Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson Minor Hockey Award Winners
The Nelson Minor Hockey Association handed out awards for the past season during the annual banquet Wednesday at the Tenth Street Campus. Individual awards were handed out to teams before master of ceremonies Mike Laughton saluted the major award winners. Mallard's Source for sports, a major support of hockey and all sports...
Nelson's Sawyer Hunt basking in the glory of Nitros' KIJHL title run
Sawyer Hunt could have been playing for the Nelson Leafs this past season. The Nelson Minor Hockey product had been a mainstay in the system representing the Heritage City association on rep teams throughout his career — his final season in the Heritage City playing in the BC Hockey Major Midget for a Kootenay Ice squad based...
Leafs defenceman Darnel St. Pierre commits to SFU
The defence of the Simon Fraser University Men’s Hockey team just got a whole lot tougher after the Clan announced that former Nelson Leaf defenceman Darnel St. Pierre has committed for the 2015-16 BC Intercollegiate Hockey League season. “Darnel is a much needed addition to the back end of our hockey team," said SFU Men’s ...
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Saints reload roster for run at fourth consecutive BCIHL title
With a third straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) championship now part of the history books, the Selkirk College Saints continue to build towards continued success. The hockey program is pleased to announce the playing commitments of Brett Huber and Nelson Hurry to attend and compete for the Saints...
Nitros snap long drought by capturing KIJHL Championship
The top song of 1979 was My Sharona by The Knack. That same year the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup and the Boston Bruins retired Bobby Orr’s Number “4”. That was also the last time the Kimberley Dynamiters won the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship. The Nitros snapped the 36-year drought by...
Get ready to play ball — exciting season on tap for NDBA
The upcoming season looks very promising for Nelson Baseball on the eve of completion of upgrades to Queen Elizabeth Park in Fairview. Thanks to the many hours of volunteer work, those upgrades should be completed in the next few weeks. “New irrigation system and natural turf infield replaces the hard clay infield we've been...
Spring is in the air, and so is Golf
So you want to learn how to play the sport of golf. Well, this is a great time to learn as local courses are opening faster than presents at Christmas. Granite Pointe at Nelson teed off the season Thursday with Balfour opening up the 2015 campaign on grass Friday. “Winter was great,” said Balfour club professional Craig...
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Senior Bombers Basketball Team
A young, L.V. Rogers Bombers squad got a taste of the big stage after competing at the BC High School AAA Boy's Basketball Tournament in Langley. The Bombers won the final game of the season, defeating the Charles Best Blue Devils 56-41 in consolation play. Staff at Mallard's Source for sports want to send the Bombers off on...
Saints Nation helps Selkirk celebrate BCIHL Three-peat
The Selkirk Saints Varsity Men's Hockey Team held a noon celebration party Wednesday in The Pit on the Castlegar Campus. More than 150 students, staff and community members into packed into the Pit to recognize the incredible 2014-15 season that saw the two-time defending BCIHL champions peak at the perfect time of the season...