Hunt scores twice to spark Leafs past Braves; Hawks, Bruins break even in feisty contest
Sawyer Hunt scored twice to spark the Nelson Leafs to a 6-2 trashing of the Spokane Braves in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Saturday night in the Lilac City. Hunt, who came to Nelson in an off-season move from the Kimberley Dynamiters, scored twice in the second period to snap a 1-1 tie. The win allowed...
Selkirk College Saints Kick Off Exhibition Season September 23
The four-time defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) champion Selkirk College Saints have arrived back to the rink and will kick off their exhibition season on September 23. The Selkirk College hockey team is currently in training camp and will get their first taste of action against rival Eastern ...
Leafs look to right the wrongs of the past, open KIJHL season against Murdoch rivals
Hockey and winning have always been associated with Nelson Leafs teams. But it’s been seven years since the Leafs won the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title. And the 2010 campaign was the last time a Nelson team made it out of the Murdoch Division. Which seems like an eternity for loyal Green and White fans...
The Beautiful Game is back for the fall campaign
Nelson Youth Soccer kicked off the unofficial second half of the 2016 season. The association, with more than 950 registered players, hosts House League action Saturday for all ages. The fall season runs until October when playoffs conclude the season. ...
Canadian Men fail in bid to qualify for 2018 World Cup
There's no joy in Canadaville as the Men's National Team struck out in their bid to reach the next stage of qualifying for 2018 World Cup in Russia. Despite scoring a 3-1 victory over El Salvador Tuesday night in Vancouver, Canada finished third in its semifinal qualifying group for the CONCACAF region, behind Mexico and...
Leafs run exhibition record to 3-0 after edging Nitehawks 2-1
The Nelson Leafs continue to be the talk of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition season. Nelson ran its pre-season record to 3-0 following a 2-1 decision over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. The Leafs scored twice on the power play in the third period to erase a 1-0 deficit to secure the victory. Nelson...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson U12 Girl's Selects
The Nelson Selects breezed to the U12 Girls Gold Medal at the recent Shores to Score Youth Soccer Tournament in Salmon Arm. The Selects outscored the opposition 14-5 en route to an impressive 4-0 record. Mallard’s Source for sports would like to honour the squad as Team of the Week. The team includes, Azkenik Torres-Pratt, ...
New-look Leafs thump Rebels in pre-season opener
It may be only August, and the Leafs first exhibition game, but after last season anything and everything is a bonus. The Nelson Leafs fired 45 shots at the Rebel net en route to a 10-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Exhibition victory Tuesday at the NDCC Arena. The contest was the first of the pre-season for the...
Mallard's Team of the Week — WK Glacier Challenge Top Team - Rear Guard
The 2016 West Kootenay Glacier Challenge added to its incredible success over the weekend by raising more than $125,000 to help find a cure for MS (Multiple sclerosis). One team did more than their fair share of the fundraising as the Team Rear Guard raised almost $20,000 toward the overall total. Team Rear Guard has not only...
West Kootenay Glacier Challenge tops $125K to help fight MS
At this rate MS (Multiple sclerosis) has not chance of surviving. Almost 90 riders took to the highways in and around Nelson, Slocan, New Denver and Kaslo to raise more than $125,000 at the West Kootenay Glacier Challenge this past weekend. "So far this year we have raised over $125,000," said organizer Leona Dimock. "And our...
