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BEAVER VALLEY NITEHAWKS NEWS

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 10

by esequeira

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 10th 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 Revelstoke Grizzlies climb into the top spot after a pair of wins in the Cariboo. The […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 9

by esequeira

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 […]

Kootenay Conference – KIJHL team selections

by esequeira

Congratulations to KIJHL alum Shea Weber (Sicamous Eagles 2000-02) on his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov.11. In a Sportsnet.ca story, Weber said during his speech, “there’s so much to be grateful for when playing this game.”  “And it’s not just the big moments, grinding out a playoff win or taking home […]

THE NITEHAWKS LEGACY

The Nitehawks are among 20 teams in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League that compete for the Teck Cup.  We are proud to say that the eight KIJHL championships we have won are the most out of any active teams in our league. The teams compete to qualify for the playoffs in four divisions of five teams.

“Once a Nitehawk, always a Nitehawk.”  - Head Coach & GM Terry Jones

NITEHAWKS RESPONSIBILITY

Some of the activities Nitehawks players participate in, on a weekly basis are; playing shinny with the disabled adult program, teaching hockey to youngsters in the Hot Shot program, mentoring less fortunate youngsters at the Sanctuary program, and taking down tables at the Lion’s Club Bingo. We also participate in Cancer Society fundraising, reading and playing shinny in elementary schools, and cleaning the highway as part of the Adopt a Highway program.

NITEHAWKS DEVELOPMENT

In our 37 years in the KIJHL, seven of our players have played in the NHL, 120 have advanced to Major Junior or Junior A, and 55 players went on to play at the college level. You can check out Nitehawks player advancement by scrolling to our Alumni pages.

TOP NITEHAWK

Dallas Calvin is the all-time leading point producer on the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.

He achieved: 273 points in KIJHL regular season, 98 points in KIJHL playoffs, 10 points in the Cyclone Taylor BC Championships, 14 points in the Keystone Cup, which is 395 points in total.

The most remarkable thing about this offensive achievement is that Dallas played his final year of junior eligibility with the Trail Smoke Eaters.