Banner-raising night Friday for Saints in Castlegar
The Castlegar Recreation Complex will be the site Friday for Banner Raising Night for the current B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champion Selkirk Saints. Prior to the 7:30 p.m. puck drop against the Eastern Washington University Eagles, the Saints the team will raise last season’s championship banner to the rafters in a pre-game ceremony. “Eastern is […]
RossVegas has a new face
RossVegas, our local board shop, is now under the watchful gaze of Dave Cashen. A long-time veteran of the skate and snow industry within Canada, Cashen now finds himself in the Kootenays as proprietor and manager of RossVegas Boardshop. Though his gig at RossVegas might be new territory, Cashen’s experience in the snow/skate...
Rossland Skatepark Association needs your votes to compete for funding
The Rossland Skatepark Association (RSA) needs your help. They have submitted their plans to build a community skatepark to the Aviva Community Fund Idea Competition. Winning ideas are chosen by votes, and will receive funding towards putting the idea into action. $150,000 is up for grabs in the competition, and the Rossland...
Smokies, Wolverines exchange veterans
The Trail Smoke Eaters have completed a trade with the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, acquiring defenseman Sean Davies (95) in exchange for forward Brodyn Nielsen (94). Davies, a native of Drumheller, Alberta, posted 1 goal and 2 points in 5 appearances with Whitecourt this season. In 104 career ...
Kootenay Region Sees Growth in Cross Country Ski Numbers
The Kootenay Region is seeing growth in youth cross-country skiing thanks to an innovative program known as the Teck Regional Camp series. These camps bring together youth cross country skiers in each of the five regions in BC to train and socialize at an important part of their development phase. The Teck Regional Camp in...
Children's coed hockey!
The children’s Co-Ed Recreation Hockey program starts on Thursday October 10 at 3:45pm and runs until February 2014. For families with financial difficulties, an anonymous donor has provided the funds for two lucky participants. Please register with the Recreation Department first and then enter to win the draw for children...
Leafs rout Bruins to remain on top of Murdoch tied with Beaver Valley
The Grand Forks Border Bruins have already made great strides during the early stages of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. However, it’s back to the drawing board for the Bruins after the Nelson Leafs rocked the Boundary squad 5-1 in KIJHL Murdoch Division action Saturday night at the NDCC. The Leafs dominated the […]
Smokies split home weekend; end September in third place
The Trail Smoke Eaters finished their September schedule in third place in the BCHL’s Interior Conference after splitting a pair of home games Friday and Saturday against Cowichan Valley and West Kelowna. The Smokies (4-4-0-1), rode a pair of third-period goals, and 32 timely saves from Dustin Nikkel to a 3-2 victory over the...
Leafs, Hawks win, remain deadlocked on top of Murdoch Division
Nelson and Beaver Valley remained perfect atop the Neil Murdoch Division after capturing respective divisional battles Friday in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play. Jamie Vlanich continues to pay dividends following an offseason trade, scoring on the power play midway through the third period to lift Nelson to a 4-3 win over Spokane in the […]
Saints experience The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The inaugural trip across the Rockies to face Alberta College Athletics Conference (ACAC) competition last weekend played out for Selkirk College Men’s Hockey team like a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western. The Good was the Saints scoring a 3-2 win over Concordia University. The Bad was narrow overtime loss to the defending league champions from the […]
