Saints rock Eagles to move to within a point of top spot
The Selkirk College Saints rang up 17 goals on Eastern Washington netminders en route to a sweep of two B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League games. The line of Beau Taylor, Connor McLaughlin and Scott Swiston did much of the damage for the Saints Saturday, combining for five goals and 11 points to spark the Saints to […]
Boundary Dog Sled Races day one
Updated with full story: With beautiful weather, plenty of competitors and hundreds of spectators, the Boundary Dog Sled Classics can only be deemed a success. The Boundary Dog Sled races were a sprint-edition this year compared to the long-distance races held in previous years. This allowed spectators to watch almost the...
GFBB nearly slip a win past the league's toughest team
The Grand Forks Border Bruins’ home game against Beaver Valley Nitehawks on Jan. 19 was a fast-pace, exciting game. The Nitehawks kept the lead and overtook the Bruins 7-5. Before the first puck had been dropped, Bruins’ Brandon Savaia received a two-minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. The first goal of the game was scored by […]
Leafs, Hawks win as Murdoch Division race remains close
The Nelson Leafs kept pace with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in the race to the top of the Neil Murdoch Division by putting an good old-fashioned whipping on the Castlegar Rebels in KIJHL action Friday night at the NDCC Arena. Final score: 9-0 Leafs. Former Rebel Jamie Vlanich finished with five points, including three goals, […]
Nelson's Pat Price selected to B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame
The worst kept secret is now official as the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2014 was announced Thursday. And on the list is Nelson Minor Hockey grad Pat Price. “This is absolutely fantastic,” Price said moments after leaving the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame press conference at Rogers Arena in Nelson. “It’s always […]
Red Mountain Racers produce art and skiing as Winter Carnival kicks off!
A remarkable start to the racing season for the U12,14, and U16 Red Mountain Racers in early January. Friday was the only day of Giant Slalom and the first race for U12 Girls saw Sage Stefani take 2nd, Hanna Schulze 3rd, with Emilia Hofmann taking gold in the second race. In U12 Boys, Kristoff Panke topped the podium with ...
Castlegar fired up to become Kraft Hockeyville 2014
Castlegar's bid to become Kraft Hockeyville 2014 is skating along and gathering force, with a Facebook page, Twitter account, and events planned for this weekend and next. (The Facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/www.castlegarishockeyville and the Twitter account is called CastlegarHockey). While the Facebook...
Ice clipped by Valley West Hawks during Showcase weekend
Valley West Hawks kept pace with the leaders by out scoring the Kootenay Ice 14-1 during a two-game B.C. Hockey Major Midget League series this past weekend in Langley. The games were part of the BC Hockey Showcase weekend where all teams get together for a weekend of hockey. The idea is the tournament format […]
Lots for youth this week...Junior Dragon's Den, logo contest, etc
Rossland Winter Carnival – 2014 Check out the activities around town this weekend! The schedule of events is available in hard copy around town and also on the website, at www.rosslandwintercarnival.com. Available ice at the Rossland Arena Lots of ice available this weekend if you’d like to put together a family reunion, a...
Three-point road weekend pulls Saints closer to top dog SFU
They say beggars can’t be choosers. While were not insisting the Selkirk College Saints are beggars, the defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champs will be happy with the three-point weekend on the road. Selkirk began the 2014 portion of the BCIHL regular season schedule beating Thompson Rivers University by a 3-1 score before falling to […]
