Hunter Burgeson of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks will play for the La Ronge Ice Wolves in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this season. Burgeson had earned a spot with the Bonnyville Pontiacs in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, but the Pontiacs traded his playing rights to La Ronge on Sept. 20 for the rights […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has an exciting new wave of rookie talent entering the 2022-23 season, which begins on Sept. 23. Leading up to the start of the season, we will highlight those players from each team. Next in the New Wave series are the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. The Nitehawks finished second […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has an exciting new wave of rookie talent entering the 2022-23 season, which begins on Sept. 23. Leading up to the start of the season, we will highlight those players from each team. Next in the New Wave series are the Kelowna Chiefs. The Chiefs finished second in […]
Episode 3 of Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast is now available. This week’s episode features interviews with Creston Valley Thunder Cats broadcaster Eric Blow, Columbia Valley Rockies HC/GM Emery Olauson, and Nelson Leafs rookie goalie Jasper Tait. Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – E3 – September 16 – Tait – Olauson – Blow | […]
Adam Redding of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats will play for the Grand Falls Rapids in the Maritime Hockey League this season. The Spokane, Washington product had 31 points in 41 KIJHL regular season games, and added six points in seven Teck Cup playoff games. It was his lone season in the KIJHL. Redding […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has an exciting new wave of rookie talent entering the 2022-23 season, which begins on Sept. 23. Leading up to the start of the season, we will highlight those players from each team. Next in the New Wave series are the Sicamous Eagles. The Eagles finished fourth in […]
When Mark Lamb’s unknown Prince George number came up on Carter Rigby’s phone, he almost didn’t answer it. It was 10 minutes before the Osoyoos Coyotes Head Coach was going to begin practice, but Rigby had been recruiting players from Prince George “so I may as well have a quick chat with whoever is […]
Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast Episode 2 features interviews with host Mark Berry talking to 100 Mile House Wranglers Head Coach & GM Dale Hladun, as well as a chat with Kelowna Chiefs voice Justin McCartney, while KIJHL Director of Communications Emanuel Sequeira connects with Beaver Valley Nitehawks second-year defenceman Kaleb Percival. Top Shelf […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has an exciting new wave of rookie talent entering the 2022-23 season, which begins on Sept. 23. Leading up to the start of the season, we will highlight those players from each team. Next in the New Wave series are the Chase heat. The Heat finished third in […]
Last June, a new era of Grand Forks Border Bruins hockey began. It started under the leadership of local physician Dr. Mark Szynkaruk, who assumed ownership of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League organization from the community-owned Grand Forks Border Bruins Association. It was a tough year on the ice in the win column, […]
