Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week: Nov. 14

Spencer Horning of the Kelowna Chiefs, Ethan Lawczynski of the Castlegar Rebels and Isaac Thomas of the Sicamous Eagles have been named the Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Nov. 14. Lawczynski – 1st Star- The Castlegar product earned three wins for his hometown team against the Nelson Leafs, Grand […]

KIJHL Notebook: Team Performance

  With most KIJHL teams now completed the quarter-mark of their 42-game schedule, we dig into how they have been performing in this week’s KIJHL Notebook.   Eddie Mountain Division Atop of the Eddie Mountain Division, the Columbia Valley Rockies have eight wins in 13 games. The Rockies earned a split last weekend, in which […]

KIJHLers in Junior A

  Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alumni are playing in Junior A leagues across Canada. In this report we recap how they are performing.     D-Cam Reid (Kimberley Dynamiters) has three assists in six games for the Cranbrook Bucks. The Kimberley product debuted in the BCHL last season with the Bucks, collecting three points […]

Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week: Nov. 7

Fernie Ghostriders McCoy Bidewell and Kyle Klein, along with Alex Ochitwa of the Osoyoos Coyotes are the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the week for the period ending Nov. 7. G- Bidewell – 1st Star – The Grande Prairie, Alberta native, who was named one of the KIJHL Stars of the […]

Rebuilding the Nitehawks

The 2021-22 Beaver Valley Nitehawks are built on local talent. That was the organization’s focus for this Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. Of their 23 players, only seven are not local. Terry Jones, Head Coach and General Manager of the Nitehawks, made 100 calls over the summer to players.  The only non-local recruit Jones […]

KIJHL Notebook: Team offence

  This Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season has seen lots of goals scored. Players are enjoying some impressive performances, including 12 have recorded hat-tricks, and there has been a four-goal performance. Through 90 KIJHL games as of Nov. 3, teams had combined for 584 goals. That’s an average of 6.49 goals per game. This […]

KIJHL 3 Stars of the Month: October

Jack Henderson and Payton McDonald-Corea of the Osoyoos Coyotes along with McCoy Bidewell of the Fernie Ghostriders have been named the KIJHL 3 Stars of the Month for October. Henderson – 1st Star – Henderson leads the KIJHL with eight goals and 18 points in nine games. The Quesnel product has had four multi-point games […]

KIJHL alumni report

  In our first KIJHL alumni report, we highlight players in the NHL, AHL, NCAA and WHL. Derek Ryan (Spokane Braves) has a goal in eight games with the Edmonton Oilers. In 353 career NHL regular season games, Ryan has 54 goals and 150 points. Jake Lucchini (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) leads the Belleville Senators of […]

Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week: Oct. 31

Grayson Chell and Cole Waldbillig of the Summerland Steam as well as McCoy Bidewell of the Fernie Ghostriders are the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Oct. 31. Chell – 1st Star- In three games, all wins for the Steam, Chell collected three goals and seven […]