KIJHL Power Rankings Week 13 – (Dec. 18)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 13th week of regular season action for the 2022-23 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide final positions. Revelstoke Grizzlies Last Week: 1 Record: 18-2-3-4 The Grizzlies go into the Christmas break No.1 as […]

KIJHL Notebook: Impressive recovery for Spring after broken leg

  In the second round of last season’s KIJHL Teck Cup championships, Carter Spring, who played for the Kimberley Dynamiters, had a season-ending injury against the Columbia Valley Rockies in Game 2. He sustained a fracture just above his ankle, which was also dislocated after a scoring opportunity on the penalty-kill when he was kind […]

KIJHL Power Rankings Week 12 – (Dec. 11)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 12th week of regular season action for the 2022-23 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide final positions. Revelstoke Grizzlies Last Week: 1 Record: 16-2-3-4 Maintaining their No. 1 spot, the Grizzlies opened the […]

Davidson, Reid, Kuchaslo named Instat KIJHL November 3 Stars

  Joe Davidson (Nelson Leafs), Cam Reid (Kimberley Dynamiters) and Jozef Kuchaslo (Revelstoke Grizzlies) were selected as the Instat KIJHL Players of the Month for November. Davidson – Top Forward – The Nelson product helped the Leafs earn seven wins in November with nine goals and 17 points in nine games. Davidson netted two hat-tricks […]

KIJHL Notebook: Levi Hall and his Hall of Fame grandfather

Being a goalie kind of runs in the Hall family. Levi Hall of the Golden Rockets became one because of his grandfather Glenn, who only happens to be a Hockey Hall of Famer and one of the 100 greatest NHL players of all time. Levi’s older brother Luke Hall plays goal for the Portage College […]

Grizzlies alumnus McCallum earns NCAA III rookie nod

  Rider McCallum, who played for the Revelstoke Grizzlies from 2018-2020, was honoured as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) league announced its weekly awards winners on Monday morning. McCallum, a freshman with the Plymouth State Panthers in NCAA Division III, was selected the Men’s Ice Hockey Rookie of the Week. McCallum collected five […]

KIJHL Power Rankings Week 11 – (Dec. 4)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 11th week of regular season action for the 2022-23 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide final positions. Revelstoke Grizzlies Last Week: 1 Record: 16-1-3-3 Staying at the top are the Grizzlies, who opened […]

KIJHL Notebook: Kostiuk new Dynamiters captain

On Remembrance Day, Kimberley Dynamiters captain Ryan Bennett made the difficult decision to retire from junior hockey because of an injury. The Dynamiters selected Jayden Kostiuk to fill his leadership role. In a recent Dynamiters Deep Dive blog, published on Nov. 27, 2022, Jesse Heinrichs wrote about the new captain, which is being used in […]

KIJHL Power Rankings Week 10 – (Nov.27)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 10th week of regular season action for the 2022-23 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide final positions. Revelstoke Grizzlies Last Week: 1 Record: 15-1-2-3 The Grizzlies maintain their top position after a 3-0 […]

Top Shelf Podcast for Nov. 25

Episode 13 of Top Shelf – The KIJHL Podcast is loaded with great interviews. This is our longest one yet, but worth it. Co-host Mark Berry speaks with Revelstoke Grizzlies voice Bob Loeppky and North Okanagan Head Coach Liam McOnie. KIJHL Director of Communications Emanuel Sequeira spoke with Kelowna Chiefs rookie Oliver King of Glasgow, […]