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UPDATE: Beaver Valley forward Brandon Butlin back home resting after night in hospital

It appears Beaver Valley forward Brandon Butlin suffered a severe concussion after being checked near the boards during Saturday night’s Kootenay International Junior Hockey League at the NDCC Arena between the Leafs and Nitehawks. The hit, happening with 2:45 remaining in the third period, silenced the more than 300 people in attendance. “When (Beaver Valley […]

Nelson/Beaver Valley game stopped with 2:45 remaining after Hawks player taken to hospital

Hockey took a back seat with just over three minutes remaining in Saturday night’s Kootenay International Junior Hockey League contest between the Nelson Leafs and Beaver Valley Nitehawks at the NDCC Arena. That’s when a collision near boards by the Leafs bench sent 17-year-old Brandon Butlin into convulsions, forcing the Nitehawks forward to be taken […]

Mates pound Hour Glass in Flag Football showdown

The showdown didn’t live up to its original billing. Dam Inn Mates scored early and often en route to crushing Nelson Hour Glass 34-6 in West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League action Sunday at the Mount Sentinel Field. The game was billed as a showdown between the league’s two undefeated teams. Mates quarterback Kelly Voykin […]

Saints go for exhibition sweep against Eagles

The Selkirk Saints look to continue its winning ways during the exhibition season when the Men’s Hockey team hosts Eastern Washington University Eagles visit the Castlegar Recreation Complex for a 2 p.m. puck drop. The match-up represents the third and final exhibition tune-up for the Saints, who have posted back-to-back victories over the KIJHL’s Beaver […]

Silvertips rock Kootenay Ice as Major Midget Hockey opens new season

Obviously not the start head coach Mario DiBella and the Kootenay Ice wanted. The North Island Silvertips got better as the games progressed as the Island rep stomped the Kootenay Ice 5-1 and 10-2 in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action this past weekend at the NDCC Arena. The weekend series was the first games […]

Kids Duathlon race set for Saturday at Trail's Gyro Park

Saturday (September 29) the Trail Parks and Rec is hosting a Kids Duathlon race at Gryro Park. The race, for children ages four to 12, is a run-bike-run event beginning at 10 a.m. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. at Gyro with race orientation 45 minutes prior to the start of the event. Cost is $22 […]

Kootenay Ice open Major Midget season Saturday in Nelson

Major Midget hockey is back. The Kootenay Ice take to the NDCC Arena Saturday and Sunday on opening weekend in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget Hockey League. The Ice, coached by Mario DiBella, host the North Island Silvertips beginning Saturday at 2 p.m. The two teams are back in action Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at […]

Smokies get lift with return of Castlegar's Jesse Knowler

The Jesse Knowler/Western Hockey League experiment appears to be over. The Trail Smoke Eaters announced Thursday the addition of 18 year-old Castlegar native to the club’s active roster. Knowler joins the Smokies after making 57 appearances during the 2011-12 season with the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders. He was re-assigned to the BCHL by Raider management. […]

Fall and Winter brochure...and all that means

With the Fall & Winter Brochure in the mailboxes and online, registrations have been busy!  There are lots of new and exciting programs and courses to check out!  If you didn’t receive one in the mail, log on to www.rossland.ca, then City Hall, then Rossland Recreation, then Program Guide.  Excited about the new Blended...

Hockey fans must find alternative ways to feed their fix after NHL locks out players

It’s official, the National Hockey League locked out its players at midnight Saturday, September 15. Here’s the statement from the National Hockey League on its website: Despite the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the National Hockey League has been, and remains, committed to negotiating around the clock to reach a new CBA that is […]

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