2024-25 KIJHL Teck Cup preview

The Quest for the Teck Cup, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff championship, begins tomorrow. The Revelstoke Grizzlies are the defending Teck Cup champions. Below is a preview of each series.   Kootenay Conference Neil Murdoch Division   Grand Forks Border Bruins (1)   Castlegar Rebels (4) Season Series: Border Bruins won 6-0. Series […]

Doug Birks Division Award Winners

Each year, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League presents awards for on-ice excellence: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coach of the Year and the newly added General Manager of the Year. Winners are named from the four divisions prior to the start of KIJHL […]

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference – Lethal River Rush trio

Two weekends remain in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 2024-25 regular season. Two playoff spots remain as the Golden Rockets and Creston Valley Thunder Cats vie for that final spot in the Eddie Mountain Division. In the Doug Birks Division, the Williams Lake Mustangs are very close to clinching as they currently have 35 […]

Young Guns: Logan Hauk

Logan Hauk of the Williams Lake Mustangs is this week’s Young Guns selection after he scored three goals and added an assist in three games. The Prince George native had his biggest performance in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Merritt Centennials, netting a hat-trick. “I was able to find the right spots throughout the […]

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference – Perron stellar in Cents net

Before diving into this week’s KIJHL Notebook on the Okanagan Conference, there is a new franchise record milestone to acknowledge. On Jan. 21 against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Levi Astill became the Border Bruins’ new single-season points record holder. During their broadcast against the Castlegar Rebels on Tuesday, Kevin McKinnon, the voice of the Border […]

2025 Spring ID Camp

The Mustangs will be holding their 2025 Spring ID Camp April 4-6th weekend.  Please click the registration button below for more information and to register. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW 

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference Trade Deadline

This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the trade deadline and how that day went for teams in accomplishing what they wanted to do to improve their respective rosters. Seven trades were completed on that day, while 11 were completed the day before.   Bill Ohlhausen Division   Princeton Posse Jonathan Ward (2005, F) signed.   […]

KIJHL Notebook: Okanagan Conference

Posse leaders bringing consistency This week’s KIJHL Notebook has Okanagan Conference coaches share what their biggest win/individual performance or moment was to end 2024.   Bill Ohlhausen Division The Revelstoke Grizzlies have been happy with how their younger players were able to adapt to team play.  “It’s always a process and a big jump for […]

Desabrais, Murray & Jessey named 3 Stars

JP Desabrais (Williams Lake Mustangs), Evan Murray (Quesnel River Rush) and Alex Jessey (Williams Lake Mustangs) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec. 22/24. Desabrais – Top Forward – The Red Earth Creek, Alta., native had five goals and six points in […]

Player Spotlight – Williams Lake Mustangs – Kaelen Swanson & Asher Lucas

Sixteen-year-olds Kaelen Swanson and Asher Lucas lead their hometown Williams Lake Mustangs in points. They have been friends since they were seven and over the years have formed real chemistry on the ice. Watch as they talk about their friendship and what makes the other a very good hockey player.