Twelve hat-tricks have been scored in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season play as of Oct. 26, with the last being scored on Oct. 22. Coletyn Boyarski of the Osoyoos Coyotes and Luke Chakrabarti of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats have each recorded two. Both of them recorded four goals recently.  Last season […]

  Luke Chakrabarti (Creston Valley Thunder Cats), Ben Edwards (Grand Forks Border Bruins) and Ethan Shebansky (Grand Forks Border Bruins) have been selected as the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Oct. 23, 2022. Chakrabarti – Top Forward – For the second straight week, the Whiterock, […]

There have been many impressive team and player performances this season and this week’s KIJHL Notebook touches on what players from the respective teams did over the weekend, including some of the games during this week. Bill Ohlhausen Division The Princeton Posse improved to 6-2 on the season with a pair of wins against the […]

    Luke Chakrabarti (Creston Valley Thunder Cats), Brandon Gallo (Revelstoke Grizzlies) and Jacob Burnside (Creston Valley Thunder Cats) are the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Oct. 16. Chakrabarti – Top Forward – The Whiterock, B.C. product racked up six goals and eight points in […]

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season is now three weeks old. The landscape of where teams sit in their respective divisions so far has changed from last season. Some teams are seeing early returns from the strong play of their rookies, while others are benefitting from trades for experienced players. This weeks KIJHL […]

  With two weekends of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action in the books, only one team remains undefeated in regulation – the back-to-back Teck Cup champion Revelstoke Grizzlies, while the Summerland Steam, are also undefeated in regulation time, but have dropped two games in a shootout. This week’s edition of The KIJHL Notebook delves […]

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Pacific Junior Hockey League are pleased to announce the creation of the British Columbia Hockey Conference. This new organization represents a partnership between two of Western Canada’s premier junior hockey leagues to advance their level of competitive hockey in British Columbia. The British Columbia Hockey Conference’s inaugural […]

  Adam Redding of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats will play for the Grand Falls Rapids in the Maritime Hockey League this season. The Spokane, Washington product had 31 points in 41 KIJHL regular season games, and added six points in seven Teck Cup playoff games. It was his lone season in the KIJHL. Redding […]

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has an exciting new wave of rookie talent entering the 2022-23 season, which begins on Sept. 23. Leading up to the start of the season, we will highlight those players from each team. Next in the New Wave series are the Creston Valley Thunder Cats. The Thunder Cats […]

  Brandon Switzer got a chance to move up to Junior A hockey in the Alberta Junior Hockey League before he actually stepped on the bench of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats for his first game as Head Coach. Switzer, 26, was promoted to Head Coach and GM by the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League […]