Jack Henderson of the Osoyoos Coyotes, Cole Waldbillig of the Summerland Steam and Trystan Self of the Kimberley Dynamiters have been named the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for February. Henderson – Top Forward – The Quesnel native helped the Coyotes win eight of 10 games, including defeating […]
Hayden Stocks of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Cole Waldbillig of the Summerland Steam and Ethan Lawczynski of the Castlegar Rebels have been named the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week. Stocks – Top Forward – The Edmonton, Alberta product helped the Nitehawks take a 3-1 series lead on the […]
Osoyoos Coyotes forward Jack Henderson looks poised to win the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League scoring championship. As the regular season nears completion on Feb. 19, Henderson has a seven point lead on Columbia Valley Rockies rookie Kayde Kinaschuk. While Henderson looks to land the Top Scorer crown, Kinaschuk is battling with Tristan Weill […]
Trystan Self of the Kimberley Dynamiters along with Tristan Weill and Cole Waldbillig of the Summerland Steam have been named the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Feb. 13. Self – Top Goalie – The Calgary, Alberta product helped the Dynamiters earn two wins against the […]
The 2021-22 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season wraps up on Feb. 19 and there are still two playoff spots mathematically available. This week’s KIJHL Notebook connects with the leaders of each team to talk about how their respective teams are playing as the season comes to a close. Eddie Mountain Division Kayde […]
Mark MacMillan has loved his first season coaching junior hockey with the Summerland Steam. He took over the Head Coach and General Manager duties of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League organization in late October. “It’s fun to be at the rink. I think being at the rink every day in this aspect really […]
As the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League winds down to the completion of its 2021-22 regular season, the KIJHL Notebook digs into what some teams are focused on as they close out their schedules. Also highlighted are the remaining matchups for some teams. Eddie Mountain Division Columbia Valley Rockies Head Coach Briar McNaney said […]
This week’s KIJHL Notebook recognizes the unsung hero on teams. According to grammarist.com, that term first appeared in the mid-1800s, though it has its roots in ancient Greece. They say an unsung hero is a person who has achieved great things or committed acts of bravery or self-sacrifice, yet is not celebrated or recognized. The […]
With most KIJHL teams now completed the quarter-mark of their 42-game schedule, we dig into how they have been performing in this week’s KIJHL Notebook. Eddie Mountain Division Atop of the Eddie Mountain Division, the Columbia Valley Rockies have eight wins in 13 games. The Rockies earned a split last weekend, in which […]
Grayson Chell and Cole Waldbillig of the Summerland Steam as well as McCoy Bidewell of the Fernie Ghostriders are the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Oct. 31. Chell – 1st Star- In three games, all wins for the Steam, Chell collected three goals and seven […]
