Quesnel hasn’t had a Junior A hockey team to cheer for since the Millionaires played their final season in the BC Hockey League in 2010-11. Fourteen years later, they have the River Rush to be proud of. Longtime Kootenay International Junior Hockey League coach Dale Hladun is their first ever head coach-general manager and […]

Hockey Canada has announced that its board of directors has approved a Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM) pilot project for the 2024-25 season, following an extensive proposal submitted in collaboration from its four Western Members, their respective Junior A hockey leagues and the Western Hockey League (WHL). The WCDM pilot project focuses on strengthening the […]

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League announced today that the North Okanagan Knights franchise has been sold and relocated to Quesnel, where they will be known as the River Rush. The sale and move was approved unanimously by the KIJHL’s Board of Governors and will take effect immediately. With the addition of the River Rush, […]

  Nolan Kelly of the North Okanagan Knights is this week’s Young Guns, presented by the Next Shift Network, as he scored a goal and added four assists in two games. Knights Head Coach-GM Liam McOnie says that Kelly does a very good job of taking advantage of the opportunities he gets and has a […]