In 2015-16, KIJHL alumni Riley Spraggs and Michael Hails helped the Lindenwood University Lions men’s ice hockey team win the 2016 American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division I National Championship with a 2-1 victory over Iowa State.  Hails, a freshman goalie, had such a strong performance that he was selected as the Most Valuable […]

  The B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League announced its league award winners for the 2021-22 season on April 29. Several Kootenay International Junior Hockey League alumni were recognized.   Second Team All-Stars Finn Withey (Revelstoke Grizzlies) – UVic Vikes (11GP, 5G, 3A, 8 PTS)  Kyle Bergh (Princeton Posse, Creston Valley Thunder Cats, Castlegar Rebels) SFU (12GP, […]

  The city of Revelstoke and the Grizzlies to host BC’s Provincial Junior B Championship on April 13-16, 2023.   For Immediate Release April 26, 2022 Saanichton, BC – BC Hockey along with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) are pleased […]

  Brandon Weare, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Teck Cup championship MVP, has signed to play for the University of Jamestown Jimmies this fall. The Revelstoke Grizzlies goalie said it’s awesome to join the ACHA Division 1 program. “Dean’s a great coach. Ryan Parent, the coach in Revelstoke, speaks very highly of him and […]

Simon Nemethy and Bryce Sookro of the Nelson Leafs, as well as Brandon Weare of the Revelstoke Grizzlies have been selected as the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for March. Nemethy – Top Forward – Nemethy scored eight goals and added eight assists for 16 points in 17 games, […]

The Revelstoke Grizzlies are Cyclone Taylor Cup bronze medal winners thanks to a great wrist shot by Owen Chamberland, who picked the top corner on Peninsula Panthers goalie Ashton Lukan to make it 3-2.  The clinching goal came with 5:58 remaining in the third period at the Ladner Leisure Centre in Delta. Grizzlies goalie Brandon […]

  The 2022 Cyclone Taylor Cup in Delta has arrived. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) Teck Cup champ Revelstoke Grizzlies are facing the Delta Ice Hawks (host), Langley Trappers (Pacific Coast Junior Hockey champs) and the Peninsula Panthers (Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League champs). In this edition of the KIJHL Notebook, the focus […]

  Liam Noble of the Nelson Leafs, as well as Kaleb West and Brandon Weare of the Revelstoke Grizzlies have been named the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending April 3.   Noble – Top Forward – The Dawson Creek native had two goals and three […]

  Hearing MVP chants in the Revelstoke Forum “was a pretty cool experience” for Grizzlies goalie Brandon Weare. The Calgary native received the Commissioner’s Award as the KIJHL Teck Cup Championship MVP after he earned 14 wins in 18 games, to go with a 1.53 goals against average and a .947 save percentage. During the […]

March 31, 2022 Grizzlies win Teck Cup Championship The Revelstoke Grizzlies have defended their KIJHL Teck Cup Championship by defeating the Nelson Leafs 6-4, winning the series in five games.  Ronin Pusch’s seventh goal of the playoffs 6:33 into the third on the power-play won the Teck Cup championship.  Entering the third period trailing 4-3, […]