Teck Kootenay Cup series opened Sunday at Black Jack Trails near Rossland
The cross country skiing season is afoot as the Black Jack club near Rossland hosted the first Teck Kootenay Cup series Sunday. The event is a friendly competition run every year between the Nelson Nordic, Black Jack and Kimberley Nordic ski clubs. The race attracts skiers from youth to masters, 50-plus. For complete results...
Save On Foods Nelson International Novice Shootout comes to Nelson this weekend; skiers at Whitewater for Teck Slalom
Who care if the NHL ever goes back to playing hockey. The real stars of the game are heading to the Heritage City this weekend for the annual Save On Foods Nelson International Novice Shootout. A dozen teams from Spokane, Creston, Beaver Valley, Trail and Castlegar are en route the Nelson to play in the prestigious minor...
Mallard's Team of the Week — The Who's Indoor Soccer Champs
The game was probably one of the most competitive finals in Jackson's Hole Christmas Indoor Soccer history as the The Who’s knocked off the defending champion Scoregasms to capture the 2012 Competitive title at the Soccer Quest Facility in Nelson. The tournament was played during the Christmas holiday break and attracted many...
Reel Adventures Charters — Big Fish Season is happening
Happy New Year from Kerry Reed and all the staff at Reel Adventures Fishing Charters. 2013 is a upon us and so is more great fishing on Kootenay Lake. So sit back and enjoy a preview of how to catch the big one on your next fishing outing with the Reel Adventures Charters Fishing Report The past couple months have not been...
A Christmas to remember for Geoff Kinrade as the Nelson Minor Hockey grad helps Canada to Spengler Cup
It was a Christmas Geoff Kinrade will definitely cherish for many years to come. Maybe even some day tell his kids. Kinrade was part of Spengler Cup winning squad at the 2013 tournament in Davos, Switzerland where Team Canada thumped the host HC Davos 7-2 in the final. It was the 12th time in Spengler Cup history Canada has...
Let's Make a Deal Leafs continue to shake tree for players
Leaf coach Frank Maida won’t say three third-period goals allowed in just over a minute during the New Year’s Day clash against Beaver Valley was the deciding factor, but it had to play a lot into the psyche of Nelson skipper heading into the final 16 games of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. Which is...
The Who's outlast Scoregasms to capture Jackson’s Hole Christmas Indoor Tournament
Jordan Michaux scored four times to lead The Who’s to a hard fought 5-4 victory over Multi Scoregasms Sunday in the final of Jackson’s Hole Christmas Tournament Competitive Division at the Soccer Quest Indoor Facility. The event is an annual event that allows soccer grads from the area to play in tournament during the Christmas...
McCarthy snipes first goal; Larose commits to Div 1 NCAA school
A few former Nelson Leafs are making news in hockey circles. Highlighting the news department is Leaf sniper Colton McCarthy, who took a little longer but score his first goal in the Western Hockey League but managed the feat Thursday as Moose Jaw defeated the hometown Pats 4-3 in Regina. McCarthy's goal, coming on the power...
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Bombers Basketball Alumni
Every Boxing Day the L.V. Rogers Hangar comes alive as past and present Bomber players flock to the gymnasium for the annual LVR Alumni Basketball Tournament. And Boxing Day 2012 was no different as the Hangar was a buzz with more than 30 players participating in the event. Players were slotted into teams of respective Bomber...
Leafs complete deal for Grand Forks sniper Connor Gross
Nelson Leafs coach Frank Maida made a move Boxing Day to deal with the loss of two key players from the lineup in the final weeks leading up to the Kootenay International Junior HocChristmas break. Maida, in his second season at the helm of the Leafs, acquired 18-year-old Connor Gross from the Grand Forks Border Bruins for ...
