Posse’s Rau nets opportunity with SJHL’s Millionaires

  The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Melville Millionaires had been keeping their eye on Princeton Posse goaltender Ethan Rau. Rau was an important part of the Posse’s start that led to them winning the KIJHL’s President’s Cup for finishing first overall in the regular season. The 6-1, 175-pound goalie won 11 of his 18 games, […]

Top Shelf podcast for March 17

LISTEN to this week’s playoff edition of Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast. We are down to our Final 4; Princeton, Revelstoke, Kimberley and Beaver Valley. Our guests include players Trystan Self from the Kimberley Dynamiters, Curtis Gould from the Princeton Posse and Connor Stojan from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Also joining us for the […]

KIJHL Notebook: Teck Cup Final Four

  The KIJHL Teck Cup championships are now down to the Kimberley Dynamiters, Beaver Valley Nitehawks, defending champion Revelstoke Grizzlies and the President’s Cup winning Princeton Posse. The Dynamiters are playing in their seventh straight Kootenay Conference Final and have faced the Nitehawks six times in KIJHL history, with each time winning three. The last […]

Storm alumni help Dinos reach University Cup

  The Calgary Dinos, featuring Kamloops Storm alumni Josh Maser and Max Patterson, are the top seed heading into the U Sports Cavendish Farms University Cup this week. The Dinos are the Canada West champs after going 25-3 in the regular season, and then 4-2 in the playoffs. On March 5, the Dinos won their […]

Mealey, Percival & Stojan named Instat KIJHL 3 Stars

    Christian Mealey (Kimberley Dynamiters), Kaleb Percival (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Connor Stojan (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) have been selected as the Instat 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending March 12, 2023. Mealey – Top Forward – The Calgary, Alberta product had four goals and five assists for nine points in four […]

Teck Cup Round 2 Game 7 recaps

March 13, 2023 Fernie Ghostriders Kimberley Dynamiters Self, Kimberley shuts out Fernie to win series (Kimberley wins 4-3) Trystan Self made 36 saves, and Christian Mealey’s fifth of the Teck Cup championships gave the Dynamiters a 1-0 victory against the Ghostriders. With the victory, the Dynamiters erased a 3-0 Ghostriders lead to win the Eddie […]

Top Shelf podcast for March 10

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. In this episode, guests include Carter Bettenson from the Revelstoke Grizzlies, Ollie Clement from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Head Coach and General Manager Brad Tobin from the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup Chair Kevin Dorrius. All this and some great calls from around […]

KIJHL Notebook: Stellar playoff performers

The second round of the KIJHL Teck Cup championships has continued, if not raised how good the play has been. There have been impressive performances offensively and defensively, especially in goal. The defending KIJHL champion Revelstoke Grizzlies are waiting to see who they will play between the Princeton Posse and North Okanagan Knights in the […]

KIJHL alumni recognized by WCHL

  On Saturday, Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alumni Ty Marchant (Kelowna Chiefs) and Josh Olson (Revelstoke/Sicamous/Princeton) were among players the Western Collegiate Hockey League recognized for their regular season awards. Marchant, who plays for Arizona State University, was named to the All-League Second Team, the All-Rookie Team and Rookie of the Year. He had […]

Grizzlies now selling CTC tickets

  The City of Revelstoke, the Grizzlies organization and its fans are “totally excited to be able to host the province” during the Cyclone Taylor Cup April 13-16, 2023. Not only can people enjoy watching the champions of the KIJHL, VIJHL and PJHL and the Host Grizzlies, they can ski as Revelstoke Mountain Resort will […]