitehawks	4.21
2	Fernie Ghostriders	4.21
3	Osoyoos Coyotes	4.22
4	Creston Valley Thunder Cats	4.42
5	Kelowna Chiefs	4.52
6	Kamloops Storm	4.58
7	Kimberley Dynamiters	4.72
8	Chase Heat	4.91
9	Castlegar Rebels	5.12
10	Sicamous Eagles	5.32
11	Nelson Leafs	5.35
12	Summerland Steam	5.35
13	Golden Rockets	5.38
14	Princeton Posse	5.58
15	North Okanagan Knights	5.88
16	Revelstoke Grizzlies	6.10
17	100 Mile House Wranglers	6.12
18	Spokane Braves	6.19
19	Grand Forks Border Bruins	6.26
20	Columbia Valley Rockies	6.56

This shows that the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Fernie Ghostriders and Osoyoos Coyotes give their opponents the least amount of chances on the PP. Whereas Grand Forks Border Bruins and the Columbia Valley Rockies give their opponents plenty of chances on the PP.

Next is the amount of PIM by the number of Games Played

This shows how many PIM a team averages per game. The lower the less PIM per game, the larger the more PIM per game.

Rk	TEAM	PIM/GM
1	Kamloops Storm	14.12
2	Beaver Valley Nitehawks	14.46
3	Sicamous Eagles	15.56
4	Spokane Braves	15.81
5	Golden Rockets	15.92
6	Osoyoos Coyotes	16.04
7	Kimberley Dynamiters	16.28
8	Chase Heat	16.52
9	Revelstoke Grizzlies	16.76
10	North Okanagan Knights	17.08
11	Fernie Ghostriders	17.33
12	Nelson Leafs	18.09
13	Creston Valley Thunder Cats	18.13
14	100 Mile House Wranglers	18.73
15	Castlegar Rebels	19.04
16	Summerland Steam	19.39
17	Princeton Posse	20.92
18	Columbia Valley Rockies	22.15
19	Kelowna Chiefs	22.32
20	Grand Forks Border Bruins	23.07

This shows that Kamloops and the Beaver Valley Nitehawks have the least amount of PIM per game. Where as the Grand Forks Border Bruins have the most PIM per game.

Lastly, the most disciplined team

The goal, I believe for any team, would be to have fewer infractions, few PK's and less lengthy penalties.

This took the value of the rank in each of the previous categories, and ordered them by the least points. 

Rk	TEAM	PIM/SH	rank	TSH/GM	rank	PIM/GM	rank	TOTAL
1	Kamloops Storm	3.08	7	4.58	6	14.12	1	14
1	Beaver Valley Nitehawks	3.44	11	4.21	1	14.46	2	14
3	Sicamous Eagles	2.92	4	5.32	10	15.56	3	17
4	Spokane Braves	2.56	1	6.19	18	15.81	4	23
4	Golden Rockets	2.96	5	5.38	13	15.92	5	23
6	Chase Heat	3.36	8	4.91	8	16.52	8	24
7	Osoyoos Coyotes	3.80	17	4.22	3	16.04	6	26
7	Kimberley Dynamiters	3.45	12	4.72	7	16.28	7	26
9	Revelstoke Grizzlies	2.75	2	6.10	16	16.76	9	27
10	North Okanagan Knights	2.90	3	5.88	15	17.08	10	28
11	Fernie Ghostriders	4.12	19	4.21	1	17.33	11	31
12	Nelson Leafs	3.38	9	5.35	11	18.09	12	32
13	Creston Valley Thunder Cats	4.10	18	4.42	4	18.13	13	35
14	100 Mile House Wranglers	3.06	6	6.12	17	18.73	14	37
15	Castlegar Rebels	3.72	15	5.12	9	19.04	15	39
16	Summerland Steam	3.63	13	5.35	11	19.39	16	40
17	Kelowna Chiefs	4.94	20	4.52	5	22.32	19	44
18	Princeton Posse	3.75	16	5.58	14	20.92	17	47
18	Columbia Valley Rockies	3.38	9	6.56	20	22.15	18	47
20	Grand Forks Border Bruins	3.69	14	6.26	19	23.07	20	53

Kamloops Storm and the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, the numbers suggest are the most disciplined teams in the league.