Silvertips sweep Kootenay Ice on Vancouver Island as BCMMHL opens new season
Chase Lang, Hobin Zinck and Garrett Dunlop each scored twice as the North Island Silvertips rocked the Kootenay Ice 10-3 Sunday in B.C. Major Midget Hockey League action in Nanaimo.The win, coming on the heels of a 3-1 decision by North Island over Kootenay Saturday, gave the Silvertips a sweep of the BCMMHL series.“We played...
Smokies ripped on the PK in home and season opener
The Trail Smoke Eaters died by the sword Friday night in their season opener at home as they gave up three power play goals and succumbed to the Westside Warriors 7-3 at Cominco Arena.The Warriors were 60 per cent on the power play (three for five) as they put five second period goals on 17 shots past Smokies netminder Matt...
Kolby's fundraiser exhibition game a success
A fundraiser exhibition hockey game between the Trail Smoke Eaters and the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack raised $11,285 for Kolby’s Trust Fund last Saturday. A special account has been set up at the TD Canada Trust branch in Trail for Kolby Zanier, daughter of Smoke Eaters assistant coach Barry Zanier, as she continues her […]
Mallard's Source for Sports joins forces with stopconcussions.com to help prevent concussions in hockey
At their annual Marketing and Buying Convention, Source For Sports® and Stopconcussions.com launched their Head Zone initiative to their store owners, the sporting goods industry trade and the media. “It is amazing how our helmet manufacturers including Bauer, Reebok, CCM, Easton and Cascade, the medical community, and the ...
Kootenay Ice take optimistic approach into net BCMMHL season
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsNow the fun begins.The Kootenay Ice kick off the 2011-12 B.C. Major Midget Hockey League season with plenty of optimism as the interior based squad heads to Vancouver Island for a two-game set Saturday and Sunday in Nanaimo against the North Island Silvertips.And new head coach Mario DiBella...
Castlegar Minor Soccer Association to die?
Attention: Soccer players & families of Castlegar! Castlegar Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) will be holding their Annual General Meeting in preparation for next years Youth & Mini soccer season on Oct. 18 at the Castlegar Complex at 7 p.m. We, the executive, have reached a crossroads with respect to the future of soccer in Castlegar, as […]
Castlegar to get our own indoor skatepark
Not content to skate along on the summer success of Castlegar’s outdoor skatepark, Ty Smith, co-founder of Friends of the Castlegar Skatepark, has now secured space for an indoor venue, as well. Smith said the Kinnaird Community Church has generously donated what used to be the woodworking classroom in the old Kinnaird Middle School for […]
No changes on the Good Ship Leafs as the club prepares for three-game KIJHL weekend
The Trail Smoke Eaters of the B.C. Hockey League released former Beaver Valley Nitehawks netminder Mike Vlanich earlier this week. Vlanich most likely wasn’t the only former Kootenay International Junior Hockey League player let go as junior A clubs reduced rosters on the eve of the start of the regular season. However, none of the […]
Mates dump Our Glass, Brewers blast Vikings as WKMFFL completes week two of action
The four-time defending champion Castlegar Vikings are currently looking up at the rest of the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League following another loss Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The Steamshovel Brewers outscored the defending champs 23-6 in the second half en route to a 36-19 victory. The loss was the second of the season […]
Wildcats drop two-set final to Golden at high school volleyball tourney in Trail, LVR fourth, Stanley Humphries sixth
The Golden Eagles outscored the Mount Sentinel Wildcats 50-22 in the championship final to capture the gold medal at the J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks High School Girl’s Volleyball tournament Saturday in the Silver City. The Eagles won the best-of-three tournament final in consecutive games 25-10, 25-12. “We played well at times, but as anticipated, we […]
