Leafs shake up roster, send Nelson native Davidson, forward Pavlovic to Coyotes
The Nelson Leafs continue to make changes as the defending Kootenay Conference Champs prepare for another run at the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title. Following the bombshell resignation last week of Adam DiBella after the head coach was hit with a season-ending suspension by the KIJHL, Leafs General Manager...
Leafs hire Briar McEnaney as interim head coach
The Nelson Leafs wasted little time in finding a new interim head coach for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League franchise. Nelson Leafs president Corey Viala said in a media release that the team has hired Briar McEnaney. McEnaney, replacing former skipper Adam DiBella who resigned last week following his season-ending...
LVR takes third at Junior Bombers Invitational Basketball Tournament
The L.V. Rogers Bombers dumped Nakusp 90-28 to finish third overall at the Junior Bombers Invitational Basketball Tournament Saturday at the Hangar in Nelson. The tournament was won by Fernie Falcons, which defeated Mount Baker Wild 41-29 in the final. LVR has no trouble with a Cougars squad, missing a key player due to injury...
Leafs head coach suspended for remainder of season by KIJHL
The fallout continues following a New Year’s Eve clash between the Nelson Leafs and Beaver Valley Nitehawks that saw a line brawl take over the game at the start of the second period. KIJHL commissioner Jeff Dubois said in a media release Friday that Leafs head coach Adam DiBella has been suspended for the remainder of the ...
KIJHL hands down suspensions following multi-fight incident during Nelson/Beaver Valley contest
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has come down hard on the Nelson Junior B Hockey club following an on-ice brawl to start the second period of the annual New Year's Eve clash of Neil Murdoch Division rivals Beaver Valley and Leafs at the NDCC Arena. In a media release Tuesday, the KIJHL announced disciplinary...
Bomber Invitational tips off Friday at LVR Hangar
The L.V. Rogers Junior Bombers are hosting the third annual Bomber Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament this weekend at the Hangar. The tournament is the first of the season for the Junior Bombers, which includes Stanley Humphries of Castlegar, Salmo, Mount Baker of Cranbrook, Nakusp, Grand Forks, J. Lloyd Crowe of Trail...
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Bombers Alumni Tournament
Team 4 came away as the big winners at the Blair D'Andrea Alumni Basketball Tournament held on Boxing Day at the L.V. Rogers Hangar. Team 4, which includes Matthew Fuhr, Jeremy Phelan, Leo Grypma, Grant Davidson, Ryan McKinnon, Josh Sampson, Addison Rickaby and Aaron Champlin, won the six-team tournament with a 3-0 record....
Nelson's Dryden Hunt traded to Toronto Maple Leafs
The whirlwind season for Dyden Hunt continues. The Nelson Minor Hockey grad was traded Monday from the Colorado Avalanche to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs acquired the Avs winger in exchange for forward Denis Malgin, 12 hours before the NHL’s holiday roster freeze. Hunt moves on to his third team this season, after...
Creston derby winner proves lightning strikes again and again
Allan Mather of Creston is now a three-time winner of the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program trout derby, including last year’s grand prize boat and trailer. Mather fishes weekly with friends, two of whom have also won monthly derby prizes. But with the win for his November entry, this is Mather’s second prize of $1,000. ...
Nelson Leafs claim U13 Rep Hockey Tournament
Nelson Leafs outlasted Foremost, AB, 7-5 to capture the Elk Valley Raiders U13 Rep Minor Hockey Tournament this past weekend in Fernie. The victory in the championship final made it four consecutive wins after the Nelson Minor Hockey squad opened the tournament with a tie — 3-3 tie against Foremost. The Leafs then blasted...
