COVID-19 had a life-changing impact for Braeden Ostepchuk. The former Kimberley Dynamiters goalie was preparing to transition from playing minor pro hockey to becoming an engineer. Through a contact, he had a job lined up in Philadelphia that he was excited about. The then 26-year-old was playing in his final season with the […]

    Levi Carter is fourth in KIJHL scoring. The Osoyoos Coyote leads all rookies with six points in three games. He’s tied with Matthew Byrnes (Nelson) and Jordan Adams (Castlegar) with five goals to lead the league. Yet, his early offensive production doesn’t matter to the Keremeos native.   “Putting up points isn’t a […]

  The second season of the Mucking Around the KI podcast continues!   Hosts Wylie Henderson and Jeff Johnson talk about the KIJHL and its teams, along with providing weekly insights into the BCHL with our new Bucks and Pucks segment.   Play around the KIJHL and BCHL is still on hold due to provincial […]

    We’re halfway through a pause in league action announced by the provincial government and Viasport, but in this third edition instalment of the Notebook we connected with teams to get an update to find out what they have been up to.    The Castlegar Rebels have been going as normal with players wanting to […]

    Yesterday, Cade Enns and his North Okanagan Knights teammates Ethan Matchim and Jake Dubinsky dropped off toys to Cobs Bread in Vernon. Cobb’s Bread is doing a toy drive and the Knights, led by Enns, decided to chip in and bring awareness to their community in Armstrong.   “I was thinking about the […]

    It was an unusual off-season for KIJHL teams because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They weren’t able to hold spring camps and showcases were delayed. This impacted the way they scouted and recruited for an unknown 2020-21 season. Most took the approach of wanting to be ready even if they didn’t know a season […]

    The second season of the Mucking Around the KI podcast continues! Hosts Wylie Henderson and Jeff Johnson talk about the KIJHL and its teams, along with providing weekly insights into the BCHL with our new Bucks and Pucks segment. Play around the KIJHL and BCHL is now on hold, after provincial health orders […]

    CrossFit has impacted Nick Deschenes life in two ways. Not only has it made the news Summerland Steam bench boss a better coach, it’s helped improve his quality of life away from the rink. After being relieved of his duties as coach-GM of the Trail Smoke Eaters in the B.C. Hockey League, CrossFit […]

    Welcome to the second edition of the KIJHL Notebook. As most fans are probably aware, the second week of league action was shortened due to travel restriction by the Provincial Health Office as there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases. This has caused the KIJHL to pause play until Dec. 7 or […]

  Former Beaver Valley Nitehawk Quaid Anderson says getting the opportunity to play for his hometown Cranbrook Bucks is amazing. Having played most of his minor hockey in the Cranbrook area, the defenceman is happy to get the chance to be part of setting up the foundation for what is already becoming a great organization. […]