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 […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has released its 2024-25 regular season schedule, which begins on Friday, September 20th with 18 of the league’s 21 teams in action. All KIJHL teams will play a 44-game regular season that includes 34 games each against divisional and conference opponents and one game each against teams from the […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League held its 2024 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, June 22nd in Nelson, with the meeting generating a number of news items that will be of interest to KIJHL fans: OKANAGAN-SHUSWAP CONFERENCE ALIGNMENT With the Merritt Centennials, Quesnel River Rush and Williams Lake Mustangs all joining the KIJHL’s Okanagan-Shuswap Conference, […]
The Sicamous Eagles are thrilled to announce the hiring of Liam McOnie as the team’s new Head Coach and General Manager. Liam’s recent successful season with the North Okanagan Knights made him a more than desirable candidate to step behind the Eagles bench. Not only his coaching skills but his philosophy put him on the […]
