Defending champ Jim Cotter rolls into A semi final at Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championships
It took defending BC Champion Jim Cotter a few ends to become familiar with the surroundings of the Nelson Curling Club. However, after a couple of ends it was full steam ahead for the Vernon foursome during Day One of the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championships. Cotter, third Ryan Kuhn, second Tyrel...
Rinks eager to begin play at Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship
The team that will represent British Columbia at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier has started their journey – but first they will have to knock out the competition at the provincial championship. Sixteen teams are looking to lock up the B.C. title at the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship, which gets...
KIJHL gets it right after Leafs appeal suspensions
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has never been big on promoting itself. However, league governors should be pleased to give themselves a pat on the back after correcting original suspensions following a January 29th game at the NDCC Arena between Nelson and Castlegar. Following the penalty-filled contest, as many as three Leafs had suspensions […]
Nelson's Dryden Hunt earns WHL Player-of-the-month honours
During the summer, Nelson's Dryden Hunt wasn't really sure where he'd be playing hockey this season. In September, the Moose Jaw Warriors decided to take a chance on the Nelson Minor Hockey grad. The deal, Hunt to Moose Jaw in exchange for a 2nd round pick in 2016 and a 3rd round pick in 2018 back to Medicine Hat Tigers, has...
Selkirk College Saints Find Optimism in OT Loss
Friday night’s British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) match-up between the Selkirk College Saints and the Trinity Western University Spartans took place at the end of January, but it had the intensity and emotion of a March playoff game. In one of the grittiest contests to be played at the Castlegar &...
Selkirk College Saints Set for BCIHL Stretch Drive
The Selkirk College Saints pursuit of a fourth straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) title begins in earnest Friday against the Trinity Western Spartans. With the second semester of play underway, the three-time defending league champions begin a string of five straight home games at the Castlegar & District Recreation Centre where they hope […]
NHL suspends Castlegar's Shawn Horcoff for 20 games
The National Hockey League has suspended former Trail Smokies star and Anaheim Ducks forward Shawn Horcoff for 20 games without pay Tuesday for violating terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. The NHL.com release said under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the League and the...
Former Rebel Shawn Horcoff suspended for 20 games
Anaheim Ducks forward (and former Castlegar Rebel) Shawn Horcoff has been suspended for 20 games, without pay, for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the suspension is accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health for evaluation […]
Local talent heading to BC Senior Curling Championships in Richmond
A combined Trail/Nelson team will represent the Kootenays when the BC Senior Women’s Curling Championships begin February 15-21 in Richmond. Team Matthews, consisting of skip Marnie Matthews and third Rose Beauchamp of Trail and second Carol Bennettt and lead Cathy McLeod, both of Nelson, recently defeated Heather Nichols of Castlegar to capture the zone berth. […]
Rebels Headrick sinks Leafs with overtime winner
The Nelson Leafs know they can play with the best in the Murdoch Division. Now the players overcome the hurdle by registering a few wins. Nick Headrick scored a power play goal in overtime to spark the Rebels to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs Saturday night in Castlegar. Headrick […]
