The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the 11 student-athletes and an official selected to receive league bursaries for the 2024-25 season. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies. Next are the recipients from the Kootenay Conference. Logan Marsh – Game Official – Marsh […]
The Quest for the Teck Cup, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff championship, begins tomorrow. The Revelstoke Grizzlies are the defending Teck Cup champions. Below is a preview of each series. Kootenay Conference Neil Murdoch Division Grand Forks Border Bruins (1) Castlegar Rebels (4) Season Series: Border Bruins won 6-0. Series […]
The Princeton Posse lead the KIJHL with scoring the first goal in a game, having done it 30 times in 43 games. Next are the Revelstoke Grizzlies with 28 first goals in 42 games. The Merritt Centennials and Grand Forks Border Bruins are next with 26. The Fernie Ghostriders have 25. Here are the top-five […]
Alex Evin is excited to be back on a bench after a two-month break, that was long enough for him. The Castlegar native spent eight years with the BCHL’s Prince George Spruce Kings, where he won the BCHL’s Fred Page Cup in 2019. Evin joked about “getting bored” and the opportunity came to join the […]
We complete trade deadline coverage in this week’s KIJHL Notebook with the Kootenay Conference, as respective general managers share how it was for them and what they wanted to do to improve their respective rosters. Eddie Mountain Division Kimberley Dynamiters Nate Tillmanns (2005, F) acquired from Kamloops Head coach-general manager Derek Stuart wasn’t very […]
Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast This week on Top Shelf, the ine+nutrition player spotlight is with Tyler Burke of the Grand Forks Border Bruins. The alumni clip is with WHL’er Maddix McCagherty, all about the importance of his brief 2023 stint with the Kelowna Chiefs. Our Bench Boss segment features Nick Headrick, Castlegar […]
We’re on part 2 of the biggest win/individual performance or moment to end 2024 in the KIJHL Notebook, this week for Kootenay Conference teams. Eddie Mountain Division The Christmas Classic against the Fernie Ghostriders was a highlight for the Kimberley Dynamiters, said head coach-general manager Derek Stuart. “Just the environment and intensity surrounded by that, […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has 25 goalies with a save percentage of .902 and higher. That group begins with Kael Svenson of the Sicamous Eagles who has a .943 save rate in 482 minutes played. Mathis Perron of the Merritt Centennials completes that list and has played 605 minutes. Fifteen goalies have recorded […]
Kwentyn Oss (Castlegar Rebels), Graham Willey (Chase Heat) and Kael Svenson (Sicamous Eagles) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec.1/24. Oss – Top Forward- The Sherwood Park, Alta., native helped the Rebels earn a 5-2 win over the Nelson Leafs by scoring […]
The hockey community has once again shown its incredible heart. Last weekend, tragedy struck the Spokane Jr Chiefs when the family of player Patrick Carollo was involved in a car accident on their way to a Fernie tournament. Patrick’s sister, Amelia, lost her life, while his mother required multiple surgeries. Despite the heartbreak, the Chiefs […]
