Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Nov. 3

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, Emanuel Sequeira talks with one of the Hudl Instat Players of the Week, Defenceman Jake Kessler from the Kelowna Chiefs. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ Connor Stojan was Goaltender of the Week while Ryan Larsen of the Kamloops Storm was Forward of the […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 6 (Oct.29)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its sixth 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: 1 Record: 10-2-0 The Eagles had a bye last week. Their power-play is […]

KIJHL Notebook for Oct. 27

  The Beaver Valley Nitehawks are the highest scoring team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with 60 goals in 10 games for an average of six a game. Their top guns are Adam Redding and Tim Josza with six goals each. The Princeton Posse are the second highest with 46 goals in 10 […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Oct. 27

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, Emanuel Sequeira talks with one of the Hudl Instat Players of the Week, goaltender Colton Phillips-Watts from the Kamloops Storm. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ Cade Reber was Defenceman of the Week while Anmol Garcha of the Princeton Posse was Forward of the […]

Garcha, Reber & Phillips-Watts named KIJHL 3 Stars

    Anmol Garcha (Princeton Posse), Cade Reber (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Colton Phillips-Watts (Kamloops Storm) have been selected as the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending, Oct. 22. Garcha – Top Forward – The Sherwood Park, Alberta product helped the Posse win its weekend […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 5 (Oct. 22)

  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 […]

KIJHL Notebook – Oct. 20

  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 […]

KIJHL Power Rankings Week 4 – (Oct. 15)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its fourth weekend 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. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks remain the lone undefeated team in the league and improved to 7-0 by […]

Young Guns: Nathan Preston

  Princeton Posse goalie Nathan Preston is this week’s Young Guns selection. After allowing the opening goal to the Grand Forks Border Bruins in the first period, he finished with 29 saves for a 3-1 win. It’s the second victory for the Penticton native. Preston, 17, had a .967 save percentage with a 1.00 goals […]

KIJHL Notebook for Oct. 13

  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 […]