The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has an exciting new wave of rookie talent entering the 2022-23 season, which begins on Sept. 23. Leading up to the start of the season, we will highlight those players from each team. Next in the New Wave series are the Osoyoos Coyotes, the KIJHL defending President’s Cup winners. They […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has an exciting new wave of rookie talent entering the 2022-23 season, which begins on Sept. 23. Leading up to the start of the season, we will highlight those players from each team. We begin with the Kimberley Dynamiters, who captured the Eddie Mountain division regular season championship, and […]
Brandon Switzer got a chance to move up to Junior A hockey in the Alberta Junior Hockey League before he actually stepped on the bench of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats for his first game as Head Coach. Switzer, 26, was promoted to Head Coach and GM by the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League […]
The Creston Valley Thunder Cats are pleased to announce the return of Brad Tobin as Head Coach and General Manager for the upcoming season. This hiring comes on the heels of Brandon Switzer’s departure for an assistant coaching gig with the AJHL’s Spruce Grove Saints. The Thunder Cats would like to thank Brandon Switzer for […]
Kaelan Shelton of the Columbia Valley Rockies is bringing his hard-nosed playing style to the Swan Valley Stampeders in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League for the 2022-23 season. In his lone season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, Shelton had nine goals and 28 points in 30 regular season games. The former St. […]
Playing for the Summerland Steam was great for Tristan Weill to grow as a player on- and off-the ice. In parts of two seasons with the Steam, the West Kelowna product put up 54 points in 45 games. During the 2021-22 season, Weill led the Steam with 53 points in 42 Kootenay International Junior […]
Earning opportunities to improve his skills with the Fernie Ghostriders helped Matthew Schulmeister get a chance at the Junior A level with the Winnipeg Blues for the 2022-23 season in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Last season the Calgary, Alberta product had 10 points in 30 games for the Ghostriders in his lone season […]
Golden Rockets goalie Levi Hall is moving on to play for the expansion Niverville Nighthawks of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 2022-23 season thanks to the work he put in. “His hard work on and off-the-ice helped him become an elite goalie in the KIJHL,” said Rockets Head Coach and GM Chuck Wight. “His […]
“Nathan is a very skilled player that is very creative and put up some impressive numbers for a seventeen-year-old playing in the KIJHL,” said Estevan Bruins Head Coach Jason Tatarnic of Castlegar Rebel Nathan Dann, who he recruited to play for his team for the 2022-23 season in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Last season […]
Golden Rocket Connor Funke is excited to continue his hockey career at Indiana Tech University in the American Collegiate Hockey Association with the Warriors and further his education. “I want to thank the Golden Rockets organization and community for my three years as part of the organization,” said Funke, who started playing in the […]
