It’s been a long journey to get to the KIJHL Teck Cup Championships, but it’s here. The Revelstoke Grizzlies punched their ticket for a shot at defending their title by sweeping the top team in the league – the Osoyoos Coyotes. The Nelson Leafs are fresh off of defeating the Kimberley Dynamiters in six […]

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has announced its Overall Award winners for the 2021/22 season. Honours have been handed out in seven categories: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player and Coach of the Year. The overall KIJHL winners were selected from the four […]

For the second time in the KIJHL’s history, the Nelson Leafs and Revelstoke Grizzlies will battle for the Teck Cup Championship. The last time the organizations faced each other was in 2009/10, with the Grizzlies winning. As the Junior Maple Leafs, Nelson won three championships in five finals appearances. They made their first appearance in […]

  Kayde Kinaschuk of the Columbia Valley Rockies has signed with the Neepawa Titans of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Kinaschuk, winner of the Top Scorer and Rookie of the Year awards for the Eddie Mountain division, finished second in points in the KIJHL with 33 goals and 54 points in 39 games.  “We are […]

  March 22, 2022   Leafs clinch series against Dynamiters in double OT Bryce Sookro had two points, including the biggest assist of his season with the Nelson Leafs as he teed up teammate Liam Noble for the game-winning goal in double overtime to defeat the Kimberley Dynamiters 2-1. Noble hammered a shot past Dynamiters […]

  Golden Rockets forward Aidan Ballance is the second KIJHL player to sign with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s expansion Niverville Nighthawks. Ballance was fourth on the Rockets in points with nine goals and 10 assist in 38 games. He added another three assists in four playoff games. “I had a pretty good year. I […]

  Brandon Weare and Brady Augot of the Revelstoke Grizzlies and Bryce Sookro of the Nelson Leafs have been named the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending March 20. Augot – Top Forward – The Whitecourt, Alberta product helped the Grizzlies sweep the Osoyoos Coyotes by […]

  Kayde Kinaschuk of the Columbia Valley Rockies, Bryce Sookro of the Nelson Leafs, Zakery Anderson of the Kamloops Storm and Tristan Weill of the Summerland Steam are the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League divisional Rookie of the Year winners. Kinaschuk – Eddie Mountain Division –  The Calgary, Alberta product had a tremendous rookie season […]

  Creston Valley Thunder Cats alumnus Jake Livingstone has been named the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Defenceman of the Year, as voted by league coaches. The league made the announcement today. Livingstone has racked up nine goals and 20 assists for 29 points and has played in all 39 games for the Mavericks this […]

  The KIJHL playoffs are two games into its third round as the Kimberley Dynamiters, Nelson Leafs, Revelstoke Grizzlies and Osoyoos Coyotes battle for their respective Kootenay and Okanagan Conference titles to punch their ticket to the Teck Cup Championship. This week’s KIJHL Notebook connected with a player from each team touching on the players’ […]