Kennedy, Grishin and Hall named Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week

    Trevor Kennedy (Chase Heat), Eithan Grishin (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Levi Hall (Golden Rockets) have been selected as the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Oct. 30, 2022. Kennedy – Top Forward – The Kamloops product led the Heat with three goals and six […]

Harrington left lasting mark on KIJHL

The Sunbowl Arena in Osoyoos was a second home for Jim Harrington. He lived across the street from it. “He was so happy that Osoyoos had a team and there were many different versions of it,” said Patricia Pearson-Harrington, of her father Jim, a former Kootenay International Junior Hockey League executive member on the community […]

Top Shelf Podcast for Oct. 28

Episode 9 of Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast features an interview with Luke Chakrabarti of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats, while co-host Mark Berry connects with Larry Read, the play-by-play voice of the Kamloops Storm. And Top Shelf talks to people close to former KIJHL executive Jim Harrington to honour him after his sudden […]

KIJHL Notebook

  Twelve hat-tricks have been scored in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season play as of Oct. 26, with the last being scored on Oct. 22. Coletyn Boyarski of the Osoyoos Coyotes and Luke Chakrabarti of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats have each recorded two. Both of them recorded four goals recently.  Last season […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 5 (Oct.23)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its fifth week of regular season action for the 2022-23 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide after. The Revelstoke Grizzlies keep their top spot in the Power Rankings. They lost their first game in […]

Chakrabarti, Edwards and Shebansky named Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week

  Luke Chakrabarti (Creston Valley Thunder Cats), Ben Edwards (Grand Forks Border Bruins) and Ethan Shebansky (Grand Forks Border Bruins) have been selected as the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Oct. 23, 2022. Chakrabarti – Top Forward – For the second straight week, the Whiterock, […]

Top Shelf Podcast for Oct. 21

Episode 8 of Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast catches up with Summerland Steam second-year forward Austin Cameron, while host Mark Berry chats with Scott Campbell, the voice of the Sicamous Eagles, and Princeton Posse Head Coach Mark Readman.   Top Shelf; The KIJHL Podcast – E8 – October 21 – Cameron – Readman – […]

KIJHL Notebook

There have been many impressive team and player performances this season and this week’s KIJHL Notebook touches on what players from the respective teams did over the weekend, including some of the games during this week. Bill Ohlhausen Division The Princeton Posse improved to 6-2 on the season with a pair of wins against the […]

Grizzlies alum DeSouza shutting down WHL foes for Rockets

  Jackson DeSouza loved his time in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with the Revelstoke Grizzlies. While it was a short time, as he only played two games in the 2020-21 season that was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a lot of fun. DeSouza loved his time in Revelstoke so much that […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 4 (Oct.16)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its four week of regular season action for the 2022-23 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide after. The Revelstoke Grizzlies remain at the top of the Power Rankings. They have yet to lose in […]