Kelowna Chiefs host Osoyoos in KIJHL opener

The Kelowna Chiefs will open their Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season at home on Saturday night.

Kelowna will host the Osoyoos Coyotes at Rutland Arena in a 7:00 p.m. game.

The 21-team league’s regular season began Friday with the Coyotes taking on the 100 Mile House Wranglers on the road.

There are four divisions in the league: Osoyoos and Kelowna in the Bill Ohlhausen Division, as well as the Princeton Posse, Revelstoke Grizzlies, Sicamous Eagles and former long-time BCHL team, the Merritt Centennials.

The Quesnel River Rush are another new team in the league this season.