Kayde Kinaschuk of the Columbia Valley Rockies feels he’s had a very solid rookie season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. He’s happy with his consistency contributing to team success. The Calgary product credits his linemates for helping him produce. Kinaschuk, who turned 19 in December, last played a full season with the Calgary […]
Osoyoos Coyotes forward Jack Henderson looks poised to win the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League scoring championship. As the regular season nears completion on Feb. 19, Henderson has a seven point lead on Columbia Valley Rockies rookie Kayde Kinaschuk. While Henderson looks to land the Top Scorer crown, Kinaschuk is battling with Tristan Weill […]
Four more years. Castlegar Rebel Griffen Ryden is hoping to extend his hockey career by that many years as he joins the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder men’s hockey program next season. “It means a lot,” said Ryden, who will play in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. “It’s really nice to know that I […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the creation of the Jaxon Joseph Memorial Scholarship. One scholarship will be awarded annually in the amount of $2,500. Joseph started his junior hockey career in the KIJHL with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in 2015-16 before moving on to the B.C. Hockey League with […]
Max Newton is closing out his NCAA hockey career as a Hobey Baker Award nominee. In his second season with the Merrimack College Warriors, he leads the team in goals (12) assists (19) and points (31), and they are 15-12-1. Newton is one of 77 candidates on the voter list for the Hobey Baker […]
Former 100 Mile House Wranglers Luke Santerno and Clay Stevenson earned weekly awards by ECAC Hockey, for the week ending February 13. Santerno earned his second Driscoll Skating & Skills Player of the Week honour after a four point (3-1) weekend. He scored and assisted in a 7-1 win over Princeton on Friday, […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League finished its 18th week. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage and here is how they rank. Osoyoos Coyotes: (GP: 39 W: 31 L: 2 OTL: 2 SOL: 4) The Coyotes are KIJHL regular seasons champs after winning both their games, 8-2 versus […]
Trystan Self of the Kimberley Dynamiters along with Tristan Weill and Cole Waldbillig of the Summerland Steam have been named the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Feb. 13. Self – Top Goalie – The Calgary, Alberta product helped the Dynamiters earn two wins against the […]
Playing for the high-octane Osoyoos Coyotes, Jack Henderson is also the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s most lethal offensive threat. He came into the 2021-22 season with the confidence knowing he would be one of the top players in the league and wanted to be among the best in points. Heading into this weekend’s […]
The 2021-22 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season wraps up on Feb. 19 and there are still two playoff spots mathematically available. This week’s KIJHL Notebook connects with the leaders of each team to talk about how their respective teams are playing as the season comes to a close. Eddie Mountain Division Kayde […]
