The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 21st week of action for the 2023-24 regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on their performance over the past 10 games, including winning percentage. Beaver Valley Nitehawks Last Week: 1 Record: 32-8-0-2 The Nitehawks’ 16-game winning streak was snapped by the […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, Emanuel Sequeira talks with the Hudl Instat Defenceman of the Week Ayden Baldo of the Nelson Leafs and Summerland Steam goaltender, Jasper Tait. Leading off the episode, Emanuel talks with Kimberley Dynamiter Carson Cleland about being a captain on a team with […]
Spokane Braves goalie Andrew Tworkowski has played the most minutes of any KIJHL goalie at 1,766 and has faced the most rubber – 1,482 shots. The next closest to Tworkowski is Osoyoos Coyote Hunter Arntsen who has faced 1,699 shots. What’s even more impressive about Tworkowski’s play is his save percentage – .911, while […]
Riley Langille (Kimberley Dynamiters), Ayden Baldo (Nelson Leafs) and Colton Phillips-Watts (Kamloops Storm) have been selected the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Feb. 4/24. Langille – Top Forward – The Perth, Australia native helped the Dynamiters win its games against the Columbia […]
On Saturday, Jan. 27, Daniel Wittenberg (Revelstoke Grizzlies), Raphael Eloe (Spokane Braves), Anmol Garcha (Princeton Posse) and Nolan Kelly (North Okanagan Knights) all scored hat-tricks. It’s the third time this season that four players have scored three goals in a day. The second time was on Jan. 5 when Kobe Mason (Columbia Valley Rockies), […]
This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the recent performance of teams, coaches talking about standout players and the impact that some trade deadline pick ups have had on their respective teams. Eddie Mountain Division The Fernie Ghostriders have won seven of their last 10 games since the Christmas break and have been led offensively […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf we have three interesting guests. The Hudl Instat Forward of the Week Kelton Shinde of the 100 Mile House Wranglers, Danish goaltender, Karl Soneff from the Nelson Leafs and philanthropic netminder, Joey Hawco of the Princeton Posse. Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast […]
It’s the final stretch drive as the KIJHL 2023-24 regular season wraps up in a month. This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the top point producers and goalies for each team in January. Eddie Mountain Division Not only has Taylor Haggerty led the Fernie Ghostriders with five goals and five assists in six games, […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, the Hudl Instat Defenceman of the Week is Lohgan Nimmo of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Emanuel Sequeira talks with him and Nelson Leafs’ forward Parker White. Mark Berry talks a bit about the Trade Deadline and shares his pick for “Play-by-Play Call […]
This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the goal leaders on each te am. Included will be game-winners (GWG), short-handed goals (SHG) and power-play (PPG). Last season, Keenan Ingram of the Columbia Valley Rockies led the league with 43 goals in 41 games. Osoyoos Coyote Coletyn Boyarski led with nine game-winners, and his teammate Carter […]
