Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week: Feb. 27

  Hayden Stocks of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Cole Waldbillig of the Summerland Steam and Ethan Lawczynski of the Castlegar Rebels have been named the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week. Stocks – Top Forward – The Edmonton, Alberta product helped the Nitehawks take a 3-1 series lead on the […]

KIJHL Coach of the Year

  Derek Stuart, Mario DiBella, Geoff Grimwood and Carter Rigby were named Coach of the Year by Kootenay International Junior Hockey League for their respective divisions earlier in the week. Each of them shared what the recognition means to them and more. Stuart – Eddie Mountain – “It’s always nice to get recognized by your […]

Wranglers alumnus Stevenson getting NHL attention

  Clay Stevenson who played for the 100 Mile House Wranglers in 2016-17 is catching attention of NHL teams for his play with the Dartmouth Big Green. The former Wrangler, who moved onto the BCHL with the Coquitlam Express was talked about on the Donnie and Dhali The Team show on CHEK-TV.   .@DhaliwalSports talks […]

Ghostriders’ Mitchell commits to Oregon Ducks

  In the last two years, Nick Mitchell has seen two of his dreams come true. One has been playing for his hometown Fernie Ghostriders. He grew up going to games  and always wanted to be a Ghostrider. He was such a big fan that he created his own YouTube channel when he was younger. […]

Coyotes alum Tuck in Hobey Baker consideration

  Braeden Tuck of the Sacred Heart University Pioneers is having a season that has made him one of 77 nominees representing 42 NCAA schools for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, as college hockey’s best player. Being in that group is “obviously pretty cool” Tuck said, an alum of the Osoyoos Coyotes, his second time […]

Coyotes win President’s Trophy

The Osoyoos Coyotes are the KIJHL President’s Trophy winners. It’s the third time in franchise history that the Coyotes have finished first overall. The first time they won was in their inaugural season, 2010-11. They captured their second regular season championship in 2014-15.

KIJHL Power Rankings: Week 19

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League finished its 19th week, concluding the regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage and here is how they rank. Osoyoos Coyotes: (GP: 42 W: 33 L: 3 OTL: 2 SOL: 4) The Coyotes closed out the regular season by winning two […]

KIJHL Divisional Award Winners Announced

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has announced its Divisional Award winners for the 2021/22 season. Honours have been awarded in seven categories for the Doug Birks, Eddie Mountain, Neil Murdoch and Bill Ohlhausen divisions: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player and Coach of the […]

Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week: Feb. 20

  Gage Reimer of the Sicamous Eagles, Ethan McKinley of the Osoyoos Coyotes and Bhavin Serown of the 100 Mile House have been named the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Feb. 20. Reimer – Top Goalie – The Medicine Hat, Alberta product stopped all 35 […]

First Round of KIJHL Playoffs begin Tuesday

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has released its first round playoff schedule, with postseason games beginning Tuesday, February 22nd. As many as 56 first round games may be played by the 16 qualifying teams, with the round set to end no later than Thursday, March 3rd. The second round will begin on Friday, March […]