Rothfos, McCabe & Sittler named KIJHL 3 Stars

Luke Rothfos (Kamloops Storm), Logan McCabe (Grand Forks Border Bruins) and Blake Sittler (Princeton Posse) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending March 16/25. Rothfos – Top Forward – The Devon, Alta., native scored three goals and added an assist to help the […]

Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast for March 14

Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast. This week on Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – PLAYOFF EDITION. The ine+nutrition player spotlight shines on Carter Price, captain of the Grand Forks Border Bruins. Emanuel talks with Creston Valley Thunder Cat alum Harmon Laser-Hume, he’s with the Mount Royal University Cougars, who are off to the […]

2024-25 KIJHL Teck Cup preview

The Quest for the Teck Cup, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff championship, begins tomorrow. The Revelstoke Grizzlies are the defending Teck Cup champions. Below is a preview of each series.   Kootenay Conference Neil Murdoch Division   Grand Forks Border Bruins (1)   Castlegar Rebels (4) Season Series: Border Bruins won 6-0. Series […]

Border Bruins alum Newton thriving in Germany’s DEL2

Grand Forks Border Bruins alum Max Newton (2013-15) is having a great first season in the DEL2 with the Krefeld Pinguine. The Vancouver native has 69 points in 49 games. He joined the German squad after making his European debut in Slovakia last season with HK Dukla Michalovce. Prior to that, he had a brief […]

Neil Murdoch Division Award Winners

Each year, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League presents awards for on-ice excellence: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coach of the Year and the newly added General Manager of the Year. Winners are named from the four divisions prior to the start of KIJHL […]

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 […]

Border Bruins win franchise’s first President’s Cup

The Grand Forks Border Bruins are Kootenay International Junior Hockey League President’s Cup winners. Their first in franchise history. The Border Bruins captured the league regular season championship by collecting a single point, for 71 on the season, in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Their regular season record is 33 wins, […]

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 […]

Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast for Feb.14

Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast. This week on Top Shelf, the ine+nutrition player spotlight shines on Kaleb Preymak of the Chase Heat. The Alumni Clip is with former Grand Forks Border Bruin Elvis Gorontzy-Slack, who is playing in Bremen, Germany and on the Bench Boss segment Jed Houseman from the Golden Rockets. Top […]