Matthew Dovichak of the Grand Forks Border Bruins won two of three games and is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network. The Strathmore, Alberta product helped the Border Bruins collect five of six points as he stopped 86 of 93 shots in three games and earned wins against the Beaver […]

  Revelstoke Grizzlies’ Alexander Bronswyk had five goals and an assist in three games and is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network. Bronswyk, fourth on the Grizzlies with eight points in 12 games, said scoring his first goal against the Chase Heat got his confidence going. “It really helped my confidence […]

  Kelowna Chiefs defenceman Jake Kessler had a goal and three assists in one game and is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network. Kessler, 18, enjoyed a four-point performance against the Spokane Braves to help the Chiefs earn a 9-3 win on Oct. 28.  “Jake had some good results offensively against […]

  Grand Forks Border Bruins forward Keanan Pearman had a goal and two assists in two games and is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network. Pearman had a goal, a winner, and an assist in the Border Bruins’ 4-2 win over the Columbia Valley Rockies on Oct. 20. The Sherwood Park, […]

  Spokane Braves forward Tie Schumacher had a goal and four assists in two games and is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network. Schumacher collected two assists in their 3-2 overtime loss to the 100 Mile House Wranglers, then had a goal and two assists in the Braves’ 5-2 win over […]

  Princeton Posse goalie Nathan Preston is this week’s Young Guns selection. After allowing the opening goal to the Grand Forks Border Bruins in the first period, he finished with 29 saves for a 3-1 win. It’s the second victory for the Penticton native. Preston, 17, had a .967 save percentage with a 1.00 goals […]

Spokane Braves forward Zach Baumann is the focus of our next Young Guns feature after producing two goals and five assists for seven points in his last three KIJHL games. Braves head coach Darin Schumacher said Baumann “sees the ice well and does a great job using his teammates.”  “He is very unselfish and works […]

Sicamous Eagles rookie Owen Dewitt is the first Young Guns selection of the 2023-24 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. Dewitt, a Sicamous product, scored a natural hat-trick in the first period to give the Eagles a 3-1 lead, en route to a 6-2 victory over the 100 Mile House Wranglers on Sept. 24. Dewitt […]