Ducharme commits to ACHA’s Sun Devils

  Marc Ducharme of the Summerland Steam has committed to play for the Arizona State University Sun Devils in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Ducharme, 19, produced 18 points in 44 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games last season and had 26 in 80 career games. Ducharme also played in 15 KIJHL Teck Cup playoff […]

Rende commits to BCIHL’s Lakers

  Jameson Rende of the Kamloops Storm has committed to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. Rende, 20, registered 11 points in 43 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season games last season. In 116 career KIJHL regular season games, he had 30 points and 231 penalty minutes and played […]

Q&A with Braves alum Devan McConnell

  Devan McConnell’s hockey journey began in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with the Spokane Braves, where he played goal for two seasons (2000-2002). The Seattle, Washington native played 55 games then moved onto the Bozeman Ice Dogs and St. Louis Junior Blues. He played four seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association D3 hockey […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast – Special Edition for July 27

Special Edition – This week BC Hockey designated the KIJHL as a Junior A Tier 2 hockey league. KIJHL Commissioner, Jeff Dubois joins host Mark Berry to talk about the transition to Junior A. Also Emanuel jumps onto the podcast to talk about some minor changes to Top Shelf in September. Enjoy the episode.   […]

Garcha signs with NCDC’s Grizzlies

  Anmol Garcha of the Princeton Posse has signed with the Rock Springs Grizzlies of the USPHL’s National Collegiate Development Conference. Garcha, 20, was third on the Posse with 35 points in 30 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games. He added 20 points in 22 KIJHL Teck Cup playoff games, as he helped the Posse […]

Hufty signs with SJHL’s Mustangs

  Jacob Hufty of the Kamloops Storm is returning to play for the Melfort Mustangs in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this fall. The Kamloops product played 13 games last season for the Mustangs, registering four points before returning to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with the Storm before the Christmas break. In 18 […]

BC Hockey approves KIJHL for Junior A status

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is thrilled to announce that the league and its 20 member clubs have been reclassified as Junior A, Tier 2 beginning the 2023/24 season following a unanimous vote by BC Hockey’s Board of Directors. The decision immediately vaults the KIJHL to Junior A status and provides an avenue […]

Creasy commits to ACHA’s Sun Devils

  Cody Creasy of the Kamloops Storm has committed to play for the Arizona State University Sun Devils in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Last season Creasy went 10-7 in 21 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games for the Storm and registered one shutout. Over two seasons, the Brandon, Manitoba product was 19-10 in 36 […]

Yarish commits to ACAC’s Voyageurs

  Carter Yarish of the Osoyoos Coyotes has committed to play for the Portage College Voyageurs in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. Yarish, 20, was third on the Coyotes with 68 points in 34 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season games. He added five points in five KIJHL Teck Cup playoff games. Yarish led […]

Jirousek commits to ACAC’s Voyageurs

  Aleksander Jirousek of the Golden Rockets has committed to play for the Portage College Voyageurs in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. In 33 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games, Jirousek posted three goals and 10 points. In 61 career KIJHL regular season games, Jirousek had 14 points and 242 penalty minutes. The Whitehorse product […]