KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 21

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 21st week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Grand Forks Border Bruins are No. 1 for another week. They defeated the Castlegar Rebels 9-2 […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 20

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 20th week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Grand Forks Border Bruins jumped a spot to No. 1. They won two of their three […]

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference – Perron stellar in Cents net

Before diving into this week’s KIJHL Notebook on the Okanagan Conference, there is a new franchise record milestone to acknowledge. On Jan. 21 against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Levi Astill became the Border Bruins’ new single-season points record holder. During their broadcast against the Castlegar Rebels on Tuesday, Kevin McKinnon, the voice of the Border […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 19

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 19th week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   It’s a third straight week at No.1 for the Kimberley Dynamiters. The Dynamiters had one game, a […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 18

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 18th week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Kimberley Dynamiters remain in the No.1 spot. Over the weekend, they earned a 5-4 shootout win […]

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference Trade Deadline

This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the trade deadline and how that day went for teams in accomplishing what they wanted to do to improve their respective rosters. Seven trades were completed on that day, while 11 were completed the day before.   Bill Ohlhausen Division   Princeton Posse Jonathan Ward (2005, F) signed.   […]

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference

Posse leaders bringing consistency This week’s KIJHL Notebook has Okanagan Conference coaches share what their biggest win/individual performance or moment was to end 2024.   Bill Ohlhausen Division The Revelstoke Grizzlies have been happy with how their younger players were able to adapt to team play.  “It’s always a process and a big jump for […]

Gray, Sterling-Ponech & Sittler named KIJHL 3 Stars

Brandon Gray (Grand Forks Border Bruins), Grady Sterling-Ponech (Princeton Posse) and Blake Sittler (Princeton Posse) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec. 8/24. Gray – Top Forward- The Okotoks, Alta., native scored four goals and added three assists in two games to […]

Astill, Pocock & Sittler named November 3 Stars

Levi Astill (Grand Forks Border Bruins), Declan Pocock (Williams Lake Mustangs) and Blake Sittler (Princeton Posse) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for November. Astill – Top Forward – The Edmonton native scored four goals and collected 12 assists for 16 points in eight games, helping […]

Okanagan Conference: River Rush’s Fron a physical force

Doug Birks Division Andrew Fisher likes how his Kamloops Storm team has performed since taking over from Jan Ludvig, who stepped down for personal reasons.  “I like our game,” said the Storm head coach. “I think we were trending in the right direction before I even started, but I was pretty happy with how we […]