Kieran Dehnel earns Hume Innkeepers/Kerry Dyck Scholarship
Kieran Dehnel is the latest recipient of the Hume Innkeepers/Kerry Dyck Scholarship. Dehnel was recently presented with the scholarship by Kevin Lewis of the Hume Innkeepers. The Nelson Soccer Association graduate is off to experience post-secondary competition during the fall in Lethbridge. Dehnel is a defender and will study...
Moisey, Cooper claim Granite Pointe Club Championship Titles
AJ Cooper of Nelson fired an impressive seven-under par in the two-round Granite Pointe Men’s Club Championship and Sue Moisey earned the Women’s Club Championship title on a beautiful West Kootenay weekend. Cooper got off to a hot start with a Thursday round of 68 that included an ace on number-four. With defending...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Rob Wright Memorial Dedication
Rob Wright, who passed away during the winter, was instrumental in building the new Nelson Tennis Club facility behind L.V. Rogers High School in Fairview. During the weekend, the Wright family as well as Nelson Tennis Club President Keith Bridger, celebrated the unveiling of an artwork memorial to Rob Wright during a tournament...
Smoke Eaters Add Goaltender Fradette from Fort McMurray
The Trail Smoke Eaters have acquired goaltender Evan Fradette from the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) in exchange for forward Justin Ross & Future Considerations. Fradette, from St. Albert, Alberta, will join the Smoke Eaters for his 20-year-old season. Fradette who has appeared in the...
Border uncertainty forces Spokane Braves to withdraw from KIJHL for 2021-22 season
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League announced in a media release Wednesday that the Spokane Braves will not participate in the 2021/22 season. The KIJHL said the decision comes as the result of continued uncertainty surrounding travel between Canada and the United States due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "The...
Former Nelson Youth Soccer's Matteo Faraguna commits to Bethany Vikings
Former Nelson Youth Soccer player Matteo Faraguna has landed a spot on the Bethany Vikings Men’s Soccer team for the upcoming NCAA Division III season. Faraguna, who played in NYS until 2015 and Kootenay Whitecaps Academy from 2013-15, joins the Vikings as a freshman defender on the team upcoming season. “At the end of the ...
KIJHL announces all players, bench staff, on-ice officials to be fully vaccinated prior to start season
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) announced Monday in a media release its COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that will require all players, bench staff and on-ice officials to be fully vaccinated prior to the start of the league's 2021/22 regular season on October 1st. The release said the policy also requires that...
Silent auction kick starts Rob Wright Scholarship
The inaugural Rob Wright Scholarship silent auction held recently at the Adventure Hotel proved to be an overwhelming success as more than $20,000 was raised to form the foundation of a scholarship for young athletes in Nelson. Wright, who coached from minor hockey to the Nelson Leafs of the Kootenay International Junior...
KIJHL partners with InStat Hockey for 2021-2022 season
In a media release Tuesday, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) said the league has come to an official partnership agreement with InStat Hockey for the 2021-22 hockey season. InStat is used by league and federation offices, coaches, scouts and management as a data and communication tool assisting in...
New York Rangers sign free agent forward Dryden Hunt to two-year deal
Nelson Minor Hockey star Dryden Hunt has signed a two-year contract with NHL’s New York Rangers. New York President and General Manager Chris Drury made the announcement Friday on the team website that the Rangers signed the free agent forward. Drury also announced that the team has agreed to terms with free agent forward...
