Since 2004-05, the Kimberley Dynamiters and Fernie Ghostriders have faced each other in the Christmas Classic. The two meet again today and tomorrow. It’s the atmosphere that Dynamiters Head Coach-GM Derek Stuart looks forward to as he says it’s pretty special. “That’s the coolest part about it. It’s crazy, like a Game 6 or […]
Welcome to episode 17 of Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast. Christmas greetings from all over the biggest junior hockey league in Western Canada. All the very best this holiday season from the crew at Top Shelf. Enjoy. Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – E17 – December 23 – KIJHL Holiday Greetings | RSS.com
Led by Keenan Ingram, who is tied for the KIJHL lead in goals with 26, the Columbia Valley Rockies are the highest scoring team in the league with 132 goals. Later into this edition of the KIJHL Notebook, we’ll get into more detail about the Rockies offence as well as the other 18 teams, […]
Spokane Braves alumnus Bear Hughes is enjoying a stellar rookie pro season with the South Carolina Stingrays in the ECHL, the affiliate of the NHL’s Washington Capitals. Hughes leads the Stingrays with 25 points in 22 games and has 12 goals, ranking him second on the team. His 25 points rank him 15th in […]
Luke Chakrabarti (Creston Valley Thunder Cats), Eithan Grishin (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Ryder Gregga (100 Mile House Wranglers) have been selected as the Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec. 18. Chakrabarti – Top Forward – The White Rock, B.C. product had four goals and three assists in […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 13th week of regular season action for the 2022-23 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide final positions. Revelstoke Grizzlies Last Week: 1 Record: 18-2-3-4 The Grizzlies go into the Christmas break No.1 as […]
Welcome to episode 16 of Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast. Jace Myers is a Wrangler, in more ways than one. When the 20-year-old from Williams Lake isn’t playing out of the South Cariboo Recreation Centre, he’s riding on the back of a 1 ton Bull. Emanuel Sequeira chats with #13. Mark Berry talks with […]
In the second round of last season’s KIJHL Teck Cup championships, Carter Spring, who played for the Kimberley Dynamiters, had a season-ending injury against the Columbia Valley Rockies in Game 2. He sustained a fracture just above his ankle, which was also dislocated after a scoring opportunity on the penalty-kill when he was kind […]
Jake Lucchini, an alumnus of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, made his NHL debut today with the Ottawa Senators wearing No. 36 in a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. In 10:49 of ice time, including 45 seconds on the penalty-kill, the Trail, B.C. product, registered a shot and a . He spoke with the […]
The seed planted that grew Matthew Carr’s interest in farming vegetables happened by accident. The former Fernie Ghostrider was in a Grade 11 biology class doing an experiment when he became really interested in how plants are bred, specifically how they can grow roots on stem tissue and vice versa. That led to him […]
