On Wednesday, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League announced its roster for the BCHC Prospects Game in Langley on Nov. 19. Team KIJHL, guided by head coach Dave Hnatiuk, is made up of primarily 2007- and 2008-born players, with a maximum of six 2006-born players with the Western Hockey League involved as a partner. The […]
Four goals and five points in two games earned Asher Lucas of the Williams Lake Mustangs his second Young Guns selection. The Williams Lake native recorded a hat-trick and four points in the Mustangs’ 9-5 win over the Kelowna Chiefs on Nov. 1. He then collected a goal in their 5-2 win over the Castlegar […]
JP Desabrais (Williams Lake Mustangs), Nathan Laforge (Kimberley Dynamiters) and Ryder Ponto (Revelstoke Grizzlies), have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Nov. 3/24. Desabrais – Top Forward – The Red Earth Creek, Alta., product registered a goal and seven points in two […]
Grand Forks Border Bruins head coach-general manager David Hnatiuk never forgot the performance by Jasper Tait when he stopped 33 of 35 shots to help the Summerland Steam win its home opener 3-2 on Sept. 22, 2023. “He was the difference maker,” said Hnatiuk. “He solely won that game. Not just that game, I […]
Kaelen Swanson of the Williams Lake Mustangs is this week’s Young Guns selection after he scored three goals and added three assists in three games. Swanson enjoyed a two-goal, one assist performance against the Kamloops Storm, then followed that with a goal and an assist against the Nelson Leafs. In their third and final game […]
Bill Ohlhausen Division Following wins over the Kimberley Dynamiters (3-1) and 100 Mile House Wranglers (7-1), Princeton Posse head coach-general manager Torrin White said one of the most impressive parts about his group is how motivated they are, making his life easier. “It’s also cool to see a group of guys with the same […]
Seventy. That’s how many rookies earned their first Junior A points in the opening weekend of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. Connor Hovelkamp (2006) of the Nelson Leafs leads the group with five points and is tied with Williams Lake Mustang Asher Lucas (2008) with three goals. Of the 70 rookies that […]
Asher Lucas of the Williams Lake Mustangs is the first Young Guns selection of the 2024-25 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. The Williams Lake product collected three goals, including a winner, in two games. Mustangs head coach-general manager Tyrel Lucas said the work done by the 16-year-old over the summer is helping. “I […]
It’s been 14 years since Williams Lake hockey fans have been able to cheer for a Junior A team. The wait is nearly over. The Mustangs will make their Kootenay International Junior Hockey League debut on Friday when they take on the Quesnel River Rush in exhibition action. Their first regular season game will […]
Who doesn’t like goals? This week’s KIJHL Notebook highlights each team’s top snipers. Before getting into that, on Tuesday night, the Creston Valley Thunder Cats gave the goal judge plenty of work in a 14-3 victory over the Spokane Braves. Austin McLean was credited with the eventual winning goal as he scored to give […]
