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, […]
Saints keep on winning, sweep TRU WolfPack in weekend series
Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing for the Selkirk Saints Men’s Hockey Club. The Saints made is a clean sweep — its fourth consecutive win to start the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League — by posting a two-game sweep of the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The Saints opened with an […]
Unbeaten Saints play host to Thompson Rivers
Twelve goals in two games that both resulted in wins. It doesn’t look like the Selkirk Saints are rebuilding, it looks like the defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champs are reloading. The Saints take a 2-0 record into a back-to-back home weekend against Thompson Rivers University at the Castlegar Complex. “I thought we had a […]
Leafs rock Rebels 9-1 en route to five-point weekend
The Castlegar Rebels paid in spades for spoiling the Nelson Leafs unbeaten start to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season Saturday night. After spotting the Rebels a 1-0 lead, Nelson scored nine unanswered goals en route to a convincing 9-1 shellacking of Castlegar Sunday afternoon at the NDCC Arena in the rematch of the […]
Saints look to post back-to-back wins as UVIC Vikes come to Castlegar
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program will look to record back-to-back victories on home ice to open the 2013/14 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League regular season this Friday when the University of Victoria visits for a 7:30 p.m. faceoff at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The Saints are coming off a 7-2 victory over Eastern Washington in […]
