Sports News
by Contributor on Sunday Jun 21 2020
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 2020 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, June 13th via video conference, dealing with a number of topics including ongoing Return to Play planning and protocols.
The KIJHL's 20 teams are looking forward to getting back on the ice and are working towards a planned regular season start date of October 2nd, 2020.
As has...
by Contributor on Thursday Jun 18 2020
The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce Tim Fragle as the team’s next General Manager...
by Bob Hall on Monday Jun 15 2020
To ensure the health and safety of student-athletes, the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season will not begin its regular season any sooner than January 2021.
At last week’s annual general meeting, the Selkirk College Saints and other member teams decided that safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic require an...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Thursday Jun 11 2020
The BC Intercollegiate Hockey League announced Thursday that the 2020-21 regular season won't start any sooner than January 15, 2021 due to safety concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We are working closely with BC Hockey, our member institutions, our home arenas and our travel partners to ensure we return to action safely when the current restrictions are...
by Province of British Columbia on Thursday Jun 11 2020
British Columbians will be able to get back to playing sports sooner with the Province’s action to protect amateur sport organizations from COVID-19 liabilities, provided they are complying with public health orders and provincial sport guidelines.
Government has created a ministerial order that protects amateur sport organizations, their employees and volunteers from liability.
... by Contributor on Thursday Jun 04 2020
The following is a statement on behalf of Hockey Canada from Tom Renney, chief executive officer, and Scott Smith, president and chief operating officer, on the return-to-hockey process in Canada.
“On March 12, the decision was made to cancel all Hockey Canada-sanctioned activities across the...
by Contributor on Friday May 29 2020
By Emanuel Sequeira, KIJHL Communications Manager
The dream to play professional hockey in Europe was planted in Shawn Campbell’s mind while he watched his father Scott in Germany.
Scott spent 13 years with six professional hockey teams in Germany after a four-year career with Colorado College in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It was while...
by Bob Hall on Wednesday May 20 2020
Even in these highly unusual times, Selkirk College Saints head coach Dave Hnatiuk has managed to bolster the program’s roster with talented recruits who are eager to start their post-secondary journey.
The former assistant coach with the University of Regina Cougars, Hnatiuk took the reins of the Selkirk College program last June. Though not optimum timing to sculpt a roster through...
