Cranbrook’s Team Shypitka, which includes Nelson curling guru Fred Thomson, will play for the Tim Horton’s BC Senior Men’s crown Saturday at 2 p.m. Shypitka, third Thomson, second Don Freschi of Trail and Bill King of Fruitvale, doubled Kootenay rival Myron Nichol 8-4 in nine ends Friday  during the semi final at the Trail Curling […]

Cranbrook’s Tom Shypitka stopped the bleeding his Kootenay rink was experiencing during Thursday’s action at the Tim Horton’s BC Senior Men’s Curling Championships Thursday in Trail. Shypitka, third Fred Thomson of Nelson, second Don Freschi of Trail and Bill King of Fruitvale, broke open a close game with a combined five points in the fifth […]

Castlegar is going to the B.C. Hockey Bantam AAA Minor Hockey Championships. The Sunflower City squad booked its ticket to the Big Show Tuesday night in Castlegar with a 2-0 win over Nelson in the West Kootenay Minor Hockey Bantam Rep playoffs at the Arena Complex. Castlegar wins the first-team-to-four-points series 4-0. Castlegar, finishing behind […]

The two Kootenay rinks are making life tough on the visiting rinks at the Tim Horton’s BC Senior Men’s Curling Championships Tuesday in Trail. The Myron Nichol rink out of Castlegar and Cranbrook’s Tom Shypitka are 2-0 after two draws. Nichol, third Rick Brown, second Terry Kryzcka and lead Rob Babiarz, bounced Rick Pughe of […]

Kadrian Klimchuk scored four times and added one assist to lead Castlegar to a convincing 7-3 victory over Nelson in game one of the West Kootenay Minor Hockey Bantam Rep playoffs Saturday at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. Castlegar leads the first-team-to-four-points series 2-0 with game two Tuesday in the Sunflower City at 7 p.m. […]

Fred Thomson would like to think all his years of competing in the Trail Curling Club would give his team the edge heading into play Tuesday at the Tim Horton’s B.C. Senior Men’s Championships. That may be the case, say, at the junior level. This is the Senior Men’s Division where skips, thirds, seconds and […]

New Westminster’s Andrew Bilesky is off to the Tim Horton’s Brier next month in Edmonton after winning the Canadian Direct Insurance B.C. Men’s Provincial Curling title Sunday in Parksville. Bilesky, Steve Kopf, Derek Errington and Aaron Watson defeated fellow Royal City skip Brent Pierce 7-4 to advance to the Brier March 2-10 in Edmonton. The […]

Stuart Walton had four points while Diego Bartlett and Darren Medeiros each netted three points to power the Castlegar Rebels to a convincing 10-4 win over the Grand Forks Border Bruins in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Sunday in the Sunflower City. The win clinches the Murdoch Division for the Rebels. The game was […]

The Nelson Leafs are going in the wrong direction at the wrong time of the season. Cameron Berry and Nathan Grieve scored power play goals in the second period to power the Sicamous Eagles to a 5-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs Friday in Shuswap Country. The loss, coupled with Castlegar’s […]

Starting today, Kraft Hockey Goes On is helping Canadians share their passion for the game by recognizing important local volunteers who make hockey happen in communities across Canada.  Through the program, 25 individuals will be celebrated and $1 million will be awarded to Hockey Canada-affiliated organizations.  Nominations...