Contributed by Mark Yaxley. The Golden Rockets have parted ways with Head Coach and General Manager Chuck Wight, who spent the better part of the past four seasons with the team. Jared Houseman, who served as Wight’s assistant last season, has been promoted to the team’s interim Head Coach. Houseman is joined by two new […]

This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the recent performance of teams, coaches talking about standout players and the impact that some trade deadline pick ups have had on their respective teams.   Eddie Mountain Division The Fernie Ghostriders have won seven of their last 10 games since the Christmas break and have been led offensively […]

  It’s the final stretch drive as the KIJHL 2023-24 regular season wraps up in a month. This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the top point producers and goalies for each team in January.  Eddie Mountain Division Not only has Taylor Haggerty led the Fernie Ghostriders with five goals and five assists in six games, […]

  This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the goal leaders on each te am. Included will be game-winners (GWG), short-handed goals (SHG) and power-play (PPG). Last season, Keenan Ingram of the Columbia Valley Rockies led the league with 43 goals in 41 games. Osoyoos Coyote Coletyn Boyarski led with nine game-winners, and his teammate Carter […]

  With the season now shifting to the second half in 2024, Head Coach-GM’s have been asked to talk about their Most Valuable and Most Improved Players up to this point in this week’s KIJHL Notebook. It proved to be a challenging task for some, so other players are included as honourable mentions.   Eddie […]

  Welcome to Top Shelf – The KIJHL podcast. This Week on Top Shelf, the Hudl Instat Goaltender of the Week is Josh Hager of the North Okanagan Knights. Emanuel Sequeira talks with him and Golden Rockets forward Dominic Fiorentino. Mark Berry has a great conversation with the “Voice of the Spokane Braves”, Greg Rentz […]