Louis Adler of the Revelstoke Grizzlies is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network, as he stopped 54 of 56 shots in wins over the Spokane Braves and Castlegar Rebels. Adler had a 1.00 goals against average and a .964 save percentage. “Louis had a really good weekend giving us a […]
This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the goal leaders on each te am. Included will be game-winners (GWG), short-handed goals (SHG) and power-play (PPG). Last season, Keenan Ingram of the Columbia Valley Rockies led the league with 43 goals in 41 games. Osoyoos Coyote Coletyn Boyarski led with nine game-winners, and his teammate Carter […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – the KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, Emanuel Sequeira is on assignment somewhere on a Mexican beach so Mark Berry has the conn. He talks with newly acquired Storm player Nathan Bohmer and chats with Chase Heat Broadcaster Steve Smyth. To close out the podcast, Princeton Head Coach […]
Zack Andrusiak, a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alum (North Okanagan Knights – 2014-15 / Kamloops Storm – 2015-16), is among the top producing alumni in the pro ranks. Andrusiak is in his third season with the ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones, where he is second on the team in points with 34 in 32 games. […]
Kaelan Shelton (Columbia Valley Rockies), Eric Martin (Fernie Ghostriders) and Dawson Holitzki (Kamloops Storm) have been selected the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan. 7/24. Shelton – Top Forward – The St. Albert, Alta., product had three goals and three assists in […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 16th week of action for the 2023-24 regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on their performance over the past 10 games, including winning percentage. Revelstoke Grizzlies Last Week: 1 Record: 23-6-0 The Grizzlies began their Kootenay road trip with a […]
Teghan Mullin of the Kamloops Storm is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network, as he collected three assists in their 8-1 win against the Chase Heat. Storm General Manager Matt Kolle said in that game, much like his season, Mullin demonstrated the “very high hockey IQ” that has. “All his […]
With the season now shifting to the second half in 2024, Head Coach-GM’s have been asked to talk about their Most Valuable and Most Improved Players up to this point in this week’s KIJHL Notebook. It proved to be a challenging task for some, so other players are included as honourable mentions. Eddie […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, the Hudl Instat Goaltender of the Week is Josh Hager of the North Okanagan Knights. Emanuel Sequeira talks with him and Golden Rockets forward Dominic Fiorentino. Mark Berry has a great conversation with the “Voice of the Spokane Braves”, Greg Rentz […]
North Okanagan Knights alum Zac Funk, 20, is enjoying a career season with the WHL’s Prince George Cougars. Funk, who played for the Knights during the 2020-21 season, is second in the WHL with 65 points in 36 games. The Coldwater, B.C. product has a league-leading 37 goals. Funk has played a key part […]
