Top Shelf podcast for April 15 – Cyclone Taylor Cup Day 2

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. Day two at the Cyclone Taylor Cup in Revelstoke. Day 2 Wrap-up with Mark Berry, Emanuel Sequeira and Josh Piercey. Interviews with Delta Ice Hawk HC/GM Steve Robinson and Revelstoke Grizzlies Associate Coach Jiri Novak.   Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – E34 – April 14 – […]

Top Shelf podcast for April 13 – Cyclone Taylor Cup Day 1

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast. From the Cyclone Taylor Cup in Revelstoke, it’s a Day 1 Wrap-up at the 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup with Mark Berry, Emanuel Sequeira and Revelstoke Grizzlies Broadcaster Josh Piercey. Postgame interviews with Kimberley Dynamiters Head Coach Derek Stuart and Oceanside Generals bench boss Dan Lemmon,   Top Shelf: […]

KIJHL Notebook: Cyclone Taylor Cup

  After winning the KIJHL championship five years ago, winning it a second time on Monday reminded Kimberley Dynamiters Head Coach-GM Derek Stuart of “how great it feels.” “For me to watch the kids celebrate, and watch their reaction, that’s one of the reasons I do what I do,” said Stuart, on Wednesday morning prior […]

Top Shelf podcast for April 7

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. A bit of a different show this week. The podcast recorded on the road in Princeton after Game 5 with different equipment and a hoarse throat. Game highlights plus post game comments from the Posse’s Jake McCulley and Head Coach Mark Readman. Our player interview this week […]

Overall Award Winners – MVP, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Overall Award Winners for the 2022-23 regular season. Honours have been handed out in seven categories: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player and Coach of the Year.  Today we announce the winners for Most […]

Top Shelf podcast for March 24

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast, episode 30. In this week’s playoff edition guests include players Tristan Weill from the Kimberley Dynamiters, Sean Mitchell from the Princeton Posse, Head Coaches Ryan Parent of the Grizzlies, Mark Readman of the Posse and Derek Stuart of the Nitros. Enjoy.   Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast – […]

KIJHL Notebook: Clutch performers

  Congratulations to the Kimberley Dynamiters who advanced to the KIJHL Teck Cup Final for the fifth time in seven years. They will be trying to win their fourth league title, and first since 2017-18. Kimberley’s first league title was won in 1979-80 when the Knights defeated the Trail Junior Smoke Eaters. With the Dynamiters […]

KIJHL Notebook: Teck Cup Final Four

  The KIJHL Teck Cup championships are now down to the Kimberley Dynamiters, Beaver Valley Nitehawks, defending champion Revelstoke Grizzlies and the President’s Cup winning Princeton Posse. The Dynamiters are playing in their seventh straight Kootenay Conference Final and have faced the Nitehawks six times in KIJHL history, with each time winning three. The last […]

Top Shelf podcast for March 10

Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. In this episode, guests include Carter Bettenson from the Revelstoke Grizzlies, Ollie Clement from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Head Coach and General Manager Brad Tobin from the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup Chair Kevin Dorrius. All this and some great calls from around […]

KIJHL Notebook: Stellar playoff performers

The second round of the KIJHL Teck Cup championships has continued, if not raised how good the play has been. There have been impressive performances offensively and defensively, especially in goal. The defending KIJHL champion Revelstoke Grizzlies are waiting to see who they will play between the Princeton Posse and North Okanagan Knights in the […]