Roller Derby season kicks off Saturday at Selkirk in Castlegar
The new 2014 West Kootenay Roller Derby season kicks off Saturday with doubleheader action at the at Selkirk College gymnasium in Castlegar. The Nelson Killjoys are out to prove last season's title was no fluke as the Heritage City squad takes on rival Rossland Trail Roller Girls (RTRG) at 7 p.m. in the feature match. Kicking...
Hawks oust Thunder Cats to advance to KIJHL Final against Storm
Rebounding from an opening game loss, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks won four straight to capture the Kootenay Conference Championship Monday in Creston with a 6-2 win over the Thunder Cats. The Hawks win the best-of-seven Conference Series 4-1 and now advance to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship...
Fruitvale's Ella Matteucci, Clarkson capture NCAA Women's Hockey championship
Ellla Matteucci has put Fruitvale on the NCAA women’s hockey map. The former Kootenay Wildcat rearguard helped Clarkson end Minnesota’s two-year run as NCAA women’s hockey champions as the Golden Knights posted the 5-4 upset in the final of the Frozen Four Sunday in Connecticut. Shannon MacAulay, from Mount Herbert, P.E.I., scored on a breakaway […]
Saints capture second straight BCIHL Championship with sweep of TWU
There were no extra-time heroics needed this season for the Selkirk Saints in the 2014 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League Finals. For the second straight game the Saints scored early and often en route to a 5-1 victory over Trinity Western Spartans to sweep the best-of-three series 2-0 Saturday night at the Castlegar Rec Complex and […]
Calvin, Edwards, Brandt power BV Hawks to Murdoch Division crown
There would be no collapse on this night for the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Dallas Calvin, Ryan Edwards and Riley Brandt each scored twice to lead the Hawks to a 6-2 series-clinching win in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff action Friday night in Fruitvale. The victory powers Beaver Valley to the Murdoch Division title. The […]
Saints one game away from second BCIHL title
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey team got the fast start they were looking for in Game 1 of the 2014 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League championships on Friday night, as they jumped out to a three-goal first period lead en route to a 6-1 victory over Trinity Western University. The win puts the Saints up 1-0 […]
Leafs remain alive in Murdoch Final, edge Hawks 4-3
The Nelson Leafs rallied from a two-goal deficit to edge the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 4-3 and force a Game six Friday in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff series. The KIJHL’s regular season scoring champion, Jamie Vlanich, netted the winner midway through the third period during Game five of the series Thursday before 876 […]
Saints face Spartans in showdown to decide BCIHL champion
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program will look to capture their second consecutive B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League championship this weekend when they take on Trinity Western University in a best-of-three 2014 League Finals series beginning Friday. Faceoff for Game 1 is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Castlegar Rec Complex. While many had assumed that […]
Ex-Leaf sinks old team as Boycuzk scores in OT to power Hawks to 3-1 Murdoch series lead
A former Nelson Leaf player came back to haunt his own teammates. Jacob Boyczuk scored at the 1:32 mark of the first overtime period to lift the Beaver Valley Nitehawks to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Nelson Leafs Tuesday night in Fruitvale. The victory gives the Hawks a 3-1 […]
Saints big winners as BCIHL announces season awards
There’s a pretty good reason why the Selkirk College Saints are in the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League Championship for the second consecutive year. Part of the reason was unveiled Tuesday when the BCIHL announced its individual award winners for the 2013-14 season. And the Saints were well represented with no less than eight award winners, […]
