The first weekend of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 2023-24 season didn’t disappoint. The defending Teck Cup champion Kimberley Dynamiters won their opening game, the Eddie Mountain division regular season champs, the Columbia Valley Rockies gave Tayler Sincennes his first KIJHL win as a head coach and the Spokane Braves bounced back from […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. Week One of the 23/24 KIJHL season is in the books. Emanuel will talk with one of the Hudl Instat Players of the Week, Parker Fournier from the Sicamous Eagles. Andrew Tworkowski of the Spokane Braves and Mikkel Hrechka of the Chase Heat share the honours and […]
Welcome to Quick Shift, which provides a preview of each of the 20 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, with insights from their respective general manager/head coach heading into the regular season. Next is the Columbia Valley Rockies in the Eddie Mountain division. The Rockies won their division for the first time in 19 […]
Kayde Kinaschuk of the Columbia Valley Rockies has committed to the University of Southern Maine Huskies in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III for the 2023-24 season. Over two seasons with the Rockies, Kinaschuk put up 119 points in 80 career regular season Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games. He added 21 […]
Columbia Valley Rockies defenceman Riley Cormier will play for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Melfort Mustangs in the 2023-24 season. In his first season in the KIJHL, the 17-year-old had 17 points in 39 games. In six KIJHL playoff games, the Vernon product earned one assist. The 6-1, 180-pound Cormier joined the Rockies from the […]
Columbia Valley Rockies’ Keenan Ingram has signed to play for the BCHL’s Cowichan Valley Capitals for the 2023-24 season. In his first season in the KIJHL, not only did Ingram lead the Rockies with 74 points in 41 games, those totals ranked him second overall in the league and he was named the KIJHL’s Rookie […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Overall Award Winners for the 2022-23 regular season. Honours have been handed out in seven categories: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player and Coach of the Year. Today we announce the winners for Most […]
In speaking with coaches leading up to the start of the KIJHL Teck Cup playoffs for this Notebook, Kamloops Storm bench boss Jan Ludvig likely provided the best quote as the Quest for the Teck Cup begins tomorrow. “It’s gonna be like a good boxing match,” said Ludvig of their matchup with the Sicamous Eagles. […]
Each year, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League presents seven awards for on-ice excellence: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player and Coach of the Year. Winners are named from each of the league’s four divisions prior to the start of KIJHL Playoffs, with overall league […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 21st and final week of regular season 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 final positions. Princeton Posse Last Week: 1 Record: 31-7-3-3 The Posse won the KIJHL’s President’s Cup […]
