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by Contributor on Friday Feb 04 2022
Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that Shawn Horcoff has been named Red Wings assistant general manager and general manager of the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.
Horcoff will work alongside Yzerman on all hockey operations matters...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Saturday Jan 08 2022
It appears the Omicron variant has hit teams in the league with COVID-19 cases forcing the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League to postpone several weekend games in the division.
The KIJHL has postponed no less than seven weekend games, including Saturday’s 7 p.m. tilt at the NDCC Arena between the Nelson Leafs and Castlegar Rebels.
The contest has been postponed due to a...
by Contributor on Friday Dec 24 2021
Since joining the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League as commissioner late in the 2019-20 season, Jeff Dubois has navigated the league through the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this Question & Answer article, Dubois touches on what the experience working with the league has been like, placing a focus on post-secondary education for players and more.
KIJHL: ...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Thursday Dec 02 2021
In a short statement on the league website, the Kootenay International Hockey League announced that the Beaver Valley Nitehawks have been sanctioned for violations under the league’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.
The KIJHL statement said the sanctions stem from the participation of two Nitehawks players in team activities, including KIJHL regular season games, at a time when they did not...
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Thursday Dec 02 2021
KidSport™ has launched their 10th annual Give the Gift of Sport™ fundraising campaign, calling on Canadians to donate online at KidSport.ca/GiftofSport.
More than 30 percent of Canadian youth under the age of 18 cannot afford to play organized sport. With the support of the Government of Canada, corporate partners, and the generosity of...
by Contributor on Monday Nov 15 2021
On Friday, November 12 the West Arm Outdoors Club and B.C. Wildlife Federation announced the winners of the Grand Prize draw of the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program at Main Jet Motorsports in Nelson.
The grand prize winners are Gordon Ogilvie of Wynndel and Larry Posnikoff of Crescent Valley.
Ogilvie has won a Fishing Lodge package from Coastal Springs Float Lodge in...
by Emanuel Sequeira KIJHL Director of Communications on Friday Nov 12 2021
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League recently passed the quarter-mile mark on the 2021-22 season.
Emanuel Sequeira, Director of Communications for the KIJHL looks at some of the Neil Murdoch teams, including the Nelson Leafs, Castlegar Rebels, Grand Forks Border Bruins and Beaver Valley Nitehawks.
The Nelson Leafs saw its five-game winning streak end abruptly as...
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Friday Oct 22 2021
Everyone participating in the Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games next February will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 said a Friday a news release from the BC Games .
The BC Games Society Board of Directors has announced the proof of vaccination requirement to help maximize the safety of athletes, coaches, officials, staff, volunteers, and spectators.
“As this...
