Thirteen Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams have scored in the first minute of a period this season, for a total of 24 goals. The Columbia Valley Rockies lead with four first-minute goals, followed by the Spokane Braves and Summerland Steam with three. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Fernie Ghostriders, Kelowna Chiefs and Nelson Leafs […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf … our Emanuel Sequeira talks with one of the Hudl Instat Players of the Week, Goaltender Nate Glenn from the Columbia Valley Rockies. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ Kaleb Percival was Defenceman of the Week while teammate Roan Crowe was Forward of […]
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alumni Harmon Laser-Hume (Creston Valley Thunder Cats) and Kenneth Marquart (Osoyoos Coyotes) have been named the SaskTel Goalie of the Week for Oct. 9-15 in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The SJHL decided to reward the Flin Flon Bombers tandem as they had nearly identical numbers. Both goaltenders let […]
Roan Crowe and Kaleb Percival (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) along with Nate Glenn (Columbia Valley Rockies) have been selected as the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Oct. 15. Crowe – Top Forward – The Claresholm, Alberta product helped the Nitehawks win their four road […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its fourth weekend of action for the 2023-24 regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage and their performance over the past 10 games. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks remain the lone undefeated team in the league and improved to 7-0 by […]
Princeton Posse goalie Nathan Preston is this week’s Young Guns selection. After allowing the opening goal to the Grand Forks Border Bruins in the first period, he finished with 29 saves for a 3-1 win. It’s the second victory for the Penticton native. Preston, 17, had a .967 save percentage with a 1.00 goals […]
Revelstoke Grizzlies goalie Jozef Kuchaslo recorded his second shutout of the season against the Columbia Valley Rockies. It’s the 11th career regular season shutout for the Mission, B.C. native in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. As a rookie, he had four shutouts. Last season, his first as a starter, he had five. Will […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This week, KIJHL Commissioner Jeff Dubois joins Mark to discuss the two big announcements this week. Emanuel Sequeira talks with one of the Hudl Instat Players of the Week, Ethan Shebansky from the Grand Forks Border Bruins. The Summerland Steam’s Brayden Gosselin was Defenceman of the Week […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, along with BC Hockey, the Pacific Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League are pleased to announce that the Kimberley Dynamiters will host the 2024 BC Hockey Junior A Championships from April 18-21, 2024. This four-team tournament will follow the same format as the Cyclone Taylor […]
The wait to celebrate the Spokane Braves 50th anniversary season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in 2023-24 is almost over. The Braves will celebrate the milestone during their third home game when the 100 Mile House Wranglers visit the Eagles Ice Arena on Friday, Oct. 13. The Braves had their home opener on […]
