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Kootenay Ice gets snowed under by Cariboo Cougars

by Nelson Daily Sports on 24 Oct 2011
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Mitch Foyle and the Kootenay Ice took it on the chin in a pair of games during the weekend in Castlegar. — Bruce Fuhr photo

The B.C. Major Midget Hockey League leaders put some serious hurt on the basement dwellers from Kootenay this weekend in the Sunflower City.

The Cariboo Cougars out scored the Ice 18-6 in two games to sweep the BCMMHL series this weekend at the Community Complex.

The Cougars opened the series scoring four power play goals en route to a 9-4 victory over the Ice Saturday.

Cariboo, first place in BCMMHL standings with a 7-2-1 mark, completed the sweep Sunday, pounding Kootenay 9-2 Sunday.

It took the Cougars just over a period to get rid of their bus legs.

Rebels roar through home-ice weekend

by Kyler Hilderman on 24 Oct 2011
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Rebels roar through home-ice weekend

The Castlegar Rebels spent the weekend more than making up for Friday’s 5-3 loss to the Ghostriders in Fernie, winning on home ice Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday saw the Rebels redeemed after hosting the Ghostriders and winning 2-1.

Kimberley Newell blazes own trail as goalie for the B.C. Major Midget Kootenay Ice

by Nelson Daily Sports on 20 Oct 2011
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With her net in the background, Ice goalie Kimberley Newell takes a gander out onto the ice before a game at the NDCC Arena. — Bruce Fuhr photo

By Bruce Fuhr
The Nelson Daily Sports

Usually by the end of a B.C. Major Midget Hockey League game Kootenay Ice goalies have seen more rubber than Goodyear Tire.

Which may be a bit of a nightmare to some aspiring netminders looking to parlay a successful midget campaign into a shot at tier two junior A.

Not so for Kimberley Newell.

Like a heat-seeking missile, Newell sought out the Ice goal crease as the best place to improve her skills.

West Kootenay Wildcats blast the boys, take a pair of games over Nelson house teams

by Nelson Daily Sports on 20 Oct 2011
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The Castlegar contingent on the West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats include, Jessica Harris, Molly Benbow and Anjela Szabo. — submitted photo

The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats proved the girls can play with the boys.

The Cats flexed some offensive power en route to skating away with a pair of convincing weekend victories over the Nelson

Bantam House squads in minor hockey action in the Heritage City.
West Kootenay blasted Bantam House # 1 6-1 before riding the shutout netminder of Kaslo’s Catalina Hartland for a 4-0 win over Bantam House #2 Sunday at the Nelson Civic Centre.

Nelson’s Emma Hare scored twice to back the stellar netminder of Hartland.

Dam Inn, Our Glass secure place at top of WKMFFL with weekend wins

by Nelson Daily Sports on 20 Oct 2011
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Defensive lineman Brent Holowaychuk (blue) of Our Glass Ogs puts pressure on the Vikings’ pivot during action Sunday at the Mount Sentinel Field. — Bruce Fuhr photo

 Dam Inn Mates survived a late scare from the Thundercats to get past Trail 25-17 in West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League action Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field.

The victory keeps the Mates atop the WKMFFL standings with an undefeated mark of 4-0.

Nelson Our Glass Ogs kept up the pressure on the Mates by blasting defending league champion Castlegar Vikings.

Our Glass is second in league standings with the same amount of points — eight — but has played one more game with a record of 4-1.

The league resumes Sunday with a pair of games at Mount Sentinel.

Leafs exact some revenge on Hawks; Martens, Walton power host club to 5-3 victory

by Nelson Daily Sports on 20 Oct 2011
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Leaf goalie Andrew Walton was much better against the Hawks in round two of the Murdoch season series. — Bruce Fuhr photo

By Bruce Fuhr
The Nelson Daily Sports

The Nelson Leafs gained some breathing room in the race for the Murdoch penthouse while exacting some revenge on a divisional rival at the same time.

Patrick Martens scored twice and Andrew Walton rebounded from a less than stellar performance previously against Beaver Valley to power the Leafs to a 5-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Nitehawks Tuesday night at the NDCC Arena.

Saints gain split against UVic, Wong, Wood power the Selkirk engine to victory

by Nelson Daily Sports on 18 Oct 2011
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Saints gain split against UVic, Wong, Wood power the Selkirk engine to victory

The Sekirk Saints split a pair of home game to the University of Victoria Vikings in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action during the weekend in Castlegar.

The Saints, unveiling new jerseys during the opener of the two-game tilt, rode the outstanding netminder of Calgary native Andrew Wong to double the Vikes 4-2 during the opener Friday.

Selkirk came close to completing the sweep before UVIC skated to a 6-3 victory Saturday.

Andrew Green of Penticton snapped a 1-1 tie to power the Saints to the victory.