Leafs start slow out of gates; drop second game of season 4-3 to Fernie Ghostriders
Break up the team. Fire the coaching staff. Sell the . . . wait, wait just one minute. Has anyone looked at the schedule? That’s game two of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, not game 52 of the regular season for the Green and White from Nelson. Check back at Christmas, or even at the end of September to get ...
Nelson Leafs open KIJHL season hosting weekend doubleheader
It’s a busy time of a season for any hockey coach in amateur or professional. And it’s no different for Leaf boss Dave McLellan. The second year skipper of the Leafs, who is back having a full offseason to recruit, has been working the phones continually trying to solidify the roster on the eve of the Kootenay International...
Nelson Youth Soccer back on the pitch
Nelson Youth Soccer has commenced the unofficial season half of the roundball season this week. Saturday is the start of Soccer Saturday as mini teams head back to the pitch for the beautiful game. Meanwhile, in Revelstoke and Sandpoint, Idaho, many of the NYS teams are entered into the Rep Tournament. Most house teams are ...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Mt. Sentinel Volleyball Campers
The athletic season is in high gear as the fall sports capture center stage on the BC High School Sports scene. A few volleyball players got a head start to the season by attending the Mount Sentinel Camp prior to the start of the school season. Mallard’s Source for sports would like to showcase the contingent in the latest...
Leafs continue to play numbers game as exhibition season winds down
The Nelson Leafs defeated the Castlegar Rebels 7-4 in a wide-open Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition tilt Tuesday night at the NDCC Arena. However, at this time of the season it's not the wins and losses that concerns Leaf coach Dave McLellan. It's the play of his team that has the lion's share of the...
High School Crosscountry first sport to step out out of gates
School begins Tuesday and so does the BC High School Fall Sports Season. On tap to kick off the season locally is the Kootenay Crosscountry Circuit, beginning September 16 in Kaslo with the River Run. There are five meets — September 23 in Rossland, September 30 in at L.V. Rogers in Nelson and October 7 at Mount Sentinel in...
Leafs outlast Nitehawks 3-2 to open exhibition season
Preseason generally means nothing to coaches and players but it's always nice to come out on the winning side of any contest. Kyle Chernenkoff's third period goal snapped a 2-2 tie lifting the Nelson Leafs to a 3-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition victory over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks Thursday night...
New Kootenay plan secures quality fishing for all anglers
Regulatory changes to Kootenay angling management announced Thursday will help ensure a quality fishing experience, reduce crowding on popular rivers and support trout conservation. The main change is implementation of a booking system for non-resident anglers on three “classified waters” in the Kootenays: the Wigwam River,...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Kaslo Ladies Hockey Team
The Nelson Daily, in conjuction with Mallard's Source for sports in Nelson, dipped into the archives to unveil the most recent Team of the Week recipient. The reason? Hockey is back in prime time on the local scene as Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams have already commenced preseason action — the Nelson Leafs...
It's hockey time — Leafs open training camp on 2015-16 KIJHL season
There are always more than a couple of questions at the start of every hockey season in the Heritage City: Will the latest edition of the Nelson Leafs be able to break through to overtake the always tough competition in the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League? There is some encouraging...
