Kootenay Conference bursary recipients

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the 11 student-athletes and an official selected to receive league bursaries for the 2024-25 season. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies.   Next are the recipients from the Kootenay Conference.   Logan Marsh – Game Official – Marsh […]

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 […]

Thunder Cats’ alum Laser-Hume gets more vocal with USports’ Cougars

Harmon Laser-Hume played for his hometown Creston Valley Thunder Cats from 2020-22, then moved onto the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, where he played for the Nipawin Hawks and Flin Flon Bombers for two-plus seasons. Laser-Hume is in his first season with the Mount Royal University Cougars in USports. He won both his starts and earned […]

Munro, Bambrick & Endall selected for KIJHL 3 Stars

Liam Munro (Creston Valley Thunder Cats), Chase Bambrick (Creston Valley Thunder Cats) and Tyson Endall (100 Mile House Wranglers) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending March 9/25. Munro – Top Forward – The Calgary native scored two goals and collected six assists, […]

KIJHL mourns loss of alumnus Luke Kalenuik

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alumnus Luke Kalenuik, 28, has passed away following a battle with cancer that came to an end on February 26. “The KIJHL is tremendously saddened by the passing of Luke Kalenuik,” said KIJHL commissioner Jeff Dubois. “Luke was a tremendous young man who was known as a leader and beloved […]

Munro, Martin & Svenson KIJHL February 3 Stars

Liam Munro (Creston Valley Thunder Cats), Eric Martin (Fernie Ghostriders) and Kael Svenson (Sicamous Eagles) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for February. Munro – Top Forward – The Calgary native scored seven goals and added seven assists in seven games, while playing an average of […]

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 […]

Eddie Mountain 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 […]

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 […]

Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast for Feb. 21

Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast. This week on Top Shelf, the ine+nutrition player spotlight shines on former WHL’er Chase Bambrick of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats. And on the Bench Boss segment, Levi Stuart from the 100 Mile House Wranglers.   Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – S3 E21 – February 2 | […]