The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is pleased to announce its Power Rankings for Week 19. The Merritt Centennials split their weekend games beginning with an 8-1 win over the Sicamous Eagles. Kaden Wilkins led with two goals (9), including the winner and Tyler Picha made 19 saves for the victory. Their second game […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Jan. 25. Forwards Brendan Kindlein – Quesnel River Rush The Calgary native was an assist machine with back-to-back three-assist performances, while adding a goal. Kindlein finished the week at plus-5 while averaging 13:41 per game. He […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is pleased to announce its Power Rankings for Week 17. The Merritt Centennials went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend, highlighted by a dramatic comeback win on Jan. 24 against the Princeton Posse. Trailing 4-0 just eight minutes into the game, the Centennials battled back and earned a […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is pleased to announce its Power Rankings for Week 17. The Revelstoke Grizzlies won both their games last week starting with a 5-0 shutout against the Osoyoos Coyotes on Jan. 16. Brock Hudson opened the scoring with his second goal of the season a minute into the […]
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 […]
