Coyotes alum Tuck gets AH Player of the Month

By: Matthew Janik/SHU Osoyoos Coyotes alum Braeden Tuck, a graduate forward for  Sacred Heart University men’s ice hockey team has been named as Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month for October. Through the season’s first month, Tuck is Atlantic Hockey’s leading scorer, with nine points on three goals and six assists. He also ranks inside the […]

Dewitt, Percival & Kunyk named KIJHL October 3 Stars

  Owen Dewitt (Sicamous Eagles), Kaleb Percival (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Nick Kunyk (Fernie Ghostriders) have been selected as the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for October. Dewitt – Top Forward – The local product had two goals and 12 assists for 14 points in seven games to […]

Young Guns: Jake Kessler

  Kelowna Chiefs defenceman Jake Kessler had a goal and three assists in one game and is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network. Kessler, 18, enjoyed a four-point performance against the Spokane Braves to help the Chiefs earn a 9-3 win on Oct. 28.  “Jake had some good results offensively against […]

Rockets represent Indigenous community with jerseys

  This month will be special for the Golden Rockets, its community, and especially four players. Golden’s Indigenous community will be represented by the orange community jerseys the Rockets wear during their five home games. A special touch has been added to the jerseys for Nathan Andrew, Jake Yakubowski, Draeden Bear and recently acquired Deegan […]

KIJHL Notebook for Nov. 3

  Rookies are once making an impact among the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League points leaders. On the skaters side, five of the Top 10 are first-year players – Zach Baumann and Tie Schumacher from Spokane, Owen Dewitt and Hayden Evans from Sicamous Eagles and Tysin Mulligan from the Columbia Valley Rockies. It’s impressive to […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Nov. 3

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, Emanuel Sequeira talks with one of the Hudl Instat Players of the Week, Defenceman Jake Kessler from the Kelowna Chiefs. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ Connor Stojan was Goaltender of the Week while Ryan Larsen of the Kamloops Storm was Forward of the […]

KIJHL alum leaders in college hockey

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League have several alumni playing in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League, Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference, American Collegiate Hockey Association and National Collegiate Athletic Association D1 & D3. This week we highlight the top point producers and goalies.   Braeden Tuck (Osoyoos Coyotes)| NCAA – Sacred Heart University – 6GP […]

Larsen, Kessler & Stojan named KIJHL 3 Stars

    Ryan Larsen (Kamloop Storm), Jake Kessler (Kelowna Chiefs) and Connor Stojan (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) have been selected as the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Oct. 29. Larsen – Top Forward –The Kamloops product netted two goals and collected four assists to help […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 6 (Oct.29)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its sixth week 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. Sicamous Eagles Last Week: 1 Record: 10-2-0 The Eagles had a bye last week. Their power-play is […]

Young Guns: Keanan Pearman

  Grand Forks Border Bruins forward Keanan Pearman had a goal and two assists in two games and is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network. Pearman had a goal, a winner, and an assist in the Border Bruins’ 4-2 win over the Columbia Valley Rockies on Oct. 20. The Sherwood Park, […]