Castlegar fired up to become Kraft Hockeyville 2014
Castlegar's bid to become Kraft Hockeyville 2014 is skating along and gathering force, with a Facebook page, Twitter account, and events planned for this weekend and next. (The Facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/www.castlegarishockeyville and the Twitter account is called CastlegarHockey). While the Facebook...
Ice clipped by Valley West Hawks during Showcase weekend
Valley West Hawks kept pace with the leaders by out scoring the Kootenay Ice 14-1 during a two-game B.C. Hockey Major Midget League series this past weekend in Langley. The games were part of the BC Hockey Showcase weekend where all teams get together for a weekend of hockey. The idea is the tournament format […]
Three-point road weekend pulls Saints closer to top dog SFU
They say beggars can’t be choosers. While were not insisting the Selkirk College Saints are beggars, the defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champs will be happy with the three-point weekend on the road. Selkirk began the 2014 portion of the BCIHL regular season schedule beating Thompson Rivers University by a 3-1 score before falling to […]
Coming dog races will be more spectator friendly
The Boundary Dog Sled Classics are mixing it up this year by making their races more spectator friendly for the coming races on Jan. 25 and 26. This year, organizers are changing the track to a sprint track where the dogs will race loops that range between three to six miles. This will let the spectator's see more of the...
GFBB leave Nelson Leafs struggling to catch up at Jan. 17 game
The Grand Forks Border Bruins were on home ice for Jan. 17th’s game against the Nelson Leafs taking the game for a final score of 5:2. The Leafs only owned the ice for first period. Both their goals were scored at the start of the game. As for the second and third periods, the Leafs […]
McHargue rink sweeps Cranbrook Tom Shypitka out of Seniors Championships
There will be no repeat for the Tom Shypitka rink. Ken McHargue did the unthinkable, defeating the defending Kootenay Champs two straight games en route to the Senior Men’s Zone Curling Championships Sunday at the Nelson Curling Club. McHargue, third Gerry Kent, second Grant Klapp and lead Bruce Young outlasted Shypitka & Company 7-5 in […]
Bruins, Braves post upsets of Leafs and Rebels; Hawks rout Posse
The bubble finally broke for the Nelson Leafs. Playing with only three healthy defencemen in the lineup for the past few games, the Leafs watched the back end explode as the Grand Forks Border Bruins scored five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 decision over the Green and White Friday in the Boundary City. […]
Senior Curling Championships take over Nelson Club
Six rinks are gearing up to take a run at the defending champions as Nelson prepares to host the Kootenay Senior Curling Playdowns beginning Friday at the Heritage City Club. Defending champion Tom Shypitka rink of Cranbrook, with lead Bill King of Fruitvale, second second Don Freschi Trail, third Fred Thomson of Nelson on the […]
Saints hope road swing promises them top spot in BCIHL
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program will look to take sole possession of first place in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League standings this weekend when they face a pair of tough road games to open the second half of their 2013/14 regular season schedule. The Saints will open the trip on Friday night against Thompson […]
Castlegar suiting up for Kraft Hockeyville contest
A group of hockey minded individuals are coming together this weekend to form the Castlegar Nomination Committee for the 2014 Kraft Hockeyville competition. Local Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff has thought about the possibility of entering Castlegar in the Canada wide competition for many years – “Castlegar has such a long, rich,...