Eddie Mountain Division Award Winners

Each year, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League presents awards for on-ice excellence: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coach of the Year and the newly added General Manager of the Year. Winners are named from the four divisions prior to the start of KIJHL […]

Border Bruins alum Newton thriving in Germany’s DEL2

Grand Forks Border Bruins alum Max Newton (2013-15) is having a great first season in the DEL2 with the Krefeld Pinguine. The Vancouver native has 69 points in 49 games. He joined the German squad after making his European debut in Slovakia last season with HK Dukla Michalovce. Prior to that, he had a brief […]

Neil Murdoch Division Award Winners

Each year, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League presents awards for on-ice excellence: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coach of the Year and the newly added General Manager of the Year. Winners are named from the four divisions prior to the start of KIJHL […]

Morcom, Martin & Holitzki selected as KIJHL 3 Stars

Aiden Morcom (Kelowna Chiefs), Eric Martin (Fernie Ghostriders) and Dawson Holitzki (Kamloops Storm) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Feb. 23/25. Morcom – Top Forward – The West Kelowna native had five goals and two assists to help the Chiefs win their […]

NCAA D3 Dutchmen get their guy in Braves’ Ames

Owen Ames of the Spokane Braves has committed to play for the Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III next fall. “I’m excited to get things going at LVC,” said Ames, who thanked his family, coaches and teammates who helped him achieve this. Ames finished third on the Braves with 24 […]

Bill Ohlhausen Division Award Winners

Each year, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League presents awards for on-ice excellence: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coach of the Year and the newly added General Manager of the Year. Winners are named from the four divisions prior to the start of KIJHL […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 23

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 23rd and final week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Kimberley Dynamiters climbed three spots to take No. 1 after winning both their games […]

Border Bruins win franchise’s first President’s Cup

The Grand Forks Border Bruins are Kootenay International Junior Hockey League President’s Cup winners. Their first in franchise history. The Border Bruins captured the league regular season championship by collecting a single point, for 71 on the season, in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Their regular season record is 33 wins, […]

The KIJHL Notebook: Kootenay Conference – Ghostriders details and habits

The Princeton Posse lead the KIJHL with scoring the first goal in a game, having done it 30 times in 43 games. Next are the Revelstoke Grizzlies with 28 first goals in 42 games. The Merritt Centennials and Grand Forks Border Bruins are next with 26. The Fernie Ghostriders have 25. Here are the top-five […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Feb. 21

Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast. This week on Top Shelf, the ine+nutrition player spotlight shines on former WHL’er Chase Bambrick of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats. And on the Bench Boss segment, Levi Stuart from the 100 Mile House Wranglers.   Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – S3 E21 – February 2 | […]