KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 20

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 20th week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Grand Forks Border Bruins jumped a spot to No. 1. They won two of their three […]

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference – Perron stellar in Cents net

Before diving into this week’s KIJHL Notebook on the Okanagan Conference, there is a new franchise record milestone to acknowledge. On Jan. 21 against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Levi Astill became the Border Bruins’ new single-season points record holder. During their broadcast against the Castlegar Rebels on Tuesday, Kevin McKinnon, the voice of the Border […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 18

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 18th week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Kimberley Dynamiters remain in the No.1 spot. Over the weekend, they earned a 5-4 shootout win […]

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference Trade Deadline

This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the trade deadline and how that day went for teams in accomplishing what they wanted to do to improve their respective rosters. Seven trades were completed on that day, while 11 were completed the day before.   Bill Ohlhausen Division   Princeton Posse Jonathan Ward (2005, F) signed.   […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 17

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 17th week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Kimberley Dynamiters have taken the No.1 spot from the Revelstoke Grizzlies. The Dynamiters didn’t play on […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Jan. 10

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. In this week’s episode, the ine+nutrition player spotlight is with Dylan Duzan of the Columbia Valley Rockies and the alumni feature is with former Revelstoke Grizzlie, Kaeden Patrick, currently playing with NCAA III Skidmore College. Closing out the episode is the bench boss segment featuring Merritt Centennials […]

Angle, Cordero & Endall named KIJHL 3 Stars

Ashton Angle (Sicamous Eagles), Alex Cordero (Merritt Centennials) and Tyson Endall (100 Mile House Wranglers) have been selected as this week’s Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Jan. 5/25. Angle – Top Forward – The Lethbridge, Alta., native had a goal and nine assists in three games […]

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference

Posse leaders bringing consistency This week’s KIJHL Notebook has Okanagan Conference coaches share what their biggest win/individual performance or moment was to end 2024.   Bill Ohlhausen Division The Revelstoke Grizzlies have been happy with how their younger players were able to adapt to team play.  “It’s always a process and a big jump for […]

Okanagan Conference: River Rush’s Fron a physical force

Doug Birks Division Andrew Fisher likes how his Kamloops Storm team has performed since taking over from Jan Ludvig, who stepped down for personal reasons.  “I like our game,” said the Storm head coach. “I think we were trending in the right direction before I even started, but I was pretty happy with how we […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 9

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its ninth week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Princeton Posse returned to the top spot after back-to-back shutout wins: 6-0 over the Creston Valley […]