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 […]
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 […]
Tonight there are two important Game 5s being played – the Grand Forks Border Bruins are in Beaver Valley, and the North Okanagan Knights visit the Princeton Posse. Heading into tonight, Knights rookies Nolan Kelly and Gage Parrell are 1-2 in points – Kelly has 19 points in eight games, while Parrell has 15. […]
Ethan Coventry (Revelstoke Grizzlies), Fraser O’Brien (North Okanagan Knights) and Connor Stojan (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) have been selected the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending March 10/24. Coventry – Top Forward – The Calgary product netted back-to-back hat-tricks for the Grizzlies to help […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League will have a new Teck Cup champion this season after the Columbia Valley Rockies defeated the defending champion Kimberley Dynamiters in five games. The Kimberley Bulletin newspaper reported it’s the first time in over a decade that the Dynamiters have been eliminated in the opening round, dating back […]
Luke Chakrabarti (Creston Valley Thunder Cats), Colton Fleming (North Okanagan Knights) and Ethan Shebansky (Grand Forks Border Bruins) have been selected as the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for February. Chakrabarti – Top Forward – The Surrey product had nine goals and 10 assists in nine games […]
What a great start to the KIJHL Teck Cup playoffs. Nine games have gone to overtime and one double overtime. This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on areas of team and individual performances. Eddie Mountain Division The Fernie Ghostriders have themselves within a victory of advancing to the second round after their 2-1 double overtime […]
The Prince George Cougars announced today that North Okanagan Knights alum Zac Funk, 20, has signed a three-year entry level contract with the Washington Capitals. Funk played for the Knights during the 2020-21 season. “I am very grateful and honoured for this opportunity with the Washington Capitals and am looking forward to the next […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, Levi Hall of the Fernie Ghostriders earned a 51-shot shutout in Game 2 of the Playoffs. Emanuel Sequeira talks with him about the performance. He also chats with Nolan Kelly of the North Okanagan Knights. Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – […]
Nolan Kelly (North Okanagan Knights) and Kaden Slobodian and Levi Hall (Fernie Ghostriders) have been selected the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Feb. 25/24. Kelly – Top Forward – The Calgary, Alta product had three goals and three assists in two games […]
