KIJHL Game Day Report - Feb. 20
By Emanuel Sequeira KIJHL Director of Communications
Beaver Valley Nitehawks (2) at Castlegar Rebels (4)
Jac Carli gave the Rebels another strong performance making 37 saves with Hudson Makway’s second of the season standing as the winning goal. Aiden Hicks had two assists for the Rebels and Adam Valach scored his 10th goal. Brady Walker had two points for the Nitehawks, including scoring his 20th goal. Landan Uzeloc was credited with the loss after allowing three goals on 13 shots in 40 minutes of action.
Just last week, on Feb. 13, Jac Carli earned Rookie of the Week after the Rebels raked the Nelson Leafs 5 – 1.
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Fernie Ghostriders (5) at Creston Valley Thunder Cats (4) SO
Boston Logan forced the game into overtime with his 10th goal, then Carter Velker scored the shootout winner. Kael Svenson stopped 24 of 28 shots and all three in the shootout for Fernie. Logan had two goals and three points for the Ghostriders. Brody Rotar made 38 saves for Creston Valley and Lucas Brassard led with three points.
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Golden Rockets (1) at Kimberley Dynamiters (5)
Luke Davies netted the winner with his 24th goal in the second period and Connor Baumbach made 20 saves. Jackson Murphy and Christian Revel each had two assists. Beck Boiteau made 37 saves for the Rockets and Brayden Bissell scored his 20th of the season, setting a season high in points for a second straight season.
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Princeton Posse (5) at 100 Mile House Wranglers (1)
Carson Hebert scored twice (29), including the winner, while Bryton Morrow also scored twice (27) and added an assist. Goalie Sharky Nowek made 20 saves for his 14th win. Brodie Gohmann beat him on the power-play with three seconds left in the second period. Dawson Groen made 41 saves for the Wranglers.
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Merritt Centennials (0) at Osoyoos Coyotes (3)
The Coyotes have kept their playoff hopes alive thanks to Logan Bates’ winner scored on the power-play and a 43-save shutout effort by Ryder Hunt. Jake Torres netted the insurance goal and his brother Ethan had two points, including an empty-net goal. Sam Saskiw made 23 saves for the Centennials.
Okanagan-Shuswap Conference Playoff Wild Card: For the 2025-26 KIJHL season, the fourth playoff position in the Doug Birks Division shall be occupied by the team with the superior record between the 4th place Birks Division finisher and the 5th place Ohlhausen Division finisher. In the event that these two teams finish the regular season with an equal number of points, the tiebreaking criteria outlined below will be used to determine which team qualifies for this playoff position.
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Chase Heat (3) at Quesnel River Rush (1)
Malcolm Anderson’s 15th goal won the game for the Heat, keeping their playoff hopes alive. Ryan Bain was excellent in goal for the Heat making 44 saves, while Nolan Struik scored twice (12), and Shiva Singh had two assists. Ian George dashed Bain’s shutout bid with his 15th goal scored on the power-play early into the third period.
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Kelowna Chiefs (3) at Revelstoke Grizzlies (2)
Carter Ponte scored the winner with his fifth goal and the Chiefs got a 31-save performance from Michael Makowsky. Austin Seibel made 39 saves, while Maguire Nicholson scored short-handed for the Grizzlies with his 12th goal.
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Nelson Leafs (2) at Spokane Braves (3)
Deegan Sellers cashed in on the power-play to net his winning goal with just under two minutes remaining. Cameron Oien collected two assists and Jaiden Jakubowski made 36 saves for the win – his third in eight games for the Braves. Brad Boyarski scored his sixth goal for the Leafs and Reid Schweitzer made 35 saves. Oien has established new season highs in all offensive categories and has 117 career points in 124 games with the Braves.
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Sicamous Eagles (0) at Williams Lake Mustangs (10)
Jaxson Dikur earned his third shutout with a 30-save performance for the Mustangs, while Kaelen Swanson netted the winner three minutes into the game and added his second goal to finish with four points. He, JP Desabrais (2G, 2A) and Logan Hauk (1G, 3A) combined for 12 points. Jaidyn Shaw was tagged with the loss after he allowed seven goals on 25 shots.
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