The Next Shift Network is a support and mentoring organization whose mission is to help elite athletes create game plans for life both IN and BEYOND sport. Next Shift does this by providing resources, support and connections that assist athletes in: optimizing their competitive skills and mindsets, recognizing and leveraging the skills, […]
Ethan MacDuff developed into an offensive forward over his three seasons with the Fernie Ghostriders scoring 45 goals, 56 assists for 101 points in 83 regular season games. His rookie season was impacted by COVID-19. Now, the Lloydminster, Alta., native is in his second season with the University of Southern Maine Huskies in NCAA Division […]
Nash Hilworth (100 Mile House Wranglers), Lukas Masters (Columbia Valley Rockies) and Devin Degenstein (Revelstoke Grizzlies) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan.19/25. Hilworth – Top Forward – The Jasper, Alta., native scored five goals and an assist in two games for […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 18th week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning. The Kimberley Dynamiters remain in the No.1 spot. Over the weekend, they earned a 5-4 shootout win […]
This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the trade deadline and how that day went for teams in accomplishing what they wanted to do to improve their respective rosters. Seven trades were completed on that day, while 11 were completed the day before. Bill Ohlhausen Division Princeton Posse Jonathan Ward (2005, F) signed. […]
Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast This week on Top Shelf, the ine+nutrition player spotlight is with Tyler Burke of the Grand Forks Border Bruins. The alumni clip is with WHL’er Maddix McCagherty, all about the importance of his brief 2023 stint with the Kelowna Chiefs. Our Bench Boss segment features Nick Headrick, Castlegar […]
Brayden Rotach, a rookie standout for the Castlegar Rebels, has earned this week’s Young Guns selection with a stellar performance that saw him collect three goals and three assists in three games. The Castlegar native contributed the offence in an 8-2 loss against the Grand Forks Border Bruins on Jan. 7, notching a goal and […]
Maddix McCagherty had a brief stint playing for his hometown Kelowna Chiefs during the 2022-23 season, producing eight points in seven games, after joining them in January from the WHL’s Swift Current Broncos. The next season, McCagherty was back with the Broncos, who then traded him to the Wenatchee Wild. This season McCagherty is seventh […]
SICAMOUS – The Sicamous Eagles are proud to announce the hiring of Shawn Webb as their new Head Coach/GM replacing Liam McOnie, who has moved up to the WHL as the assistant coach for the Kelowna Rockets. “We are so fortunate he has agreed to step forward now and lead the team, working with assistant […]
Levi Astill (Grand Forks Border Bruins), Russell Kosec (Grand Forks Border Bruins) and Landon Garbitt (Golden Rockets) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan. 12/25. Astill – Top Forward – The Edmonton native netted five goals and added seven assists in two […]
