KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 13 (Dec.17/23)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 13th 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: 3 Record: 20-5-0 The Grizzlies defeated the North Okanagan Knights 4-2 in […]

Young Guns: Owen Dewitt

  Owen Dewitt of the Sicamous Eagles is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network, as he scored four goals in two games. It’s the second time that Dewitt is selected as a Young Guns. Dewitt netted a hat-trick against the Chase Heat on Dec. 5, his second of the season, and […]

The KIJHL Notebook for Dec. 15

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 […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 12 (Dec.10/23)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 12th 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.   Princeton Posse Last Week: 1 Record: 21-4-0 The Posse picked up a pair of wins against […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 11 (Dec. 3/23)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 11th 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.   Princeton Posse Last Week: 1 Record: 19-4-0   The Posse won two of their three games […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Dec. 1

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 KIJHL Notebook – BCHC Prospects Team

  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. […]

The KIJHL Notebook: New Wave – Doug Birks division

  This week in the KIJHL Notebook, the New Wave of rookies in the Doug Birks division is the focus with the head coach-GM of each team providing a scouting report on each player.    Sicamous Eagles Forwards Owen Dewitt (2007 – 6-2, 175 pounds) The local product has hit the ground running leading the […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 8 (Nov. 12)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its eighth week of action for the 2023-24 regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage and their performance over the past 10 games.   Sicamous Eagles Last Week: 1 Record: 15-2-1   The Eagles earned a 4-2 win against Revelstoke, […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 7 (Nov. 5)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its seventh week of action for the 2023-24 regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage and their performance over the past 10 games.   Sicamous Eagles Last Week: 1 Record: 13-2-0 The Eagles begin November with three straight wins – […]