Border Bruins’ Edwards signs with WHL’s Royals

  Ben Edwards of the Grand Forks Border Bruins has joined his brother Alex to play for the WHL’s Victoria Royals for the 2023-24 season.  Ben had 19 points in 34 games for the Border Bruins last season and played on the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Prospects team for the BCHC Top Prospects game. […]

Storm to pay tribute to Friedel during home opener

  “He came to us and it was like he was a guru. He was so far ahead of anything I’ve ever seen,” said Matthew Kolle, General Manager of the Kamloops Storm about Peter Friedel, their trainer who passed away in June. The Storm will recognize Friedel, a valuable member of the organization for six […]

KIJHL season opener for 2023-24

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League begins its 2023-24 regular season, the first under the Junior A Tier 2 designation, with eight games today. Among the first two games at 7 p.m. MDT has the Spokane Braves playing for the first time in three seasons, as they visit the Columbia Valley Rockies at the […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Sept. 21

Welcome to episode 3 of Top Shelf- The KIJHL podcast. In this episode, Aiden Morcom of the Kelowna Chiefs is coming off a strong rookie season; Emanuel Sequeira talks with him about his preparation. Mark Berry chats with Kimberley Dynamiters HC/GM Derek Stuart about the strong team he’s re-assembled. Kamloops Storm GM Matt Kolle describes […]

Quick Shift: A look at the Revelstoke Grizzlies

  Quick Shift, which provides a preview of each of the 20 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, with insights from their respective general manager/head coach heading into the regular season, wraps up with the Revelstoke Grizzlies in the Doug Birks Division. The Grizzlies won their division with a record of 30-7-3-4 and lost in […]

Quick Shift: A look at the Summerland Steam

  Welcome to Quick Shift, which provides a preview of each of the 20 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, with insight from their respective general manager/head coach heading into the regular season. Next is the Summerland Steam in the Bill Ohlhausen division. The Steam finished fourth in the division with a 14-24-3-3 record and […]

Quick Shift: A look at the Fernie Ghostriders

  Welcome to Quick Shift, which provides a preview of each of the 20 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, with insights from their respective general manager/head coach heading into the regular season. Next is the Fernie Ghostriders in the Eddie Mountain division. The Ghostriders finished fourth in their division with a record of 23-14-5-2 […]

Quick Shift: A look at the Castlegar Rebels

  Welcome to Quick Shift, which provides a preview of each of the 20 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, with insight from their respective general manager/head coach. Next up is the Castlegar Rebels in the Neil Murdoch division. The Rebels finished last in their division with a 11-28-1-4 record. Rebels Head Coach Nick Headrick […]

Quick Shift: A look at the Sicamous Eagles

  Welcome to Quick Shift, which provides a preview of each of the 20 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, with insights from their respective general manager/head coach heading into the regular season. Next is the Sicamous Eagles in the Doug Birks Division. The Eagles finished third in their division with a record of 26-15-2-1 […]

Quick Shift: A look at the Osoyoos Coyotes

  Welcome to Quick Shift, which provides a preview of each of the 20 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, with insight from their respective general manager/head coach. Next up is the Osoyoos Coyotes in the Bill Ohlhausen division. The Coyotes finished second in the division with a 27-13-3-1 record and lost in the first […]