KIJHL Notebook for Oct. 27

  The Beaver Valley Nitehawks are the highest scoring team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with 60 goals in 10 games for an average of six a game. Their top guns are Adam Redding and Tim Josza with six goals each. The Princeton Posse are the second highest with 46 goals in 10 […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Oct. 27

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, goaltender Colton Phillips-Watts from the Kamloops Storm. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ Cade Reber was Defenceman of the Week while Anmol Garcha of the Princeton Posse was Forward of the […]

Grizzlies alum Weare collecting shutouts for ACHA’s Jimmies

  The University of Jamestown Jimmies D1 men’s hockey team has 16 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alumni on its roster. Brandon Weare (Revelstoke Grizzlies) is in his second season and recorded his third straight shutout for the Jimmies in a 13-0 victory over Northern Illinois University on Oct. 15. After turning aside all 14 […]

Storm alum Ludvig makes NHL debut with Pens

  Kamloops Storm alumnus John Ludvig (2016-17) made his NHL debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins today against the Dallas Stars at home. Ludvig played 5:29, registering a shot and two hits. Unfortunately, Ludvig sustained an injury making his final hit on Stars forward Radek Faksa and left the game at 10:41 of the second period. […]

Garcha, Reber & Phillips-Watts named KIJHL 3 Stars

    Anmol Garcha (Princeton Posse), Cade Reber (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Colton Phillips-Watts (Kamloops Storm) have been selected as the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending, Oct. 22. Garcha – Top Forward – The Sherwood Park, Alberta product helped the Posse win its weekend […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 5 (Oct. 22)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its fifth 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: 2 Record: 10-2-0 The Eagles split their weekend games starting with a […]

Young Guns: Tie Schumacher

  Spokane Braves forward Tie Schumacher had a goal and four assists in two games and is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network. Schumacher collected two assists in their 3-2 overtime loss to the 100 Mile House Wranglers, then had a goal and two assists in the Braves’ 5-2 win over […]

KIJHL Notebook – Oct. 20

  Thirteen Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams have scored in the first minute of a period this season, for a total of 24 goals. The Columbia Valley Rockies lead with four first-minute goals, followed by the Spokane Braves and Summerland Steam with three. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Fernie Ghostriders, Kelowna Chiefs and Nelson Leafs […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Oct. 20

  Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf … our Emanuel Sequeira talks with one of the Hudl Instat Players of the Week, Goaltender Nate Glenn from the Columbia Valley Rockies. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ Kaleb Percival was Defenceman of the Week while teammate Roan Crowe was Forward of […]

KIJHL alumni share SJHL goalie award

  Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alumni Harmon Laser-Hume (Creston Valley Thunder Cats) and Kenneth Marquart (Osoyoos Coyotes) have been named the SaskTel Goalie of the Week for Oct. 9-15 in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The SJHL decided to reward the Flin Flon Bombers tandem as they had nearly identical numbers. Both goaltenders let […]