Crunch time as rinks arrive for 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championships
It’s getting close to crunch time for teams at 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championships. Tuesday, all 16 teams will be on the ice practicing in preparation for the triple-knockout event to crown BC representative at the 2016 Tim Horton’s Brier, March 5-13 in Ottawa. “Leading up to the provincials, the...
Best in BC Men's Curling on display in Nelson at Canadian Direct Insurance Curling Championships
Want to see the Tim Horton’s Brier? Head to Ottawa’s TD Place to see Canada’s top men’s curlers in action. Want to get a taste of what it’s going to be like in the Nation’s Capital? Then pick up tickets immediately at the Nelson Chamber of Commerce for the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championships beginning...
Depleted Leafs back at in again against rival Rebels
Already playing with a reduced roster, the Nelson Leafs begin the stretch run in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season — nine games in 17 days — starting Friday at home against Castlegar Rebels. The last time the teams met a week ago, the teams combined for more than 100 minutes in penalties following a...
Nelson's Garry Beaudry double qualifies for curling provincials
Don’t blame Garry Beaudry for being a little greedy. The Nelson curler likes the sport so much he’s decided to attend two provincial championships — Senior Men’s and Masters 60-plus — this season. “It has been really satisfying to win both provincial berths this year,” Beaudry told The Nelson Daily. “My father George Beaudry...
Nelson's Dryden Hunt earns WHL Player-of-the-month honours
During the summer, Nelson's Dryden Hunt wasn't really sure where he'd be playing hockey this season. In September, the Moose Jaw Warriors decided to take a chance on the Nelson Minor Hockey grad. The deal, Hunt to Moose Jaw in exchange for a 2nd round pick in 2016 and a 3rd round pick in 2018 back to Medicine Hat Tigers, has...
NDCU Member Appreciation Night — at Leafs/Rebels Game
The Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU) will be hosting a Member Appreciation night during the Friday, February 5, Nelson Leafs game vs the Castlegar Rebels. Credit Union members are invited to present their NDCU MEMBER CARD debit card for a discounted admission for the game. NDCU members of all ages will be able to...
Selkirk College Saints Find Optimism in OT Loss
Friday night’s British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) match-up between the Selkirk College Saints and the Trinity Western University Spartans took place at the end of January, but it had the intensity and emotion of a March playoff game. In one of the grittiest contests to be played at the Castlegar &...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Ladies Bonspiel A Event Winners
The Nelson/Castlegar combined rink combined to capture the top prize at the Nelson Combined Bonspiel held recently at the Nelson Curling Club. Team Cownden, consisting of skip Deanna Cownden, third Marlo Tedesco, second Michelle Kooznetsoff and lead- Heather Gingras, took home the Ladies A Event crown. Mallard's Source for ...
Woods scored twice to lead Rebels past Leafs 5-3
The Castlegar Rebels scored three first period goals en route to a 5-3 victory over the Nelson Leafs in a penalty-filled Kootenay International Junior Hockey League contest Friday night at the NDCC Arena. Tayden Woods, Ed Lindsey and Christ Breese scored in the opening frame to give the visitors the insurmountable lead. Nelson...
Team Cownden, Team Beaudry win big at Nelson Combined Bonspiel
Team Cownden and Team Beaudry were the big winners at the second annual Combined Bonspiel held this past weekend at the Nelson Curling Club. Team Cownden, consisting of curlers from Nelson and Castlegar, Skip- Deanna Cownden, Third- Marlo Tedesco, Second Michelle Kooznetsoff, Lead- Heather Gingras, took home the Ladies A Event...
