Mallard's Team of the Week — Trafalgar Leadership Class
The Mallard's Source for Sports selection committee decided to take a trip to Trafalgar Middle School to see what the students have been doing during the first half of the school year. And what did the committee find but the latest Team of the Week, the Trafalgar Grade 8 Leadership Class. The class has been busy building cat...
Beesley returns to take care of some unfinished business with the Leafs
Leaf program writer George Millar has been treating KIJHL fans with an inside look of players on the Green and White for years. Now Millar has graciously accepted an offer to give that same insight to readers of The Nelson Daily. Today Millar profiles Leaf new goalie Marcus Beesley. Marcus Beasley recently rejoined the Leafs,...
Nelson hosts second Teck Kootenay Cup series race Sunday
Time is running out on competitors eager to enter the next race in the Teck Kootenay Cup series Sunday at the Nelson Nordic Ski Trails. This is the second race of the Teck Kootenay Cup series, set for the Nelson Nordic Ski Trails near Apex, 10 kilometers south of Nelson on Highway 6. The first race was held earlier this month...
LVR finishes seventh at elite Clarence Fulton tournament
Matt Zukowski and Isaiah Kingdon combined for 40 points to pace the L.V. Rogers Bombers to a 79-79 victory over Pen-Hi Lakers of Penticton at the Clarence Fulton Maroons Senior Boy's Basketball Tournament Saturday in Vernon. The win allowed LVR to finish the elite AA boy's tourney, that included ranked teams from Sa-Hali in...
Leafs back on top of Murdoch after scoring narrow win in Spokane
The Nelson Leafs took care of business in a place the Green and White have not had an easy time getting points. Four different players scored to pace the Leafs to a 4-3 victory over the Spokane Braves in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Sunday in the Lilac City. Dustin Reimer, Cole Arcuri, Aaron Dunlap and...
Leafs ride netminder Marcus Beesley to 1-0 win over Rockies
The Marcus Beesley deal is paying instant dividends to the Nelson Leafs. The Prince George native stopped 15 shots to backstop the Leafs to a 1-0 victory over the Columbia Valley Rockies in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The win allowed Nelson to regain the lead in Murdoch...
Leafs host Rockies; Millar talks with Wilkinson
Following a five-game road trip that took the squad to all corners of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, the Leafs are back home to face the surging Columbia Valley Rockies Friday at the NDCC Arena. The Rockies are currently locked in a playoff fight with Creston for the final spot in the Eddie Mountain Division....
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Leadership 9-10 Class
Before the Christmas holiday break students at L.V. Rogers were locked in a contest to see which class could raise the most food for the Nelson Food Cupboard. In the end Tamara Martin's Leadership 9-10 class raised a total of 900 non-perishable food items for the local Food Cupboard. Helping support the total was the class ...
If success is measured in smiles, the Save On Foods Nelson International Novice Shootout was very successful
The Nelson and District Community Complex and Civic Centre Arenas were filled with future superstars of the ice at the annual Save On Foods Nelson International Novice Shootout. The tournament, hosted by Nelson Minor Hockey, attracted more than 500 people to the Heritage City for the annual tournament for boys and girls between...
Leafs acquire former Coyote defenceman as junior teams finalize rosters
The Nelson Leafs beefed up the blue line with the acquisition of Robson Cramer from Wichita Falls of the NAHL (North American Hockey League) as Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams scrambled to finalize teams in light of Thursday’s BC Hockey roster deadline. Cramer, from Summerland, is no stranger to the KIJHL ...
