Rory Mumford of the Williams Lake Mustangs has committed to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League next fall. The 20-year-old Kamloops native had nine points in 33 regular season games, then added three in 15 playoff games. Mumford played 115 career games over three seasons, starting with a game as […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has named Grand Forks Border Bruins forward Levi Astill as the fifth recipient of the Jaxon Joseph Memorial Scholarship. Joseph was one of 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos killed in a tragic bus crash on April 6, 2018. He started his junior hockey career in the KIJHL with […]
Brandon Spilchen of the Golden Rockets has committed to play for the McKendree University Bearcats in the American Collegiate Hockey Association next fall. Spilchen, 20, played in 42 games and established new career highs in goals (five), assists (18), and points (23). The blueliner spent his entire career with the Rockets, playing in 123 regular […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the MindRight for Athletes Society are pleased to announce that Kamloops Storm forward Nolan MacPherson has been named the recipient of the Remembering Grant Sheridan Scholarship. Each year, the MindRight for Athletes Society awards the $1,500 scholarship, named in memory of the longtime Kelowna Chiefs owner and general […]
Adam Valach of the Castlegar Rebels has commited to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League next fall. Valach captained the Rebels in his lone season with the organization and had 22 points in 39 games. Valach played in 104 career regular season games with the Nelson Leafs, North Okanagan Knights, […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the remaining five student-athletes selected to receive league bursaries for the 2025-26 season. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies. Next are the recipients from the Kootenay Conference. Levi Astill – Grand Forks Border Bruins The Edmonton native graduated […]
Graham Willey of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats has committed to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League next fall. The Salmon Arm native had five goals and 13 points in 29 games with the Chase Heat and Thunder Cats. The 6-0, 175-pound defenceman played in 104 career regular season games […]
Riley Enns of the Sicamous Eagles has committed to play for the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. The Gibbons, Alta., native established new season highs in goals (22), assists (22) and points (44) in 41 games, during his lone season in Sicamous. The 6-1, 190-pound forward played 128 career […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the 12 student-athletes it has selected to receive league bursaries for the 2025-26 season. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies. Today the league announces the recipients from the Okanagan-Shuswap Conference. JP Desabrais – Williams Lake Mustangs The […]
Grand Forks Border Bruins’ Alex and Ben Edwards have committed to play for the Drury University Panthers in the American Collegiate Hockey Association next fall. Last season the twin brothers helped their hometown Border Bruins win its first league and provincial championship. Ben, a defenceman, played in 27 games this season and registered four goals […]
