Davidson, Levesque and Cunningham named Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week

    Joe Davidson (Nelson Leafs), Dain Levesque (Kelowna Chiefs) and Damon Cunningham (Sicamous Eagles) have been selected as the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Nov. 6, 2022. Davidson – Top Forward – The Nelson product had four goals and an assist in two games […]

Top Shelf Podcast for Nov. 4

Welcome to episode 10 of Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast. This week Top Shelf features Fernie Ghostrider, Ethan MacDuff, while co-host Mark Berry spoke with Nelson Leafs Head Coach Adam DiBella and the voice of the Chase Heat Steve Smyth. Enjoy!   Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – E10 – November 4 – MacDuff […]

KIJHL Notebook

  Before getting into the KIJHL Notebook, we want to give you a couple of facts about player and team performances. Three players in the KIJHL have earned a first star three times this season – they are Reed McLennan of the Fernie Ghostriders, Jordan Lario of the Golden Rockets and Ethan Shebansky of the […]

Steam’s Alyssa MacMillan KIJHL’s first female coach

  On Sept. 5, 2022 the Summerland Steam announced the hiring of Alyssa MacMillan as their new Assistant Coach and Director of Marketing and Advertising. MacMillan is the lone female coach in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the first female coach in the league. In the Steam release, MacMillan joins the hockey club after […]

Coaches, staff named for BCHC Prospects Game

The British Columbia Hockey Conference announced today the coaches and staff that will be a part of the first annual BCHC Prospects Game on Tuesday, November 22nd at the Sardis Sports Complex in Chilliwack, BC. The KIJHL’s Top Prospects team will be led by head coach Dave Hnatiuk, whose Grand Forks Border Bruins currently lead […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 6 (Nov. 1)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its sixth 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 collected three of four points last week to maintain their top spot in the […]

Former Leafs coach reflects on KIJHL-Canada East exhibition

Fifteen years ago on this date, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League assembled a team of its best players to play Team Canada East in a pre-tournament match-up in advance of the 2007 World Junior A Hockey Challenge co-hosted by Trail and Nelson. The coaching staff for the KIJHL All-Stars was led by Nelson Leafs […]