The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 13th 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: 3 Record: 20-5-0 The Grizzlies defeated the North Okanagan Knights 4-2 in […]
Kamloops Storm Head Coach Jan Ludvig broke into the NHL in 1982-83 with the New Jersey Devils. He played in the NHL until 1988-89 with the Buffalo Sabres and finished with 54 goals and 87 assists for 141 points in 314 career games with both organizations. Now Ludvig’s son John, a former Storm player, […]
Owen Dewitt of the Sicamous Eagles is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network, as he scored four goals in two games. It’s the second time that Dewitt is selected as a Young Guns. Dewitt netted a hat-trick against the Chase Heat on Dec. 5, his second of the season, and […]
As the Christmas break nears for most Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, the KIJHL Notebook focuses on their play while touching on recent player acquisitions for some teams. Eddie Mountain Division Kimberley Dynamiters Head Coach-GM Derek Stuart is happy that players are starting to understand their roles and has everyone contribute as they’ve won […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, the Hudl Instat Forward of the Week is Jonathan Ward of the Princeton Posse. Emanuel Sequeira talks with him and Fernie Ghostrider defenceman Cole Fisher. Mark Berry talks with the “Voice of the Grand Forks Border Bruins”, Kevin McKinnon about the Bruins […]
The American Collegiate Hockey Association released its Division 1 men’s team rankings. In the top-five are Adrian College, Minot State University, University of Central Oklahoma, University of Jamestown and University of Nevada-Las Vegas, which all feature Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alumni. Adrian College (16-2-1) has Noah Decottignies (CV Rockies, Beaver Valley Nitehawks), Peyton […]
from washingtoncapitals.com The Washington Capitals have re-signed goaltender Clay Stevenson, a 100 Mile House Wranglers alum, to a three-year, $2.325 million contract, the Capitals announced today. The first year of Stevenson’s contract will be a two-way contract ($750,000/$200,000), while the second and third years will be a one-way contract ($775,000). Stevenson, 24, has posted a […]
Jonathan Ward (Princeton Posse), Andrew Morris (Chase Heat) and Jozef Kuchaslo (Revelstoke Grizzlies) have been selected the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec 10. Ward – Top Forward – The Kamloops product helped the Posse earn a pair of wins with a […]
Tristan Weill (Kimberley Dynamiters), Sam Lewis (Kamloops Storm) and Nate Glenn (Columbia Valley Rockies) have been selected as the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for November. Weill – Top Forward – The West Kelowna product helped the Dynamiters win seven of their nine games as he scored […]
Melissa Brunn, a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League linesperson since 2019, started officiating in her hometown of Kamloops in 2014. Nine years later, and back at home, she was presented with the Hockey Canada Golden Whistle for working the 2023 Women’s World Championship D1 in Suwon, South Korea. She has also received the Silver […]
