The KIJHL Notebook: January leaders

  It’s the final stretch drive as the KIJHL 2023-24 regular season wraps up in a month. This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the top point producers and goalies for each team in January.  Eddie Mountain Division Not only has Taylor Haggerty led the Fernie Ghostriders with five goals and five assists in six games, […]

Weekend Wrap – Storm Split

Storm upset by Chase, beat Princeton KAMLOOPS, BC – It was a .500 weekend for the Kamloops Storm in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play. The Storm beat the Posse in Princeton 3-1 on Friday (Jan 12) but then were upset at home by the Chase Heat 2-1 on Saturday (Jan 13). The result left […]

Bohmer Scores in Debut. Storm Beat Posse

Bohmer Scores In Storm Debut, Victory In Princeton PRINCETON, BC — It didn’t take long for the Kamloops Storm’s newest player to make an impact. Newly acquired Nathan Bohmer (Logan Lake, BC) scored 35 seconds into the second period helping lead the Storm to a 3-1 win over the Princeton Posse. The two teams played […]

The KIJHL Notebook: Goal leaders

  This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the goal leaders on each te am. Included will be game-winners (GWG), short-handed goals (SHG) and power-play (PPG). Last season, Keenan Ingram of the Columbia Valley Rockies led the league with 43 goals in 41 games. Osoyoos Coyote Coletyn Boyarski led with nine game-winners, and his teammate Carter […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Jan. 12

  Welcome to Top Shelf – the KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, Emanuel Sequeira is on assignment somewhere on a Mexican beach so Mark Berry has the conn. He talks with newly acquired Storm player Nathan Bohmer and chats with Chase Heat Broadcaster Steve Smyth. To close out the podcast, Princeton Head Coach […]

Alum Andrusiak producing again for ECHL’s Cyclones

  Zack Andrusiak, a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alum (North Okanagan Knights  – 2014-15 / Kamloops Storm –  2015-16), is among the top producing alumni in the pro ranks. Andrusiak is in his third season with the ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones, where he is second on the team in points with 34 in 32 games. […]

Shelton, Martin & Holitzki named KIJHL 3 Stars

    Kaelan Shelton (Columbia Valley Rockies), Eric Martin (Fernie Ghostriders) and Dawson Holitzki (Kamloops Storm) have been selected the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan. 7/24. Shelton – Top Forward – The St. Albert, Alta., product had three goals and three assists in […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 16 (Jan. 7/24)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 16th week of action for the 2023-24 regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on their performance over the past 10 games, including winning percentage.   Revelstoke Grizzlies Last Week: 1 Record: 23-6-0 The Grizzlies began their Kootenay road trip with a […]

Storm Cap 2 of 3 Weekend With Win

KAMLOOPS, BC—The Kamloops Storm capped off a tough three games-in-three nights portion of their Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season on a big note. The Storm beat the defending KIJHL champion and Eddie Mountain Division leading Kimberley Dynamiters 4-1 Sunday night (Jan 7) on the Olympic Ice Surface at McArthur Island. It was the first […]