Head coach Maida gets stamp of approval from Leafs brass
Head coach Frank Maida looked like a magician in November when the Leafs raced to the top of the Murdoch Division. However, after the Leafs lost at home to the Castlegar Rebels prior to the Christmas break the Leafs looked anything like a well-oiled machine as the Green and White dropped down the Murdoch division […]
Leaf netminder inks letter of intent with BCIHL Champs
Marcus Beesley decided it was prudent to spend his remaining time in junior hockey in the Kootenays with the Nelson Leafs. The Prince George native isn’t straying to far from the Heritage City after inking a commitment letter with defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champion Selkirk Saints. “Marcus is an athletic goaltender with strong fundamentals […]
Women's Roller Derby back on the flat track Saturday in Rossland
Some of the teams have changed, but when the West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League opens the 2013 season Saturday in Rossland there no doubt will once again be plenty of action to go around. The Rossland Arena is the site of the first doubleheader of the season when the Castlegar’s Dam City […]
Rebels open 2014 Cyclone Taylor Cup against host Glacier Kings
The Castlegar Rebels open the 2013 Cyclone Taylor Cup Thursday against tournament host Glacier Kings at Comox Valley Sports Centre. The game is the feature match during opening day of the four-team tournament to crown the B.C. Junior B Champion, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Comox Valley lost out to Victoria Cougars in the Vancouver Island […]
Dam City Rollers are back and bruisin'!
By Leanne Reitan (A.K.A Brutsie Roll), photo by Christy Prichard As the snow meltwaters trickle downhill to become the spring freshet, so the Dam City Rollers’ pre-season practices and scrimmages have been gathering momentum to become a force to reckon with in the season opening bout set for 5 pm on Saturday, April 13th at ...
Smokies beef up coaching staff
The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce the hiring of Barry Zanier as a full-time assistant coach. Zanier, from Rossland, has served as Smokies assistant coach on a part-time basis for the past 11 seasons. Before joining the Smoke Eaters, Zanier coached at the pee-wee and bantam level in the Greater Trail Minor Hockey […]
Mallard's Team of the Week — KIJHL Champion Castlegar Rebels
The Castlegar Rebels played coy for most of the season, sitting the balance of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League campaign in second spot in the Murdoch Division. But when the playoffs rolled around the Rebels turned up the intensity to roll to the KIJHL crown with a 16-4-0-1 record. Ironically the toughest games came […]
West Kootenay BMX launches its first full season!
Last year West Kootenay BMX operated for half a season and managed to sign up 40 members and hold five races. The goal this year is to get our club up to 100 members. There will be a registration day on Saturday, April 27 between noon and 5 p.m. This will be a great chance to come out and see the track and find out what this...
Rebels clinch 2013 KIJHL Championship in five games
The Castlegar Rebels have won the 2013 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship. The Rebels clinched the title in five games, blasting the injury-riddled North Okanagan Knights 4-0 Monday at the Castlegar Arena Complex. Castlegar, scoring its first title since 1996, wins the best-of-seven series 4-1 and represents the KIJHL at the Cyclone Taylor Cup […]
Entire KIJHL saddened after hearing Grand Forks goalie killed in house fire
On the eve of the crowning of the 2012-13 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champion the league was saddened when the news that Grand Forks netminder Robbie Dunsmuir was killed in a house fire Friday in his Ontario home. The news was released by the Border Bruins on the KIJHL website. “All of us associated […]
