The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) has selected 13 student-athletes and one game official from the 2020-21 season to receive league bursaries, including three from the Eddie Mountain Division. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post secondary studies. The recipients were chosen from a large field of applicants based […]

Columbia Valley Rockies defenceman Dylan Malarchuk enjoyed showcasing himself to the Powell River Kings and the B.C. Hockey League during its 2020-21 Pod season. Malarchuk immediately began making adjustments to how he plays his position seeing how the BCHL game is played. Among them was gap control as he quickly learned that opponents will take […]

Rockies Noah Decottignies excited about future with Bulldogs Columbia Valley Rockies goalie Noah Decottignies was drawn to the Adrian College Bulldogs Division 1 program because of their winning pedigree. The Bulldogs are among the top American Collegiate Hockey Association programs in the last four years.  Under coach Gary Astalos, they won an ACHA National Championship […]

Carter Beston-Will played 60 games in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with the Columbia Valley Rockies from 2016-17 and 2018-19. The Calgary native is now an assistant coach in the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Sheffield Steelers. The Steelers recently lost the Elite Series Championship to the Nottingham Panthers. We connected with Beston-Will […]