Nelson's Kinrade scores twice in first European Trophy game, sparks HC Plzen 1929 to 3-2 overtime victory
Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade is making the transition from the American Hockey League to the Euro-game look amazingly easy.Kinrade scored twice in his first European Trophy game Friday to lead HC Plzen 1929 a 3-2 extra time victory over HC Mountfield in Ceske Budejovice.Kinrade scored both goals in regulation time for HC Plzen 1929,...
Bertolucci closes in on Team Pacific roster spot, remains on 23-player list following provincial camp
Luke Bertolucci of Montrose is one step closer to playing in the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Windsor, Ont. The Kootenay Ice forward earned a spot on the Team Pacific shortlist following a successful B.C. Hockey U17 Provincial Camp held last month in Salmon Arm.Bertolucci remains on the 23-player roster before B.C....
Ice coaching staff select 12 players after training camp for BCMMHL squad
Cole Arcuri of Nelson and Scott Davidson and Jake Lucchini of Trail head the list of players following training camp for the Kootenay Ice Major Midget squad this past weekend at the NDCC Arena in Nelson.Arcuri, a defenceman, is a rookie on the Major Midget squad.He’s joined by Davidson and Lucchini, both returning for their...
Team Wilderness Traverse.com tops 2011 Raid the North Extreme
Team Wilderness Traverse.com was clearly the cream of the crop at the 2011 Raid the North Extreme.The Canadian/New Zealand squad (team captain Bob Miller and Jakob Van Dorp of Ontario and Sarah Fairmaid and Gordon Blythen of New Zealand) dominated the field to capture bragging rights when the race finished Sunday in Trail.Team...
Nelson Leafs get their man as former assistant Frank Maida steps behind the bench as skipper
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIt didn’t take long, or a search that required scouring the benches of hockey arenas across Canada, for the Nelson Leafs to find a skipper to replace former coach Chris Shaw.Leaf president Russell Stocks decided instead to rustle some familiar bushes. And what did he find?“The Nelson Leafs...
Japan stuns Americans to capture 2011 Women's World Cup title
In dramatic fashion captain Homare Sawa flicked home the tying goal off a corner in the 117th minute before Japan outscored the USA 3-1 in penalties to capture the 2011 Women’s World Cup Final Sunday in Frankfurt, Germany.The victory allowed Japan to post its first win over the USA and also becomes the first Asian nation to...
Gresley-Jones, Coletti make cut at B.C. Men's Amateur Golf Championships
Josh Coletti of Granite Pointe and Ben Gresley-Jones of Rossland/Trail made the cut and will play in round three following day two of the B.C. Men’s Amateur Golf Championship Wednesday at The Dunes in Kamloops.Both West Kootenay players carded identical rounds of 74 to slip under the cut line — Coletti by the narrowest of...
Gresley-Jones leads local contingent after round one at B.C. Men's Amateur Championship at The Dunes in Kamloops
Ben Gresley-Jones of Rossland/Trail is tied for 22nd following the opening round Tuesday at the B.C. Men’s Amateur Golf Championship at The Dunes near Kamloops.Gresley-Jones, who stumbled a bit on the front nine, shot a first-round 1-under-par to sit five shots behind first round leader Jeremy Osborne of Salmon Arm. Gresley-Jones...
MacLeod humbled, but not disappointed with freshman season in Division One Men's hockey at Boston College
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThree years ago Isaac MacLeod helped the Nelson Leafs win the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship.Two years ago, the son of Deb and Allan MacLeod was a key cog on the blueline of B.C. Hockey League’s Penticton Vees.Last year the Nelson Minor Hockey grad played his...
Birchbank opens doors for 2011 B.C. Junior Golf Championship
By The Nelson Daily SportsNine players from the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf Tour take to the Rossland/Trail Birchbank course Tuesday for round one in the B.C. Junior Boy’s Golf Championship.“The key to playing well at Birch is to drive the ball well,” said Zone One coordinator Rob McKay on the eve of the four-day...
