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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Carter Bettenson of the Revelstoke Grizzlies has committed to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. Bettensen led the Grizzlies with 45 points in 43 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season games, then put up 14 points in 14 KIJHL Teck Cup playoff games. Bettenson played a big part in […]
Ethan O’Rourke of the North Okanagan Knights has committed to the Drury University Panthers in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. O’Rourke had 24 points in 31 games for the Knights and added three points in seven Teck Cup playoff games. With the Osoyoos Coyotes and Knights, O’Rourke registered 32 goals and 66 points in […]
Cash Regan of the Kimberley Dynamiters has committed to the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Regan had 43 points in 43 games for the Dynamiters and added 20 points in 21 KIJHL Teck Cup playoff games helping his team win the league championship. Regan also contributed to the […]
Shortly after the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft ended, Jackson Desouza, a Revelstoke Grizzlies alum (2020-21), got the call he always wanted – to attend an NHL development camp. The Kelowna Rockets defenceman packed his bags and headed for Detroit for the Red Wings camp, which concluded on July 5. In this Q&A, Desouza […]
The Summerland Steam of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League are seeking an experienced and qualified individual to join the club in the role of Head Coach & General Manager. The Steam are located in Summerland, B.C., a beautiful lakeside community located in the south Okanagan, and have developed an impressive track record of player […]
By Emma Lingan @Emma_Lingan / Senior Content Manager & Beat Reporter Many of the Predators’ top prospects arrived in Nashville this week to participate in the team’s 2023 Development Camp. Joining the Preds hopefuls at this year’s camp is one player who already has some NHL experience under his belt. Defenseman Jake Livingstone, who signed […]
