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Saints continue to build for next season, ink Arie Postmus of the Hawks

The Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program has dug into the Beaver Valley Nitehawks program to score defenceman Fruitvale native Arie Postmus to the Saints beginning in the 2013/14 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Postmus joins the Saints following three seasons with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Beaver Valley Nitehawks. He finished second on […]

Women's roller derby season opener intense

West Kootenay Roller Derby proved that it’s anyone’s’ season this year. Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers faced off against Salmo’s Babes of Brutality in the first bout of the night. It was a close game through both 30-minute halves, with the Babes leading by as few as 40 points and ultimately winning with an unofficial score […]

Sockeyes capture fifth Cyclone Cup; Rebels rally to claim bronze

In the end a team that had won four provincial championships was clearly the best team. The Richmond Sockeyes scored four goals in the second period to dump the Victoria Cougars 4-1 to clinch the 2013 Fred “Cyclone” Taylor Cup Sunday at the Comox Valley Sports Centre. The Pacific Junior League champions won its fifth […]

BC Hockey to discuss raising the age for legal bodychecking

Bill Bennett’s Castlegar visit today coincided with a press release issued from his ministry regarding bodychecking in youth hockey. Bennett, B.C. Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, didn’t speak to the release, as he was here to acclaim BC Liberal candidate for the West Kootenay Riding Jim Postnikoff, but the issue is sure to […]

Richmond plays Victoria in final of 2013 Fred ‘Cyclone’ Taylor Cup

Island champion Victoria Cougars meet Richmond Sockeyes in the the 2013 Fred ‘Cyclone’ Taylor Cup Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Cougars advanced to the final by slamming the host Comox Valley Glacier Kings 6-1 Saturday. Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champ Castlegar Rebels meet the Glacier Kings for the bronze medal. The Rebels finished the […]

Lubin scores twice to power the Rebels past Comox Valley

Bryan Lubin scored twice to spark Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champion Castlegar Rebels to a 3-1 win over the host Glacier Kings in opening day action at the 2013 Cyclone Taylor Cup Championships Thursday at the Comox Sports Centre. Castlegar held period leads of 2-0 and 3-1. The Rebels now play Victoria Cougars Friday […]

Linden to be keynote speaker in Castlegar

The City of Trail Parks and Recreation, Castlegar & District Recreation Centre and the Nelson & District Community Complex, with the major sponsorship of Teck, are pleased to announce Trevor Linden as the keynote speaker at the upcoming 2013 Recreation Facilities Association of BC (RFABC) Conference. The event takes place May 14-16, 2013 at the […]

Head coach Maida gets stamp of approval from Leafs brass

Head coach Frank Maida looked like a magician in November when the Leafs raced to the top of the Murdoch Division. However, after the Leafs lost at home to the Castlegar Rebels prior to the Christmas break the Leafs looked anything like a well-oiled machine as the Green and White dropped down the Murdoch division […]

Leaf netminder inks letter of intent with BCIHL Champs

Marcus Beesley decided it was prudent to spend his remaining time in junior hockey in the Kootenays with the Nelson Leafs. The Prince George native isn’t straying to far from the Heritage City after inking a commitment letter with defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champion Selkirk Saints. “Marcus is an athletic goaltender with strong fundamentals […]

Women's Roller Derby back on the flat track Saturday in Rossland

Some of the teams have changed, but when the West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League opens the 2013 season Saturday in  Rossland there no doubt will once again be plenty of action to go around. The Rossland Arena is the site of the first doubleheader of the season when the Castlegar’s Dam City […]