Thirteen Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams have scored in the first minute of a period this season, for a total of 24 goals. The Columbia Valley Rockies lead with four first-minute goals, followed by the Spokane Braves and Summerland Steam with three. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Fernie Ghostriders, Kelowna Chiefs and Nelson Leafs […]
Revelstoke Grizzlies goalie Jozef Kuchaslo recorded his second shutout of the season against the Columbia Valley Rockies. It’s the 11th career regular season shutout for the Mission, B.C. native in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. As a rookie, he had four shutouts. Last season, his first as a starter, he had five. Will […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s 2023-24 regular season is two weeks in and four players have recorded hat-tricks. Three of those have come from rookies – Owen Dewitt (Sicamous Eagles), Luke Nottviet (Grand Forks Border Bruins) and Tysin Mulligan (Columbia Valley Rockies). The other is by Daytn Kulynych of the Castlegar Rebels, who […]
The first weekend of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 2023-24 season didn’t disappoint. The defending Teck Cup champion Kimberley Dynamiters won their opening game, the Eddie Mountain division regular season champs, the Columbia Valley Rockies gave Tayler Sincennes his first KIJHL win as a head coach and the Spokane Braves bounced back from […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast. In episode 2, Creston Valley Thunder Cat Luke Chakrabarti talks with co-host Emanuel Sequeira about the upcoming season while Mark Berry chats with KIJHL Commissioner Jeff Dubois about some rule changes. Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – S2 E2 – September 15 – L. Chakrabarti – […]
Welcome to Quick Shift, which provides a preview of each of the 20 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, with insights from their respective general managers. Next are the 100 Mile House Wranglers in the Doug Birks division. Nathan Bohmer, heading into his third season with the Wranglers, had 21 goals and 41 points […]
Presley Gordon of the 100 Mile House Wranglers has committed to the Logan Lake Miners in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. The Edmonton, Alberta product had 10 points in 42 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games for the Wranglers. He began his KIJHL career with the Fernie Ghostriders, and also had a stop in […]
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. Wednesday, April 19 – Eddie Mountain Division recipients Thursday, April 20 – Neil Murdoch […]
100 Mile House Wranglers captain Ethan Sanders has signed with the Arizona State University Sun Devils in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The Kamloops product still had a year of junior hockey eligibility, but chose to take advantage of the Sun Devils offer. The 6-0, 190-pound forward felt “it would be a pretty good […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the MindRight for Athletes Society are pleased to announce that 100 Mile House Wranglers captain Ethan Sanders has been named the recipient of the Remembering Grant Sheridan Scholarship. Each year, the MindRight for Athletes Society awards the $1,500 scholarship, named in memory of the longtime Kelowna Chiefs […]
