The first weekend of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 2023-24 season didn’t disappoint. The defending Teck Cup champion Kimberley Dynamiters won their opening game, the Eddie Mountain division regular season champs, the Columbia Valley Rockies gave Tayler Sincennes his first KIJHL win as a head coach and the Spokane Braves bounced back from […]
Quick Shift, which provides a preview of each of the 20 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams, with insights from their respective general manager/head coach heading into the regular season, wraps up with the Revelstoke Grizzlies in the Doug Birks Division. The Grizzlies won their division with a record of 30-7-3-4 and lost in […]
Carter Bettenson of the Revelstoke Grizzlies has committed to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. Bettensen led the Grizzlies with 45 points in 43 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season games, then put up 14 points in 14 KIJHL Teck Cup playoff games. Bettenson played a big part in […]
Shortly after the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft ended, Jackson Desouza, a Revelstoke Grizzlies alum (2020-21), got the call he always wanted – to attend an NHL development camp. The Kelowna Rockets defenceman packed his bags and headed for Detroit for the Red Wings camp, which concluded on July 5. In this Q&A, Desouza […]
Owen Chamberland of the Revelstoke Grizzlies has committed to play for the Okanagan Lakers in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League for the 2023-24 season. Chamberland had 14 points in 38 games last season and helped the Grizzlies win the Cyclone Taylor Cup championship. Chamberland, 21, spent three seasons in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey […]
Revelstoke Grizzlies captain Will McPhee will play for the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference next season. The commitment brings McPhee back to a familiar spot – Camrose, Alberta – his hometown. “It’s pretty special,” said McPhee, who recently helped the Grizzlies to a Cyclone Taylor Cup championship in Revelstoke. “To […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the 12 student-athletes who competed during the 2022-23 season that it has selected to receive league bursaries. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies. Wednesday, April 19 – Eddie Mountain Division recipients Thursday, April 20 – Neil Murdoch […]
Carter Bettenson and Jozef Kuchaslo of the Revelstoke Grizzlies and Kasey Miller of the Kimberley Dynamiters are the final Instat KIJHL 3 Stars of the Week for the 2022-23 season, selected on their performances in the 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup championship. Bettenson – Top Forward – The Red Deer product was named the Cyclone […]
Kuchaslo backstops Grizzlies to Cyclone Taylor Cup championship Jozef Kuchaslo was named the Player of the Game for the Revelstoke Grizzlies as he backstopped them to a 4-1 victory over the Kimberley Dynamiters to win the Cyclone Taylor Cup. Kuchaslo finished with 26 saves. “We all came focused, we all came ready to go […]
Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. Day 3 of the Cyclone Taylor Cup. Mark Berry, Emanuel Sequeira and Josh Piercey recap the day’s action and talk about the Medal games on Sunday. Post game interview with Kimberley Dynamiters HC/GM Derek Stuart. Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – E35 – April 15 – […]
