An early Christmas treat for valley hockey fans with a home-and-home, two-game series between the Rockets and the Rockies. Going into the last few games before the break, Columbia Valley holds down first-place in the tough Eddie Mountain Division, while Golden is staying in the thick of the playoff race with games-in-hand over […]
Brandon Weare photo/Revelstoke Grizzlies Facebook Page/Matt Timmins Photography As the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League nears the Christmas Break, the last game before Christmas is on Dec. 19, this week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on how each team’s goalie tandems have performed. Eddie Mountain Division The Columbia Valley Rockies have 15 wins and Head […]
Tuesday, December 7th, 2021 Kimberley 3 Rockets 2 Rockets were back on the road in Kimberley Tuesday evening for the second of three consecutive games against the rival Dynamiters. The Nitros were looking to gain ground in the standings on first place Columbia Valley, while the Golden stars were striving to keep pace […]
Saturday, December 4th, 2021 Kimberley 7 Rockets 0 Saturday night at the Plywood Palace saw the Kimberley Dynamiters come to town for the second time this season. This weekend’s game is the first in a trio of consecutive games the two clubs will play against each other within the next seven days. In late October, […]
This KIJHL Notebook takes a look at how teams performed overall in November and how some of the players made contributions to team success. There is also more good news from Princeton, a perspective on how the Posse have helped their community from a residents perspective. Eddie Mountain Division The Columbia Valley Rockies […]
Saturday, November 27th, 2021 Columbia Valley 4 Rockets 1 Chapter Two in the 2021-22 KIJHL Golden-Invermere rivalry saw the Rockets journey to the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena to tangle with the first-place Columbia Valley Rockies. Earlier in the season (on Oct.5th), Golden prevailed on home-ice with a 4-2 win […]
Friday, November 26th, 2021 Creston 3 Rockets 2 Friday night in Golden saw a key Eddie Mountain Divisional game, as the Creston ThunderCats made their first visit to the Plywood Palace, where they prevailed on the scoreboard, edging out the Rockets 3-2. ThunderCats came out skating hard directly from […]
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 Creston 4 Rockets 3 (OT) Exactly one-month prior (Oct.23rd), the Rockets travelled to Creston and were met with a high-flying ThunderCat team, dropping a 7-2 decision. Different script this time. Although still coming out on the short end of the final score, the Rockets […]
Grand Forks Border Bruin Hunter Wood, Golden Rockets Michael O’Sullivan and Beaver Valley Nitehawks Brennan Wilson have been named the Instat KIJHL’s 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Nov. 21. F- Wood – 1st Star – The Regina, Sask., product helped the Border Bruins earn their first point of the season in […]
Saturday, November 20th Rockets 3 Grand Forks 2 (Shootout) After a convincing win over Fernie the night before, the Rockets were looking to grab their second victory Saturday during the “Family Weekend Celebration”, going up against the visiting Grand Forks Border Bruins. Despite being winless thus far this season, the […]
