A former Nelson Leaf player came back to haunt his own teammates. Jacob Boyczuk scored at the 1:32 mark of the first overtime period to lift the Beaver Valley Nitehawks to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Nelson Leafs Tuesday night in Fruitvale. The victory gives the Hawks a 3-1 […]

There’s a pretty good reason why the Selkirk College Saints are in the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League Championship for the second consecutive year. Part of the reason was unveiled Tuesday when the BCIHL announced its individual award winners for the 2013-14 season. And the Saints were well represented with no less than eight award winners, […]

There is so much going on right now, we’ve split it out into this week, and coming up!  This week! Rossland REC Spring Brochure The Spring Brochure is almost done and will be available by the third week of March.   Look for it online, at www.rossland.ca,  Recreation Program Guide and in hard copy at the Public Library, the ...

Former Nelson Leaf forward Connor McLaughlin scored three times to spark the Selkirk Saints to a 6-3 victory over over Thompson Rivers University in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League semi final action Saturday night at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The Saints sweep the best-of-three series with the WolfPack and advance to the BCIHL Finals for the […]

It’s ironic how sometimes in the sport of hockey your biggest rival can become your greatest ally. Patrick Zubick, of Castlegar Rebels fame, stopped all 21 shots to backstop the Nelson Leafs to a 1-0 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks Saturday night at the NDCC Arena. The victory […]

It's that time of year when skaters are practicing their performances for the year-end show. This year's movie theme ranges from the young ones dressed up as bumblebees from the "Bee Movie" to some oldies from the 60's stint of "Hairspray".   The showcase should be loads of fun and entertaining for the club and anyone from ...

Over the past two weeks the Red Mountain Racers have been very busy! Our U16 athletes recently returned from competing in the Provincial Championships, which included six days of racing at the Purden Ski Village just outside of Prince George.  Red Mountain Racer Soleil Patterson stole the stage with three golds and one silver....

In a series that promises to go the distance, Round one goes to Beaver Valley. Nitehawks captain Archie McKinnon scored with 20 seconds remaining in the game to power visiting Beaver Valley to a 4-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Nelson Leafs Friday night at the NDCC Arena. Beaver Valley takes […]

The Nelson Leafs had better realize, and quick, the bullet the team just dodged in the Murdoch Division semi final series against the Spokane Braves. The Leafs needed six games to dispose of the American-based squad, thanks to two ugly losses at home when the players failed to show up at the arena. However, there […]

The big day's almost here – this Saturday, we'll be finding out if Castlegar is a semi-finalist in the Kraft Hockeyville competition, and in the running for $100,000 of arena upgrades and the opportunity to host an NHL exhibition game. This means lobbying support from far outside city boundaries, as the winning community could...