The Osoyoos Coyotes are proud to announce the signing of Jackson Playfair as their new Head Coach & General Manager. Playfair has been with RINK Kelowna the past two seasons where he served as Head Coach for the U17 and U17 Prep programs. His team won the CSSHL U17 Prep Division 1 Playoffs in the […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) has announced major changes to its future structure that will see the league’s 21 members compete within separate Junior A, Tier 1 and Tier 2 leagues beginning in the 2026-27 season. The exact composition of each league will be announced in early 2026 following BC Hockey’s Board of […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is now accepting league scholarship and bursary applications for the 2024-25 season. The application deadline is March 15, 2025. The KIJHL administers two scholarship awards: the Jaxon Joseph Memorial Scholarship and the Grant Sheridan Memorial Scholarship. The Jaxon Joseph Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of the former Beaver […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Kelowna Chiefs have made a coaching change, bringing aboard Dave Whistle as the team’s new Head Coach and General Manager. Whistle has enjoyed success coaching both professionally and in junior hockey, including a number of stops in the Elite Ice Hockey League, the United Kingdom’s top professional league. He […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is pleased to announce the creation of a new league award that will be presented to the General Manager of the Year and named in honour of longtime Sicamous Eagles’ GM Wayne March, who passed away on September 18, 2024. “Wayne exemplified the positive characteristics that a General […]
The British Columbia Hockey Conference announced today the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League roster that will compete in the third annual BCHC Prospects Game on Tuesday, November 19th at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, BC. The KIJHL’s roster selection process has been guided by head coach Dave Hnatiuk and his coaching and operations […]
The British Columbia Hockey Conference announced today the coaches and team staff that will be a part of the third annual BCHC Prospects Game on Tuesday, November 19th at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, B.C. The KIJHL Top Prospects team will once again be led by Grand Forks Border Bruins head coach Dave […]
The British Columbia Hockey Conference is excited to announce details of its third annual Prospects Game, which will be hosted by the Pacific Junior Hockey League’s Langley Trappers on Tuesday, November 19th at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, B.C. The 2024 BCHC Prospects Game will see the top young players from the Kootenay […]
Wayne March, the long-time Sicamous Eagles general manager, said what he cherished about his 28 years with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League organization were advancing players to “bigger and better things in their lives.” “We had some good kids go through us,” said March, before his passing early last week. Those making the NHL […]
Hockey Canada has announced that its board of directors has approved a Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM) pilot project for the 2024-25 season, following an extensive proposal submitted in collaboration from its four Western Members, their respective Junior A hockey leagues and the Western Hockey League (WHL). The WCDM pilot project focuses on strengthening the […]
