March 11, 2022 Four-goal third period leads Dynamiters to victory Ty Smith’s first goal 15 seconds into the third period was the eventual winner for the Kimberley Dynamiters in a 6-2 final over the Columbia Valley Rockies. Trystan Self made 24 saves as the Dynamiters won the Eddie Mountain Division in six games. The Dynamiters […]
Corbin Cockerill of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats, Tyson Lautard of the Nelson Leafs, Reid Stumpf of the 100 Mile House Wranglers and Matthew Johnston of the North Okanagan Knights received the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Most Sportsmanlike Player award for their respective divisions. Cockerill – Eddie Mountain Division – The Thunder Cats […]
The KIJHL Teck Cup Championship playoff action continues to be great as the second round enters its latter half with a few teams now in best-of-three battles as you can see in our playoff bracket. This edition of the KIJHL Notebook focuses on how teams are doing in their respective second-round series. Bill […]
March 3, 2022 The opening round of the KIJHL Teck Cup Championships are now complete after the Beaver Valley Nitehawks defeated the Creston Valley Thunder Cats in the seventh, and deciding game, 3-2. Trail product Nathan Dominici scored the winner with 6:11 remaining in the third period, his second goal of the playoffs. The Thunder […]
What a great first round of the playoffs to kick off the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Teck Cup Championships. There were several overtime thrills, tremendous action and ends off with Game 7 battles. This KIJHL Notebook focuses on the first round winners. Eddie Mountain Division Aside from the opening period in Game […]
Derek Stuart, Mario DiBella, Geoff Grimwood and Carter Rigby were named Coach of the Year by Kootenay International Junior Hockey League for their respective divisions earlier in the week. Each of them shared what the recognition means to them and more. Stuart – Eddie Mountain – “It’s always nice to get recognized by your […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League finished its 19th week, concluding the regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage and here is how they rank. Osoyoos Coyotes: (GP: 42 W: 33 L: 3 OTL: 2 SOL: 4) The Coyotes closed out the regular season by winning two […]
Nelson — The coach of the Nelson Leafs says speed, work ethic and a rowdy seventh man will be the keys to a Leafs first round playoff series win over the Castlegar Rebels. The series starts with back-to-back games Tuesday and Wednesday night at the Nelson Community Complex. Leafs assistant coach Adam DiBella says he […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has announced its Divisional Award winners for the 2021/22 season. Honours have been awarded in seven categories for the Doug Birks, Eddie Mountain, Neil Murdoch and Bill Ohlhausen divisions: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player and Coach of the […]
First responders get in free, playoffs start next Tuesday The Nelson Leafs will look to re-prime their pre-playoff pumps with two at-home matches this Friday and Saturday. Coming off a loss to the Castlegar Rebels that ended a 12-game winning streak last Friday, the Leafs host the Beaver Valley Nighthawks Friday, and the Grand Forks […]
