Vlanich, Hawks take commanding lead in Kootenay Conference Final with 2-0 shutout, Chiefs remain in control in Okanagan
Nitehawk goalie Mike Vlanich had a bounce-back game, stopping all 29 shots to backstop the Beaver Valley to a 2-0 Kootenay Conference victory over the host Ghostriders in Game four of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Playoff series Wednesday in Fernie. Vlanich was in goal in Game two, the only win to date for […]
Wheeldon, Hare spark West Kootenay Wildcats to first win at Female Bantam Championships
Nelsonites Jenna Wheeldon and Emma Hare each score twice to lift the West Kootenay Wildcats into the win column at the B.C. Hockey Female Bantam Championships on Vancouver Island with a 5-4 victory over South Island Royals. The win improves the record of the Cats to 1-2. However, the record is not good enough for […]
Special teams success for Beaver Valley helps Hawks double Riders 4-2 to regain Kootenay Conference lead
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks had the power play motoring on all cylinders in Game three of the Kootenay Conference Finals. The Hawks scored three power play markers to double the Ghostriders 4-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff action Tuesday in Fernie. Beaver Valley takes a 2-1 lead, and regains home ice advantage, in […]
Phantom ends Cats season by sweeping Kootenay out of the playoffs
The playoff run of the Kootenay Wildcats came to an end Saturday as Fraser Valley Phantom completed a two-game sweep in B.C. Hockey Female Midget AAA Hockey semi final series. The Phantom, regular season champs, finished off the Cats with a 4-3 win at the Langley Sportsplex. Fraser Valley won the opener of the best-of-three […]
Earth hours, bottle drives, native pollinators, bike swaps...and more
The Rossland Arena ice surface is on its way out for the spring season. Stay tuned for ROLLER DERBY information and bout schedules! Snow quality and conditions are deteriorating on the Centennial Trail. In an effort to preserve our grooming equipment, the Centennial Trail will no longer be groomed this season. A big thank...
McLaughlin scores twice as Fernie squares Kootenay Conference Final, Chiefs up two games on Eagles in Okanagan
Connor McLaughlin spent a few seasons getting kicked around by the Beaver Valley Nitehawks as a member of the Nelson Leafs hockey club. Sunday night in Fruitvale McLaughlin got a little revenge. The Arizona native scored twice to lead the Fernie Ghostriders to a 6-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory. The win squares […]
Fly Fishing Symposium in Castlegar Saturday and Sunday
Columbia Power has donated $1500 in support of the 2012 West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium in Castlegar Saturday and Sunday. This Saturday and Sunday, March 17th and 18th, the West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium will take place in Castlegar at the Castlegar Complex. Hosted every year by the West Kootenay Fly Fishing Club, this is […]
Niminiken sends Hawks into KIJHL Conference Finals as Beaver Valley outlasts Rebels 5-3 in Murdoch Division game seven
There’s no way Justin Niminiken wanted his junior hockey career to end in the Murdoch Final. The 21-year-old Nelson native scored the winning goal with three minutes remaining, snapping a 3-3 tie to send the Beaver Valley Nitehawks into the Kootenay Confernece Finals with a 5-3 game seven victory over the pesky Castlegar Rebels Thursday […]
Rossland offers a new location for the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame and Museum
As the Rossland Museum seeks to renew its momentum after the closure of the Black Bear mining adit, formerly the museum's main attraction, Mayor Greg Granstrom recently wrote to Chris Edgell of the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame (CSHF) in Ottawa to offer "a serious expression of interest by the City of Rossland to provide a new ...
Selkirk Saints begin building for next season as BCIHL season ends
The Selkirk Saints dropped a 4-2 decision to Eastern Washington Eagles in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action Saturday in Cheney, Wash. The Saints finish the BCIHL season with a 5-19-0 record, but more wins than any other year. “The guys battled hard all year long and in most games were shorthanded due to serious long […]
