The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its award winners for on-ice excellence this week: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coach of the Year and the newly added General Manager of the Year. Today the league is pleased to announce Kael […]
March 20th, 2025 The KIJHL’s recent announcement marks a pivotal transition for our league and team, evolving from extensive discussions on the loss of Junior A hockey to unsanctioned alternatives in our region. Discussions have evolved into a two-tier system that will allow historic rivals to compete together for one final season, after which significant […]
Liam Munro (Creston Valley Thunder Cats), Eric Martin (Fernie Ghostriders) and Kael Svenson (Sicamous Eagles) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for February. Munro – Top Forward – The Calgary native scored seven goals and added seven assists in seven games, while playing an average of […]
The Quest for the Teck Cup, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff championship, begins tomorrow. The Revelstoke Grizzlies are the defending Teck Cup champions. Below is a preview of each series. Kootenay Conference Neil Murdoch Division Grand Forks Border Bruins (1) Castlegar Rebels (4) Season Series: Border Bruins won 6-0. Series […]
Each year, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League presents awards for on-ice excellence: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coach of the Year and the newly added General Manager of the Year. Winners are named from the four divisions prior to the start of KIJHL […]
2024-2025
Two weekends remain in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 2024-25 regular season. Two playoff spots remain as the Golden Rockets and Creston Valley Thunder Cats vie for that final spot in the Eddie Mountain Division. In the Doug Birks Division, the Williams Lake Mustangs are very close to clinching as they currently have 35 […]
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 […]
