The backbone of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats the last two seasons, goaltender Jaden Little, has signed with the B.C. Hockey League’s Coquitlam Express, the club announced on March 16. On the heels of Little’s 20-year-old Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season being cancelled, and the announcement of the BCHL resuming play, he got […]
Osoyoos Coyotes Levi Carter and Crae Dawson are part of the Penticton Vees’ 25-man roster for their shortened B.C. Hockey League season. Coyotes head coach Carter Rigby, a former Penticton Vee, connected with the Junior A organization to get the two area products an opportunity. Carter and Dawson are affiliate players. “It looks […]
Growing up in Valemount, B.C. Braden Smith’s dream to play in the Western Hockey League was planted every time his family was in Kamloops for minor hockey. Each time they were in the City of Tournaments, they checked to see if the Blazers were playing. Watching the Blazers created an inner fire in Smith […]
Since joining the Bemidji State Beavers three years ago. Trail’s Ross Armour has been focused on developing into a well-rounded player. Armour, who spent a season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in 2014-15, says his time with the Beavers has been great because of the coaching staff […]
Kamloops Storm players Branden Toye, Zakery Anderson, Samuel Lewis, Lex Friesen, Jacob Drapeau and Brody Johnston will join the B.C. Hockey League’s Powell River Kings for their season. That group follows Owen Barrow, who signed with the Kings in mid-January.
Starting the season with the B.C. Hockey League’s Cranbrook Bucks was a very good experience for Kimberley Dynamiter Leith Olafson. “I got the chance to see the speed of the game that I want to get to. It was a bit of a jump for me to go play with them,” says Olafson, […]
After arriving in early January, Bear Hughes is closer to feeling 100 per cent comfortable with his new teammates and coaches on the Fargo Force. That comfort factor will help Hughes be the dominant player he wants to be. “I put myself to high standards,” says Hughes, selected by the Washington Capitals in […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is now accepting league bursary applications for the 2020/21 season. Current KIJHL players and game officials are eligible to apply, with the league awarding a total of 12 bursaries of $1000 each. Candidates must complete a KIJHL Bursary Application Package and return their application to the League Office prior […]
Jake Lucchini says Terry Jones of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks is one of the best coaches he’s had. While Lucchini didn’t make the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League team’s roster at 16, Jones believed in the Trail product and called him up whenever injuries happened. Lucchini, who plays for the Laval Rockets in the […]
The COVID-19 pandemic made Jackson DeSouza’s stint with the Revelstoke Grizzlies shorter than hoped, but the 17-year-old says playing in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League helped him earn a spot on the Kelowna Rockets. “It was huge. Working with Ryan Parent and the coaches there helped my development and confidence,” says DeSouza. […]
