While it was a short time, it was a good time for Andrew Smiley in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with the Osoyoos Coyotes. The Calgary, Alta., product didn’t get the finish he hoped for in his final junior hockey season, but joining the Coyotes helped him secure his future. Smiley is heading […]

  Castlegar Rebel Mason Hartman talks about what practices have been like and where he has improved. Hartman is in his second season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. He broke into the league with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Check out his video. This video was recorded while maintaining the safety protocols and proper […]

  The North Okanagan Knights are among a few Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams still running practice. Defenceman John Kalmakoff, Tyson McCaig and goalie Jacob Dubinsky give insight in this video on what practises have been like and where they continue to improve. Watch the video below.

  Montrose natives Kellen and Connor Jones played one season with their hometown Beaver Valley Nitehawks in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in 2006-07. Kellen, a seventh round pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 2010 is playing in Sweden for Vasterviks IK in HockeyAllsvenskan with twin brother Connor, who played four games with the […]

  Castlegar Rebel Andrew Rennie is continuing his hockey career with the University of Toledo Rockets. The Rockets play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division (ACHA) I. The Rockets won a national championship in 1992 and competed for two other championships in 2015 and 2018. Rennie says joining the program means a lot and […]

  Playing for the Kelowna Chiefs last season helped Ryan Antonakis secure a commitment to play hockey with the University of New England (UNE) next fall. Antonakis enjoyed his time with the Chiefs in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, saying it was one of the best cities to play junior hockey in “with the […]

  Looking back on his two seasons with the Sicamous Eagles, Nathan Plessis says they were a big step for him. The Salmon Arm native, who plays in the National Collegiate Athletic Association with the Brown University Bears, says he missed most of his first year of midget hockey because of a broken arm. The […]

  Changes are happening with the Sicamous Eagles.  As new general manager Ron Sleeman and head coach Gerald Bouchard take the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League organization in a new direction, they do it while building on the legacy that Wayne March created over 26 years.   “He did a great job,” says Sleeman.   […]

  While the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season came to a disappointing end, some organizations have decided to keep operating, holding practises for its players. We connected with a few coaches to find out how they are pushing the players. In Castlegar, the focus with the Rebels remains on individual skills and tactics. Coach-GM […]

Published by The Nelson Daily Rob Wright, hockey player and coach, tennis enthusiast, horseman, family man and downright a great person who would give anyone the shirt off his back, died of cancer Sunday at Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson. Wright, who spearheaded the recent development of the new Nelson Tennis Club facility above L.V. […]