Saints bounce back into win column with 5-3 victory over Eastern Washington
The Selkirk Saints scored four times in the second period to bounce Eastern Washington University 5-3 in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League Sunday afternoon in Cheney, Washington. The win allowed the Saints to end the weekend at .500 after suffering its first loss of the season, 2-1 Friday night at home against Trinity Western University. “We […]
Kootenay Wildcats waste opportunity as Cougars grab three of four road points
The Kootenay Wildcats just saw a perfect opportunity to climb up the B.C. Hockey Female Midget AAA standings slip through their fingers. The Prince George Cougars rallied from two deficits to steal three points from the Wildcats during the two-game B.C. Hockey Female Midget AAA League series in Nelson. Sunday, the Cougars fought back from […]
Cellar-dwelling TWU shocks Saints 2-1, ends unbeaten streak at 13
The Selkirk Saints probably knew their winning streak would come to an end someday. But against the last-place Trinity Western Spartans? The Fraser Valley gang scored goals in the first two periods, then held off a late Selkirk rally to edge the Saints 2-0 in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey action Friday at the Castlegar Arena Complex. […]
Leafs ride netminder Marcus Beesley to 1-0 win over Rockies
The Marcus Beesley deal is paying instant dividends to the Nelson Leafs. The Prince George native stopped 15 shots to backstop the Leafs to a 1-0 victory over the Columbia Valley Rockies in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The win allowed Nelson to regain the lead in Murdoch...
Kootenay eager to bounce back in home games against Cougars
The inability to score goals continues to haunt the Kootenay Wildcats. The Cats dropped a pair of games, albeit to the front-runners of the B.C. Female Midget AA League, Fraser Valley Phantom last weekend at the Langley Events Centre in the Fraser Valley. Kootenay lost 3-0 and 2-0 to fall to 6-10-2 on the season. […]
Two Ice players to cook with big dogs at BCMMHL All Star Game
Two Kootenay Ice players will be front and center Friday as the B.C. Hockey hosts the annual Major Midget League All Star game at the Langley Events Centre. Forwards Nolan Percival and Brandon Sookro join 40 other players in the contest that showcases the top talent in the Major Midget League. A total of 12 […]
Nelson's Shypitka, Castlegar's Nichol off to Senior Men's Curling Championships
Two West Kootenay rinks are going have a distinct advantage next month at the 2013 Tim Horton’s BC Seniors Curling Championship in the Silver City. Nelson’s Tom Shypitka and Castlegar Myron Nichol won the right to represent the zone at the provincial championships after winning the A and B event title, respectively during the Senior […]
Knights stone Leafs 3-0 Sunday in Armstrong
Offence was always going to be a concern for the Nelson Leafs after rookie sensation Colton McCarthy left to join Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League in early December. For some reason McCarthy brought out the best in his teammates, and really helped power the offence. It was the offence that struggled Sunday afternoon […]
Saints rally past SFU Clan to set new BCIHL record
Rust was definitely a problem as the Selkirk Saints opened the second half of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Mason Spear rescued the Saints undefeated record, allowing the Castlegar-based school to set a new league record by scoring the winner with just over three minutes remaining in the third period to lift Selkirk to […]
KIJHL suspends BV head coach for three games
The long and the short of last weekend’s Beaver Valley/Trail Smokies bus incident resuts in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League president Bill Ohlhausen handing Hawks’ skipper Terry Jones a three-game suspension and a small $100 fine. BC Hockey conducted an investigation into the matter but it seems the final decision on discipline was left up […]
