Kootenay Lake Fishing Report
By Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Charters Everything seems perfect for fall/winter fishing now. Our water temperatures are just right. Our weather has been good. And our fish are starting to cooperate. We have had a lot of days with 10 – 15 fish coming to the boat. Lots of action for our groups. Still […]
Ice make most of long northern road trip, take three points from Cougars
The Kootenay Ice hasn’t had much to cheer about this B.C. Hockey Major Midget season. Until this past weekend in Prince George. The Ice came away with three of four points during a two-game set against the Cariboo Cougars. Kootenay took the opener 6-5 thanks to a game-winning goal by Nelson’s Aigne McGready-Bruce. Sunday, the […]
Saints pull front-running TRU back by stopping Spartans 6-0
Selkirk College Saints jumped into a three-way tie for top spot in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League standings after posting a convincing 6-0 shutout over visiting rinity Western University Saturday at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The win maintains a perfect home record for the Saints in the 2013/14 season. on Saturday, scoring a pair of goals […]
Leafs offensive leader Jamie Vlanich joins BCHL's Langley Rivermen
The Nelson Leafs were dealt a major blow to its Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title chances when the team’s best player, Jamie Vlanich, agreed to join the Langley Rivermen Junior “A” hockey club this week. The 20-year old sniper has been burning up the KIJHL offensively this season, totaling 12 goals and 25 assists […]
Former Nelson Minor Hockey star Adam Plant to play in World Junior A Challenge
Former Nelson Minor Hockey star Adam Plant has been selected to the Team Canada West roster for this year’s World Junior A Challenge, set for November 4-10 in Yarmouth, NS. Plant, a defensive shutdown specialist for West Kelowna Warriors of the BC Hockey League, was one of 66 players invited to the elite camp at […]
Cats coach confident of better days ahead for Kootenay squad
Even after losing two of three games on the Island, Wildcats skipper Cary Fisher remains confident there are bigger and better days ahead for the Kootenay-based squad. “Had you watched the game you would not have believed we came up short,” Fisher told The Nelson Daily after the Cats dropped two of three BC Female […]
Former Yale standout named Smokies head coach/general manager
The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce the hiring of Nick Deschenes as the team’s new head coach and general manager. Deschenes, a native of Morinville, Alberta, joins the Smoke Eaters from the KIJHL’s Grand Forks Border Bruins, who he led to a 6-7-0-1 record through fourteen games this season. “We as a board of...
UPDATED: Saints stumble on the road, drop games to SFU and TRU
The Selkirk College Saints found out what life was like on the road in the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League. And it wasn’t the greatest feeling. The Saints dropped two straight games 5-2 to Thompson Rivers and 5-3 to Simon Fraser University to fall into a three-way tie for top spot in the BCIHL standings. Selkirk […]
On taking Saints for a road test ...
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program will look to continue their hot start to the 2013/14 season this weekend when they head out on the road for games against Thompson Rivers University (Friday, 8:30 PM, Kamloops Memorial Arena) and Simon Fraser University (Saturday, 7:00 PM, Bill Copeland Sports Centre). The Saints currently sport a 4-0 […]
Saints sniper McLaughlin blazing new trail in BCIHL
Former Nelson Leaf and Fernie Ghostrider, Connor McLaughlin accomplished a lot during his Kootenay International Junior Hockey League career. The Arizona native is now making his mark in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. McLaughlin was named BCIHL Player of the Week for the week ending October 20th. “Connor has been tremendous right through training camp, […]
