The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) has named Grand Forks Border Bruins forward Austin Tellefson as its Rookie of the Week for the period ending Jan. 11. Tellefson had three goals and five points in two games and was +6. In a 5-2 win over the Creston Valley Thunder Cats, Tellefson scored the opening […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is pleased to announce its Stars of the Month for December. Forward – Levi Astill – Grand Forks Border Bruins Astill was a driving force for the Border Bruins producing at an elite rate while impacting the game at both ends of the ice. The Edmonton native recorded […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Dec.21. Forwards Hayden Iron Shirt – Golden Rockets After setting up the game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory over the Kimberley Dynamiters, the Lethbridge native erupted for a hat trick—including the winner—and five points in a […]
Levi Astill, the reigning KIJHL Top Scorer and MVP, is back atop the points race with 51 in 27 games. Astill is nine points away from reaching 200 points in his KIJHL career. In the league’s history, 33 players have put up 200 points or more in their career. The KIJHL caught up with […]
Tyler Burke made sure he was ready for his opportunity with the Vermont State University Castleton Spartans men’s hockey team. A focus on getting bigger and stronger has paid off as the KIJHL alum has opened his National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 3 career with six goals and 10 points in 11 games. He currently […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Dec.14. Forwards Jackson Roberts – Golden Rockets The Cranbrook native recorded four goals and seven points in two games. He was a huge factor in their hard-fought battle against the Chase Heat with a hat-trick […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Dec.7. Forwards Jake Neufeld – Revelstoke Grizzlies The third-year forward out of Calgary had a big weekend for the Grizzlies with four goals and three assists in two games helping them win twice. He played […]
Grand Forks Border Bruins bench boss Dave Hnatiuk says he has “a bit of an old school mentality” for his team to play a tough game. That comes from his playing style. A blue-collar type who played various roles, Hnatiuk played in Sweden’s Division 2 pro league after two years with the University of Lethbridge […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Nov. 16. Forwards Brady Magarrell – Beaver Valley Nitehawks Magarrell earned his second Team of the Week nod after exploding for seven goals and 10 points in three games. He scored four times, including the winner, […]
When Grand Forks Border Bruins head coach-general manager Dave Hnatiuk recruited Austin Tellefson from the Edmonton Jr. Oilers U18AAA program, he knew he was getting an offensively gifted player. “I don’t know if you ever expect a guy to almost have a goal a game in his rookie year,” says Hnatiuk. Tellefson leads all Kootenay […]
