KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 23

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 23rd and final 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 climbed three spots to take No. 1 after winning both their games […]

The KIJHL Notebook: Kootenay Conference – Ghostriders details and habits

The Princeton Posse lead the KIJHL with scoring the first goal in a game, having done it 30 times in 43 games. Next are the Revelstoke Grizzlies with 28 first goals in 42 games. The Merritt Centennials and Grand Forks Border Bruins are next with 26. The Fernie Ghostriders have 25. Here are the top-five […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 22

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 22nd 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 keep their No. 1 spot. They won both their games, first defeating […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 21

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 21st 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 are No. 1 for another week. They defeated the Castlegar Rebels 9-2 […]

KIJHL Notebook: Kootenay Conference – Evin excited to coach Rebels

Alex Evin is excited to be back on a bench after a two-month break, that was long enough for him. The Castlegar native spent eight years with the BCHL’s Prince George Spruce Kings, where he won the BCHL’s Fred Page Cup in 2019.  Evin joked about “getting bored” and the opportunity came to join the […]

Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast for Feb. 7

Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast. This week on Top Shelf, the ine+nutrition player spotlight is with Ryan Larsen of the Kamloops Storm and the final part of our Bench Boss segment with Terry Jones from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. he talks about what got him into and keeps him in coaching.   Top […]

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 […]

Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast for Jan. 31

Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast. This week on Top Shelf, the I-N-E-Plus-Nutrition player spotlight is with Owen Ivanov of the Kelowna Chiefs. The alumni spot is with former Spokane Braves player Dawson Tritt who is in his fourth season of NCAA Div 1. And on the Bench Boss segment Terry Jones from the […]

KIJHL Notebook: Kootenay Conference trade deadline moves

We complete trade deadline coverage in this week’s KIJHL Notebook  with the Kootenay Conference, as respective general managers share how it was for them and what they wanted to do to improve their respective rosters.   Eddie Mountain Division Kimberley Dynamiters  Nate Tillmanns (2005, F) acquired from Kamloops Head coach-general manager Derek Stuart wasn’t very […]

Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast for Jan.24

Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast. This week on Top Shelf, the ine+nutrition player spotlight is on Tyler Picha of the Spokane Braves. The Bench Boss segment features Terry Jones from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks …   Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – S3 E16 – January 24 | RSS.com