No bang for the Saints as Clan steals opener from Selkirk
The Selkirk College Saints opened the 2016-2017 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) regular season with a slight stumble, but nobody said the quest for a fifth straight league title would be easy. Coming into the regular season as the four-time defending league champions, the Saints home opener Saturday...
Leafs hold off Rebels to edge Sunflower City squad 4-3
The Nelson Leafs continue to struggle to put together 60 minutes of hockey. The Green and White held off a late charge to edge the Castlegar Rebels 4-3 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Saturday night at the NDCC Arena. Dale Howell scored twice while Jack Karran and David Lenzin added singles as the […]
Hawks explode past Leafs, Bruins survive Thunder Cats attack
Beaver Valley Nitehawks exploded for three goals in less than two minutes to dump the Nelson Leafs 5-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday night in Fruitvale. The victory avenges a 3-2 overtime loss to Nelson in a game the Hawks owned a 2-0 advantage. Tyler Hartman and Damon Kramer scored power play...
Meeting about Trail Smoke Eaters made ironic by fire alarm
The dynamic was largely positive during last night’s Trail Smoke Eater public information session. Nearly 60 local area residents attended the session for clarification on the sale of the Trail Smoke Eaters hockey franchise. The main spokesperson for the board was president Tom Gawryletz. Just two-and-a-half minutes into the...
Selkirk College Saints Begin the Drive For Five
The Selkirk College Saints will raise another British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) banner to the rafters of the Castlegar & District Recreation Centre on Saturday night, but the focus for this year’s group of student athletes will not be on the past. The Saints captured a fourth straight provincial title...
Public meeting Tuesday to discuss sale of Trail Smoke Eaters to US interests
The sale of the Trail Smoke Eaters BCHL hockey team will be a fantastic boost for the community, according to Smoke Eaters president Tom Gawryletz. Despite the tremendous support of the Trail Smoke Eater Society, public volunteers and its staff, the future of the community-run hockey team remained uncertain, until now. The ...
Bruins outlast Leafs 7-4, move into three-way tie for first in Murdoch Division
Brady Berger scored twice and assisted on the game winner to lift the Grand Forks Border Bruins to a 7-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Nelson Leafs Sunday afternoon in the Boundary City. Berger set up Silas Johnson with eight minutes remaining in the game to give the Bruins a 5-4 lead. […]
Styler OT winner powers Rebels past Nelson Leafs
The Castlegar Rebels continue to work magic without their head coach. Logan Styler scored the winner in the second overtime to give the visiting Rebels a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Nelson Leafs in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Murdoch Division action Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The win was the third straight for […]
Konkin, Drolet , Erickson capture medals on opening day of West Kootenay Cross Country season
Jackson Konkin of J. Lloyd Crowe in Trail and Salmo’s Jasmine Drolet came out on top of the first race of the West Kootenay Cross Country season Tuesday at L.V. Rogers in Nelson. Konkin finnished the 7.8 kilometer course in a time of 32 minutes, five seconds to capture the Senior Boys category. Second was […]
Rebels back in business, edge Nelson Leafs 3-2
After going winless to open the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season and having their coach suspended, most experts may have written off the Castlegar Rebels until the franchise could stabilize the ship. However, the Sunflower City squad jumped right back into the Murdoch Division picture by posting a pair of wins over rivals Beaver […]
