Heading into the third weekend of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season, Connor Hovelkamp of the Nelson Leafs and Ashton Gallagher of the Sicamous Eagles are the lone players to record hat-tricks. Five goalies have had shut out performances, starting with Brenner Fyfe of the Kamloops Storm with a 43-save effort, Evan Leggett […]
Castlegar Rebels goalie Ethan Lawczynski has moved onto to play for the University of Alberta Golden Bears in USPORTS this fall. As a 20-year-old, the Castlegar native recorded nine wins with a .910 save rate and a 3.35 goals against average. Over four seasons with his hometown Rebels, Lawczynski had 30 wins in 97 career […]
Castlegar Rebels head coach Nick Headrick is looking to improve on a 20-win season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Neil Murdoch division. The second-year bench boss provides insight on the team and players in their Quick Shift team preview. KIJHL: What should fans be excited about when it comes to this […]
Hockey Canada has announced that its board of directors has approved a Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM) pilot project for the 2024-25 season, following an extensive proposal submitted in collaboration from its four Western Members, their respective Junior A hockey leagues and the Western Hockey League (WHL). The WCDM pilot project focuses on strengthening the […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, the Teck Cup Champion’s captain Brady Schwab joins Emanuel Sequeira to talk about the Revelstoke Grizzlies and their championship run. Then we talk scholarships and bursaries with Ethan Lawczynski of the Castlegar Rebels and Kaleb Percival of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the 12 student-athletes who competed during the 2023-24 season that it has selected to receive league bursaries. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies. We begin with the recipients from the Kootenay Conference. Kaden Slobodian – Fernie […]
What a great start to the KIJHL Teck Cup playoffs. Nine games have gone to overtime and one double overtime. This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on areas of team and individual performances. Eddie Mountain Division The Fernie Ghostriders have themselves within a victory of advancing to the second round after their 2-1 double overtime […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Teck Cup playoffs begin today. The Kimberley Dynamiters will be looking to defend their title, while the Princeton Posse have their sights on winning their first league championship after repeating as President’s Cup regular season champions. This week’s KIJHL Notebook highlights previous playoff experience and stats that some […]
Who doesn’t like goals? This week’s KIJHL Notebook highlights each team’s top snipers. Before getting into that, on Tuesday night, the Creston Valley Thunder Cats gave the goal judge plenty of work in a 14-3 victory over the Spokane Braves. Austin McLean was credited with the eventual winning goal as he scored to give […]
Congratulations to C. Tuck for winning this year’s Rebels Annual 50/50 draw. The winning ticket takes home a prize of $8,095! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets this year to support the Castlegar Rebels. We really appreciate your assistance with our fundraising efforts.
