Summerland, BC – It’s been a minute, but the Summerland Steam are finally healthy. Or mostly healthy, at least. Missing just Austin O’Neil and Justin Swan due to injury/illness, and Cole Waldbillig due to an academic scholarship presentation, the Steam walked out of Rutland Arena this past Saturday with another big win over the Kelowna […]
Summerland, BC – With just one game this past weekend, the Summerland Steam were looking forward to a bit of a break. The week started for them last Wednesday, when they entered the Sun Bowl Arena looking for a victory over the vastly improved Osoyoos Coyotes. The Coyotes, under new Interim Head Coach Grant […]
For the first time in a long time, the Summerland Steam found themselves with a near full roster this weekend as they played three games in three days for the second weekend in a row. Due to injuries and nearly 70 man games lost to injury through 14 games, the Steam entered the weekend being […]
Nobody said it was going to be easy. Not by any stretch of imagination. Heading out on the road for 3-days is often not a simple task, and particularly so when a team has to go through Fernie, Kimberley and Creston. They are three of the toughest buildings in the KIJHL to play in, and […]
It’s been a long time comin’, but the Summerland Steam are finally gearing up for an East Kootenay road swing. Because of the changes the KIJHL Schedule has undergone over the past few seasons, it’s been more than five calendar years since a Summerland team traveled to the East Kootenay to play hockey, and they’ll […]
FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON!! Ty Banser plays overtime hero as the Steam get their first win of the season over the North Okanagan Knights! Cory Loring, Jordon Woytas and Zack Cooper all scored in regulation to lead the Steam to a victory while Eric Scherger stopped 29 and added an assist in the […]
After a long off-season full of change, the Summerland Steam are putting final preparations in place for main camp this weekend at the Summerland Arena. After a 2018/19 season that saw them win 25 games and reach the second round of the playoffs for the 5th straight season, the Steam are poised to come back […]
Summerland, BC – The Summerland Steam wish to announce a change to their Hockey Operations Staff ahead of the 2019/20 KIJHL Season. General Manager Mike Rigby’s contract has come to an end as of April 28th, 2019, and a mutual decision has been made to not renew for the 2019/20 season. Rigby, who has been […]
In a must win game, the Summerland Steam got the start they wanted, but couldn’t finish off the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League‘s top team. Bevis Chou and Lane French put the Steam up 2-0 at the Rutland Arena Thursday, but the Kelowna Chiefs netted four unanswered goals in a 4-2 victory, including an empty-netter. […]
