Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This week, we bring Season’s Greetings from the four corners of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in British Columbia and Washington State. Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – S2 E16 – December 22 – Season’s Greetings from the KIJHL | RSS.com
As the Christmas break nears for most Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, the KIJHL Notebook focuses on their play while touching on recent player acquisitions for some teams. Eddie Mountain Division Kimberley Dynamiters Head Coach-GM Derek Stuart is happy that players are starting to understand their roles and has everyone contribute as they’ve won […]
Tristan Weill (Kimberley Dynamiters), Sam Lewis (Kamloops Storm) and Nate Glenn (Columbia Valley Rockies) have been selected as the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for November. Weill – Top Forward – The West Kelowna product helped the Dynamiters win seven of their nine games as he scored […]
Adversity is one of our greatest teachers, and failure is only failure when you stop trying. Last weekend the Columbia Valley Rockies were home for two games in The Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena but neither one went their way. “We were not at our best this weekend and we know it,” said associate coach Tucker […]
The Columbia Valley Rockies had a good weekend points-wise, adding 3 of 4 to their Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) standings in games against the Kelowna Chiefs and Fernie Ghostriders. Friday Nov. 24 saw Kelowna on the ice in the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena but the Chiefs left empty handed after a 6-1 whomp-down […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, a special post BCHC Prospects Game episode. We check in with every player on the KIJHL roster, hear some highlights from the Storm play-by-play team of Larry Read and Kris Armstrong. We also get some thoughts from KIJHL Commissioner Jeff Dubois on […]
The second British Columbia Hockey Conference Prospects Game is less than a week away as it takes place in Kamloops on Tuesday, November 28. This week’s KIJHL Notebook dives into the players that make up the KIJHL Prospects team. Goalies Nick Kunyk of the Fernie Ghostriders gained a confidence boost with his selection. […]
Two days, two games, 1300 km and three of four points added to their standings equals a successful weekend away. The Columbia Valley Rockies were on the road last weekend, playing first in 100 Mile House against the Wranglers Nov. 17 and then in Kamloops Nov. 18 where they took on the Storm. Friday’s tilt […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its ninth week of action for the 2023-24 regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on their performance over the past 10 games, including winning percentage. Revelstoke Grizzlies Last Week: 2 Record: 12-4-0 The Grizzlies won their lone game last week, earning […]
The Fernie Ghostriders and Kimberley Dynamiters were in the valley to square off with the Columbia Valley Rockies last weekend: they were weighed, measured and found wanting. Thursday, Nov. 9, the Ghostriders lost 5-2 to the Rockies, and while it was a penalty heavy game for the home team, the Rockies put in the work […]
