The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its seventh week of regular season action for the 2022-23 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide after.
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Princeton Posse
Last week: 2 Record: 11-3-0-1 The Posse picked up a pair of wins over the Kelowna Chiefs, 5-1, and the Osoyoos Coyotes, 3-2 in overtime. Goalie Nate Glenn stopped 42 shots in the win over Kelowna, while Ethan Rau made 33 saves against Osoyoos. |
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Columbia Valley Rockies
Last week: 3 Record: 11-3-0-1 The Rockies swept their Okanagan road trip picking up wins against the North Okanagan Knights, 7-4, 7-6 in a shootout against the Kelowna Chiefs and 4-2 against the Summerland Steam on Sunday. Ewan McDevitt picked up two wins making 49 saves on 55 shots, while Brett Sweet made 33 saves in their win over Kelowna. |
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Revelstoke Grizzlies
Last week: 1 Record: 9-1-2-3 The Grizzlies came away from their three-game road trip with three points. They lost to the Chase Heat 3-2 in a shootout, then lost to the Creston Valley Thunder Cats 3-2 in overtime, and lost to the Kimberley Dynamiters 1-0 in a shootout. Jozef Kuchaslo made 85 saves on 87 shots in two games and had a shutout against Kimberley, while Owen Albers made 26 saves in the loss to Creston Valley. |
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Grand Forks Border Bruins
Last Week: Not ranked. Record: 12-4-1-0 The Border Bruins won all three of their games last week against the Nelson Leafs, 4-2, the Fernie Ghostriders 4-1, and the Golden Rockets 4-1. Second-year goalie Ethan Shebansky, 19, played in all three games making 119 saves on 123 shots for a .967 save percentage and a 1.33 goals against average. |
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Nelson Leafs
Last Week: 4 Record: 8-3-2-1 The Leafs opened their week with a 4-2 loss at home to the Border Bruins, then rebounded to defeat the Fernie Ghostriders 3-2 in overtime, after erasing a 2-0 deficit. Jasper Tait made 17 saves in the loss, while Frederick Larochelle made 39 saves in the win over Fernie. |
