The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its fifth week of action for the 2023-24 regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage and their performance over the past 10 games. Sicamous Eagles Last Week: 2 Record: 10-2-0 The Eagles split their weekend games starting with a […]
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 episode 3 of Top Shelf- The KIJHL podcast. In this episode, Aiden Morcom of the Kelowna Chiefs is coming off a strong rookie season; Emanuel Sequeira talks with him about his preparation. Mark Berry chats with Kimberley Dynamiters HC/GM Derek Stuart about the strong team he’s re-assembled. Kamloops Storm GM Matt Kolle describes […]
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/head coach heading into the regular season. Next is the Kamloops Storm in the Doug Birks Division. The Storm placed second in their division with a record of 26-13-1-4 […]
Jameson Rende of the Kamloops Storm has committed to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. Rende, 20, registered 11 points in 43 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season games last season. In 116 career KIJHL regular season games, he had 30 points and 231 penalty minutes and played […]
Jacob Hufty of the Kamloops Storm is returning to play for the Melfort Mustangs in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this fall. The Kamloops product played 13 games last season for the Mustangs, registering four points before returning to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with the Storm before the Christmas break. In 18 […]
Cody Creasy of the Kamloops Storm has committed to play for the Arizona State University Sun Devils in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Last season Creasy went 10-7 in 21 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games for the Storm and registered one shutout. Over two seasons, the Brandon, Manitoba product was 19-10 in 36 […]
