Mates pound Hour Glass in Flag Football showdown
The showdown didn’t live up to its original billing. Dam Inn Mates scored early and often en route to crushing Nelson Hour Glass 34-6 in West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League action Sunday at the Mount Sentinel Field. The game was billed as a showdown between the league’s two undefeated teams. Mates quarterback Kelly Voykin […]
Smokies add to line up
The Trail Smoke Eaters are happy to announce the return of two players from tryout opportunities in the United States Hockey League. Forward Austin Adduono (93) comes to Trail from the Fargo Force after spending the 2011-12 season with Wichita Falls and Dawson Creek of the North American Hockey League. In 58 appearances...
Saints go for exhibition sweep against Eagles
The Selkirk Saints look to continue its winning ways during the exhibition season when the Men’s Hockey team hosts Eastern Washington University Eagles visit the Castlegar Recreation Complex for a 2 p.m. puck drop. The match-up represents the third and final exhibition tune-up for the Saints, who have posted back-to-back victories over the KIJHL’s Beaver […]
Silvertips rock Kootenay Ice as Major Midget Hockey opens new season
Obviously not the start head coach Mario DiBella and the Kootenay Ice wanted. The North Island Silvertips got better as the games progressed as the Island rep stomped the Kootenay Ice 5-1 and 10-2 in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action this past weekend at the NDCC Arena. The weekend series was the first games […]
Kids Duathlon race set for Saturday at Trail's Gyro Park
Saturday (September 29) the Trail Parks and Rec is hosting a Kids Duathlon race at Gryro Park. The race, for children ages four to 12, is a run-bike-run event beginning at 10 a.m. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. at Gyro with race orientation 45 minutes prior to the start of the event. Cost is $22 […]
Kootenay Ice open Major Midget season Saturday in Nelson
Major Midget hockey is back. The Kootenay Ice take to the NDCC Arena Saturday and Sunday on opening weekend in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget Hockey League. The Ice, coached by Mario DiBella, host the North Island Silvertips beginning Saturday at 2 p.m. The two teams are back in action Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at […]
Smokies get lift with return of Castlegar's Jesse Knowler
The Jesse Knowler/Western Hockey League experiment appears to be over. The Trail Smoke Eaters announced Thursday the addition of 18 year-old Castlegar native to the club’s active roster. Knowler joins the Smokies after making 57 appearances during the 2011-12 season with the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders. He was re-assigned to the BCHL by Raider management. […]
Smoke Eaters swap skates for sneakers in Terry Fox Run
You may only know them from the hockey rink, but there's more to the Smoke Eaters than on-ice flair, as residents discovered at the Trail Terry Fox Run Sunday.Smokies players joined close to 200 local residents in running, walking and cycling the five-kilometre circuit at Gyro Park. Local organizers held a by-donation pancake...
Hockey fans must find alternative ways to feed their fix after NHL locks out players
It’s official, the National Hockey League locked out its players at midnight Saturday, September 15. Here’s the statement from the National Hockey League on its website: Despite the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the National Hockey League has been, and remains, committed to negotiating around the clock to reach a new CBA that is […]
Gluck backstops Rebels to 1-0 shutout of Leafs, Bruins surprise defending KIJHL champs at home
The two 2012 Murdoch Division Finalists once again assumed similar spots atop the standings following opening week in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Castlegar Rebels completed the weekend each with three points. However, both teams took different routes to the top of the standings. Castlegar rode the 28-save performance […]
