Just when fans are ready to write the eulogy for the Nelson Leafs the hockey club finds a way to come off life support. Rayce Miller scored an unassisted marker in overtime to lift the Leafs to a 5-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over Beaver Valley Saturday night at the Hawks’ Nest. The […]

The West Kootenay Pee Wee Wildcats female hockey team (based out of Trail) came out on top at the Surrey Superheart Tournament this past Feb 2-8 in Surrey. The tournament is the biggest female event hosting 43 teams (novice to midget). The Wildcats entered the Tier 2 Pee Wee division going up against Langley, South Delta,...

Okay. The regular season is done, over with, complete. Fifty-two taxing, troublesome and labourious games are now in the books for the Nelson Leafs. Thankfully, the Green and White can now forget about what has been a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season to forget and concentrate on the first-round matchup against the Beaver Valley […]

Special Public Avalanche Warning for Southern Interior Ranges of BC: Warming temperatures and weak snowpack resulting in large, destructive avalanches February 13, 2015, Revelstoke, BC: Avalanche Canada is issuing a special public avalanche warning this weekend for the backcountry in the South Columbia, Purcells, Kootenay-Boundary,...

Though it’s a month away from the start of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) post season, the Selkirk College Saints had a taste of playoff hockey Friday night at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. With time ticking down on the regular season, the two-time defending BCIHL champion Saints locked horns...

When the Nelson Leafs meet the Beaver Valley Nitehawks later this month in the first round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs, hockey fans are in for a treat. Jacob Boyczuk scored at 3:32 of overtime to give the Hawks a thrilling 3-2 victory Tuesday night in Fruitvale. The contest was the second […]

The Week in REC! Public Skating for the week of February 2-8 , 2015 All the Public Skating information, including admission prices, skate rentals and more can be viewed on the front page of the Winter Brochure and also on the City’s website, at www.rossland.ca, Arena.                                                  Wednesday, February 4,   6:30-7:45pm Sunday, February 8,  […]

The Myron Nichol rink of Castlegar, with two Nelson curlers on the squad, took the long way but came out on top at the Senior Men’s Kootenay Playdowns Sunday in Kimberley. Nichol, third Bill Van Yzerloo, second Gary Beaudry and lead Barry Marsh, the last two, respectively, from Nelson, edged Ken McHargue of Elkford/Cranbrook 7-6 […]

The Week in REC! Public Skating for the week of January 19-25, 2015 All the Public Skating information, including admission prices, skate rentals and more can be viewed on the front page of the Winter Brochure and also on the City’s website, at www.rossland.ca, Arena.                                                  Wednesday, January 21st   6:30-7:45pm Sunday, January 25th   2:30-4:00pm (this […]

It’s a game that will take prominence in Canadian hockey lore and for Selkirk College Saints defenceman Stefan Virtanen, last week’s Canada-Russia World Junior Championship game had extra special significance. Stefan’s brother Jake Virtanen was a key component of the world champion juniors that triumphed over the Russians 5-4...