Grizzlies claim KIJHL Teck Cup championship

    The Grizzlies captured their fifth KIJHL Teck Cup championship with a 7-1 victory over the Ghostriders at the Fernie Memorial Arena in front of 700 spectators. Daniel Wittenberg opened the scoring and captain Brady Schwab’s 2-0 goal proved to be the eventual winner. The Ghostriders broke Jozef Kuchaslo’s shutout bid with seven seconds […]

Kootenay Conference Bursary recipients

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the 12 student-athletes who competed during the 2023-24 season that it has selected to receive league bursaries. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies.   We begin with the recipients from the Kootenay Conference. Kaden Slobodian – Fernie […]

Schwab, Fyfe & Kuchaslo named KIJHL 3 Stars

      Brady Schwab (Revelstoke Grizzlies), Kesler Fyfe (Revelstoke Grizzlies) 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 April 7/24. Schwab – Top Forward – The Snohomish, Wash., product helped the Grizzlies take a 2-0 lead in […]

Rebels’ Ethan Lawczynski receives Grant Sheridan Scholarship

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the MindRight for Athletes Society are pleased to announce that Castlegar Rebels goalie Ethan Lawczynski has been named the recipient of the Remembering Grant Sheridan Scholarship. Each year, the MindRight for Athletes Society awards the $1,500 scholarship, named in memory of the longtime Kelowna Chiefs owner and […]

Grizzlies’ Aston joins teammate, signs with ACHA Drury University

  Luke Aston of the Revelstoke Grizzlies has signed to play for the Drury University Panthers in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1 for the 2024-25 season. The St. Albert, Alta. product led the Grizzlies with 44 points in 37 games, including a team high 29 assists. He’s currently second on the team with […]

Percival named recipient of Jaxon Joseph Memorial Scholarship

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce Beaver Valley Nitehawks defenceman and team captain Kaleb Percival as the third recipient of the Jaxon Joseph Memorial Scholarship. Joseph was one of 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos killed in a tragic bus crash on April 6, 2018. He started his junior hockey career […]

Young Guns: Riley Enns

  Riley Enns of the Fernie Ghostriders is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network, as he had a goal and three assists in four games. The Gibbons, Alta. product collected three points in the Ghostriders’ 4-0 win in Game 6 against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. In the four games, Enns says […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for April 5

  Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, Cole Fournier of the Fernie Ghostriders joins Emanuel Sequeira and he talks about his season and playing with his brother. Brady Augot of the Revelstoke Grizzlies joins the podcast a bit later to talk about his play and what the Grizz […]

The KIJHL Notebook: Teck Cup Final

  Today’s KIJHL Notebook previews the Teck Cup Final between the Revelstoke Grizzlies and Fernie Ghostriders that begins today at the Revelstoke Forum. It’s the first time these two teams battle for the Teck Cup and the Ghostriders are looking for their third championship win, first since the 2007/08 season. The Grizzlies are looking for […]