Diego Cuglietta is getting acclimated to pro life in his second full season. The former Kamloops Storm forward says adjusting from college has been different, “but it’s been a lot of fun.” The Kamloops native began his pro career in the American Hockey League with the Texas Stars following a four-year career with Lake […]

  Expectations are for Campbell Arnold to be a top Western Hockey League goalie for the Spokane Chiefs. Despite having a longer layoff because of his injury last season, Chiefs head coach Adam Maglio says that the Nanaimo native is an extremely hard worker.   “He competes extremely hard. He’s a little smaller goalie (six-feet, […]

  Kris Mallette is ready to start his first full season behind the Kelowna Rockets bench as head coach. It will be a quick 24-game schedule and he says it has been an interesting season and start to his career. He had a small taste last year earning three wins in six games before the […]

  Former Creston Valley Thunder Cat Jake Livingstone is having a memorable rookie season with the Minnesota State Mavericks. Earlier this month, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced its 2020-21 all-conference teams and Livingston made the list for the WCHA All-Rookie Team, MSUMavericks.com reported. Livingstone has 4-9-13 in 25 games in his first season of […]

  Kimberley Dynamiter Noah Danforth noticed there weren’t a lot of opportunities to play collegiate hockey next season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current situation has created uncertainties for programs, which he says many weren’t really recruiting a lot. Because of that, the Edmonton native is grateful a shot came up with the Vancouver […]

The MindRight Society for Athletes is currently accepting applications for the Grant Sheridan Memorial Scholarship. The submission deadline on April 15, 2021. The Grant Sheridan Memorial Scholarship, named in memory of the longtime Kelowna Chiefs owner and general manager, is awarded each season to one Kootenay International Junior Hockey League player. For more information, visit […]

  The backbone of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats the last two seasons, goaltender Jaden Little, has signed with the B.C. Hockey League’s Coquitlam Express, the club announced on March 16.  On the heels of Little’s 20-year-old Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season being cancelled, and the announcement of the BCHL resuming play, he got […]

  Osoyoos Coyotes Levi Carter and Crae Dawson are part of the Penticton Vees’ 25-man roster for their shortened B.C. Hockey League season. Coyotes head coach Carter Rigby, a former Penticton Vee, connected with the Junior A organization to get the two area products an opportunity. Carter and Dawson are affiliate players.   “It looks […]

  Growing up in Valemount, B.C. Braden Smith’s dream to play in the Western Hockey League was planted every time his family was in Kamloops for minor hockey. Each time they were in the City of Tournaments, they checked to see if the Blazers were playing. Watching the Blazers created an inner fire in Smith […]

  Since joining the Bemidji State Beavers three years ago. Trail’s Ross Armour has been focused on developing into a well-rounded player. Armour, who spent a season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in 2014-15, says his time with the Beavers has been great because of the coaching staff […]