The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is thrilled to announce that the league and its 20 member clubs have been reclassified as Junior A, Tier 2 beginning the 2023/24 season following a unanimous vote by BC Hockey’s Board of Directors. The decision immediately vaults the KIJHL to Junior A status and provides an avenue […]
Johnny Carmichael of the Nelson Leafs has committed to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. Carmichael finished second on the Leafs with 36 points in 41 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games last season. Carmichael added six points in four KIJHL Teck Cup playoff games. Over two seasons with […]
Tyson Lautard of the Nelson Leafs has committed to the Vancouver Island University Mariners in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League for the 2023-24 season. Lautard had 29 points in 40 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games last season for the Leafs. He added five points in six KIJHL Teck Cup playoff games. Over three […]
Nelson Leafs forward Ryan Quast has committed to play for the Arizona State University Sun Devils in the ACHA next season. Quast tied for the Leafs’ team lead in points with 36 in 44 games and added three goals in six KIJHL Teck Cup Championship games. The previous playoff season, Quast had seven points […]
By The Nelson Daily Sports There’s a Nelson connection to the 2023 Stanley Cup Champion Las Vegas Golden Knights. Nelson native Bruno Campese, who played his minor hockey in the Heritage City, was on the ice to raise Lord Stanley’s Mug over his shoulders during Tuesday’s on-ice celebrations at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. […]
Nelson Leafs captain Bennett Anklewich has signed to play for the King’s College Monarchs in NCAA Division III next season. Anklewich was third on the Leafs in points with 33 in 42 games and added seven in four KIJHL Teck Cup championship games. In 85 career games over three seasons with the Leafs, the […]
Nelson Leafs goalie Frederick Larochelle is returning to Kelowna next season to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. In 23 games this season with the Leafs, Larochelle went 12-8-1 helping the team qualify for the KIJHL Teck Cup Championships. Larochelle began his KIJHL career with the Kelowna Chiefs, where he […]
Want to be part of the Nelson Leafs family? We are always looking for volunteers and billet families. Billet families are needed for the 2023/2024 season! We are looking for caring families to provide a “home away from home” in support of young players aged 16-20 so they can pursue their dreams of playing the […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the 12 student-athletes who competed during the 2022-23 season that it has selected to receive league bursaries. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies. Tuesday, April 18 – Doug Birks Division recipients Wednesday, April 29 – Eddie Mountain […]
Nelson Leafs defenceman Kingsley Brockett has signed to play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association for the University of Jamestown Jimmies in 2023-24. The 6-2, 195-pound blueliner completed his third and final season in the KIJHL with the Leafs recording 15 points in 38 regular season games. The Calgary product began his KIJHL with […]
