Twelve hat-tricks have been scored in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season play as of Oct. 26, with the last being scored on Oct. 22. Coletyn Boyarski of the Osoyoos Coyotes and Luke Chakrabarti of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats have each recorded two. Both of them recorded four goals recently. Last season […]
There have been many impressive team and player performances this season and this week’s KIJHL Notebook touches on what players from the respective teams did over the weekend, including some of the games during this week. Bill Ohlhausen Division The Princeton Posse improved to 6-2 on the season with a pair of wins against the […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season is now three weeks old. The landscape of where teams sit in their respective divisions so far has changed from last season. Some teams are seeing early returns from the strong play of their rookies, while others are benefitting from trades for experienced players. This weeks KIJHL […]
With two weekends of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action in the books, only one team remains undefeated in regulation – the back-to-back Teck Cup champion Revelstoke Grizzlies, while the Summerland Steam, are also undefeated in regulation time, but have dropped two games in a shootout. This week’s edition of The KIJHL Notebook delves […]
Flying to Alaska to play a pair of exhibition games against NCAA Division1 programs was a fun and valuable experience for 100 Mile House Wranglers alum Garrett Hilton. Hilton plays in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League with the Simon Fraser University Red Leafs, and last weekend their program became the first BCIHL team to […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Pacific Junior Hockey League are pleased to announce the creation of the British Columbia Hockey Conference. This new organization represents a partnership between two of Western Canada’s premier junior hockey leagues to advance their level of competitive hockey in British Columbia. The British Columbia Hockey Conference’s inaugural […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has an exciting new wave of rookie talent entering the 2022-23 season, which begins on Sept. 23. Leading up to the start of the season, we will highlight those players from each team. Next in the New Wave series are the 100 Mile House Wranglers. The Wranglers finished […]
100 Mile House Wranglers Head Coach & GM Dale Hladun is excited about the impact a trio of Williams Lake minor hockey products will make during the 2022-23 season. Hladun signed Jackson Altwasser, Curtis Roorda and Boston Pierce from the U18 program and all three played eight games as affiliates with the Wranglers last […]
Loïc Mainguy-Crépault of the 100 Mile House Wranglers has signed to play for the Drumheller Dragons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for the 2022-23 season. The 18-year-old from Quebec City played a season in the KIJHL and won seven of 24 games for the rebuilt Wranglers. “I am very excited to be a […]
The B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League announced its league award winners for the 2021-22 season on April 29. Several Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alumni were recognized. Second Team All-Stars Finn Withey (Revelstoke Grizzlies) – UVic Vikes (11GP, 5G, 3A, 8 PTS) Kyle Bergh (Princeton Posse, Creston Valley Thunder Cats, Castlegar Rebels) SFU (12GP, […]
