The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is thrilled to announce that the league and its 20 member clubs have been reclassified as Junior A, Tier 2 beginning the 2023/24 season following a unanimous vote by BC Hockey’s Board of Directors. The decision immediately vaults the KIJHL to Junior A status and provides an avenue […]
Connor Jones starred with his twin brother Kellen for the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, their hometown team, for a season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in 2006-07. Connor joined the Vegas Golden Knights as an amateur scout last July after wrapping up his pro career in the ECHL with the Fort Wayne Komets. […]
Beaver Valley Nitehawks forward Nathan Dominici has signed to play for the Trail Smoke Eaters in the B.C. Hockey League next season. Dominici had 23 goals and 41 points in 39 games to lead the Nitehawks. In 75 career games, the Trail product had 36 goals and 68 points. This season Dominici played seven […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the 12 student-athletes who competed during the 2022-23 season that it has selected to receive league bursaries. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies. Tuesday, April 18 – Doug Birks Division recipients Wednesday, April 29 – Eddie Mountain […]
Christian Mealey (Kimberley Dynamiters), Kaleb Percival (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Peyton Trzaska (Princeton Posse) have been selected the Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Month for March. Mealey – Top Forward – The Calgary product played a big part in helping the Dynamiters advance to the KIJHL Final and play for the Teck Cup. […]
Sean Mitchell (Princeton Posse), Spencer Dixon-Reusz (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Trystan Self (Kimberley Dynamiters) have been selected as the Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending March 19. Mitchell – Top Forward – The Calahoo, Alberta product had a goal and assist for the Posse, who had a split […]
LISTEN to this week’s playoff edition of Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast. We are down to our Final 4; Princeton, Revelstoke, Kimberley and Beaver Valley. Our guests include players Trystan Self from the Kimberley Dynamiters, Curtis Gould from the Princeton Posse and Connor Stojan from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Also joining us for the […]
The KIJHL Teck Cup championships are now down to the Kimberley Dynamiters, Beaver Valley Nitehawks, defending champion Revelstoke Grizzlies and the President’s Cup winning Princeton Posse. The Dynamiters are playing in their seventh straight Kootenay Conference Final and have faced the Nitehawks six times in KIJHL history, with each time winning three. The last […]
Christian Mealey (Kimberley Dynamiters), Kaleb Percival (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Connor Stojan (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) have been selected as the Instat 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending March 12, 2023. Mealey – Top Forward – The Calgary, Alberta product had four goals and five assists for nine points in four […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. In this episode, guests include Carter Bettenson from the Revelstoke Grizzlies, Ollie Clement from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Head Coach and General Manager Brad Tobin from the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup Chair Kevin Dorrius. All this and some great calls from around […]
