The Rockets have been playing some exciting hockey over the last month, and last night’s encounter with Kimberley was no exception. Again, as we witnessed over the final few games of the regular season, this game needed an extra session to decide a winner……………. Friday, February 25th, 2022 Dynamiters […]
Exciting post-season action kicked off last Tuesday, with 16 clubs heading into the playoffs, all striving for the divisional, conference and league titles, and the honour of representing the KIJHL at the Cyclone Taylor BC championship. A quick summary of our opening contests………….. Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 Dynamiters 3 […]
Osoyoos Coyotes forward Jack Henderson looks poised to win the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League scoring championship. As the regular season nears completion on Feb. 19, Henderson has a seven point lead on Columbia Valley Rockies rookie Kayde Kinaschuk. While Henderson looks to land the Top Scorer crown, Kinaschuk is battling with Tristan Weill […]
Over the last while, the Rockets have improved greatly, playing hard each and every contest. For the third time in the last four games, the club has taken their opposition to overtime, twice with Fernie and once with Creston. This marked cohesiveness in their game will bring dividends in the post-season. Friday, […]
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 Creston 4 Rockets 3 For the second time in the last three games, sixty minutes wasn’t enough to decide a winner. Last Saturday, the Rockets pulled out an exciting 6-5 win over Fernie in a game requiring a player-shootout, and Tuesday saw their contest […]
The 2021-22 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season wraps up on Feb. 19 and there are still two playoff spots mathematically available. This week’s KIJHL Notebook connects with the leaders of each team to talk about how their respective teams are playing as the season comes to a close. Eddie Mountain Division Kayde […]
Saturday, February 5th, 2022 Rockets 6 Fernie 5 Comeback game of the year for the Golden Rockets Saturday night at the Plywood Palace, as they tangled with the visiting Fernie Ghostriders. At one point, it appeared the southern centre had good control of the game (with a 3-goal lead) deep into […]
Friday, February 4th, 2022 Columbia Valley 4 Rockets 1 Friday night at the Plywood Palace featured the visiting Columbia Valley Rockies in town to take on the Rockets. Columbia Valley currently sits atop the standings in the highly-competitive Eddie Mountain Division of the KIJHL, and were looking to continue in […]
A good weekend for the Golden Rockets as they got busy with a three-game, southern-swing road trip, coming away with four hard-earned points in the standings. Friday, January 28th, 2022 Fernie 4 Rockets 1 Friday night in Fernie, the club was looking to avenge a 4-1 loss to the Ghostriders […]
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 Columbia Valley 2 Rockets 1 Tuesday night’s game against the Columbia Valley Rockies completed a four-game homestand for the Rockets, and the local stars came to play in this one, matching talents with our valley rivals through the full sixty minutes. There wasn’t much room to […]
