Fernie Ghostriders

Fernie Ghostriders
City	Fernie, British Columbia
League	Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Founded	1991, Joined KIJHL in 2004
Home Arena	Fernie Memorial Arena
Colours	Red and Black
GM/Coach	Aaron Wilbur
Captain	Scott Traverse

The Fernie Ghostriders are a Canadian Junior 'B' ice hockey team from Fernie, British Columbia playing in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Their home ice is the Fernie Memorial Arena. The team takes its name from the Ghost Rider, an iconic shadow that appears on Mount Hosmer and is visible from the city. Mount Hosmer appears on the team's current logo.

History

The Fernie Ghostriders have been around in some variety since 1991. The team was a charter member of the Southern Division of the now-defunct Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League, which was a Junior 'A' league, taking a year of absence in 1992-93. They won their RMJHL Southern Division in 1993-94.

When the RMJHL went defunct in 1999, Fernie was the only Canadian team in the league. That year, the Ghostriders joined the America West Hockey League, winning the championship in the 1999-00 season with a record of 48-8-2, and made an appearance in the Gold Cup National Championship.

The Ghostriders were US Junior National Gold Cup Bronze Medal Winners in 2003.

They played in the NAHL for one season before their move down, but their franchise rights were sold to a Kalamazoo, Michigan based group.

Ghostriders Win The 2007 championship

The Ghostriders won their division for the 2005/06 season, but failed to beat the Beaver Valley Nitehawks for the rights to play in the championship game. The Ghostriders won the 2006-07 KIJHL Championship, but did not fare as well in the Cyclone Taylor Cup, losing all of their games.

2006-07 Champ Photo

The Ghostriders won the 2007-08 KIJHL Championship again, And won Bronze in the Cyclone Taylor Cup.

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	L	T	OT	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
2004-05	50	17	28	1	4	167	220	39	4th Division
2005-06	50	35	9	3	3	223	137	76	1st Division	Lost In 4th Round
2006-07	52	38	10	-	4	254	245	80	1st Division	Champions
2007-08	52	32	17	-	3	184	145	67	1st Division	Champions
2008-09	52	30	15	-	7	172	153	67	2nd Division	Lost in 3rd round

DNQ denotes "did not qualify"

Notable alumni

• Frank Banham, who currently plays right wing for Red Bull Salzburg EC of the Austrian Hockey League
• Wade Dubielewicz, Who currently plays Goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets
• David LeNeveu, Who currently plays Goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks
• Dan Smith, Who currently plays defenceman for the Columbus Blue Jackets

External links

• 2008-09 KIJHL standings
• Ghostriders Roster
• Ghostriders Official Website
• The KIJHL Internet Network
• The "Web Home" page for the KIJHL