Selkirk Saints begin building for next season as BCIHL season ends
The Selkirk Saints dropped a 4-2 decision to Eastern Washington Eagles in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action Saturday in Cheney, Wash. The Saints finish the BCIHL season with a 5-19-0 record, but more wins than any other year. “The guys battled hard all year long and in most games were shorthanded due to serious long […]
Don't count the Rebels out just yet, Castlegar forces game seven against Hawks with 6-4 come-from-behind win
The Castlegar Rebels served up the first volley. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks answered by sending it right back. But in the end it was the Rebels with the resounding spike, scoring four third-period goals Tuesday in the Sunflower City to pull out a 6-4 victory and send the Murdoch Division Final to a seventh game. […]
Rebels live to play again, edge Nitehawks 4-3 in overtime – Eagles, Riders, Chiefs also win
Not so fast Beaver Valley. Facing a must-win situation, the Castlegar Rebels rode the 46-save performance of Jordan Gluck to edge the Hawks 4-3 in overtime Monday in Game five of the Murdoch Division Final at the Fruitvale Arena. Game six of the best-of-seven Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Conference semi final goes Tuesday in […]
Kootenay Cats outlast Cougars in Female Midget AAA series thriller
The Kootenay Wildcats are off to the second round of the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League after polishing off the Prince George Cougars in the best-of-three quarterfinal Sunday at the NDCC Arena. The Cats staged a rally for the archieves by scoring five third-period goals en route to a 6-4 victory to advance to […]
Special teams seals the deal for the Hawks as Beaver Valley steals road win with 5-2 victory in Game four of Murdoch Final
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks registered its second playoff road victory and took a stranglehold on the Neil Murdoch Final with a 5-2 victory over the Castlegar Rebels Saturday at the Community Complex Arena. Craig Martin scored twice to give the Hawks a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Conference semi final. […]
Kootenay faces Prince George as post season begins in B.C. Female AAA Hockey League
It’s now or never for the Kootenay Wildcats as the club plays host to Prince George Cougars in the best-of-three B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League playoff beginning Friday at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. “They’re really just a big strong team that likes to grind out games and to slow it down,” said Kootenay […]
Edwards sinks Rebels in OT as Hawks grab 2-0 lead in Murdoch Final
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks took care of the Castlegar Rebels in the first two games of the Neil Murdoch playoffs — but it wasn’t easy. The Hawks needed an overtime tally by Ryan Edwards, his second of the game, to knock off the pesky Rebels and grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Kootenay International […]
West Kootenay Cats tune up for provincial with Bantam house silver medal
The West Kootenay Wildcats tuned up for the upcoming provincial tournament by finishing second at the Minor Hockey Bantam House Championships Sunday at the NDCC Arena. Despite hitting a few posts, the Cats lost 2-0 to Castlegar 1 in the final to grab the silver medal. Castlegar 1 finished the tournament undefeated. West Kootenay opened […]
Martin scores twice as Hawks outlast Rebels 4-1, Posse, Riders, Storm also win on opening night of Conference semi finals
It took the Beaver Valley Nitehawks a littte bit of time to solve the stingy Castlegar Rebel defence. But once the home team found its offence there was no stopping the Murdoch regular season champs. Craig Martin scored twice snapping a 1-1 tie to spark the Hawks to a hard-fought 4-1 decision in the opening […]
Next round of KIJHL playoffs begin Tuesday, Rebels meet Beaver Valley in Hawks' Nest
The final eight teams in the hunt for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship have been determined after Sicamous and Princeton won their respective game sevens Sunday. Locally, West Kootenay hockey fans have waited all season and now they have their feast as Murdoch winning Beaver Valley hosts rival Castlegar in the divisional final […]
