Bombers tune up for Kootenay Zones with solid results at Wild Tournament
The L.V. Rogers Bombers tuned up for the Kootenay High School Boy’s Soccer Zone Championships by posting a 2-2 record at the Mount Baker Wild Tournament this past weekend in Cranbrook. LVR thumped AA rivals Stanley Humphries of Castlegar 9-3 and David Thompson Lakers of Invermere 7-1 before dropping a pair of close shootout...
Selkirk College Saints Prepared for Weekend Home Opener
Winning a championship happens on the ice, but it’s off the ice where the culture to get a team to the title is built. As the Selkirk College Saints prepare for their home opener of the 2019-2020 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season this weekend, the foundation has been successfully laid for the 25 ...
Leafs bounce back with pair of wins over Summerland, Grand Forks
And just like that the Nelson Leafs jump from last to a tie for third in the Murdoch Division of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The Green and White finally got off the schneid after posting a pair of victories over Summerland Steam, and divisional rival Grand Forks Border Bruins. While the 5-1 win over the Steam...
Leafs make moves in attempt kickstart team
One month into the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League campaign and it's been a bad news, good news season for the Nelson Leafs Hockey Club. The bad news is Nelson is winless in six games and sits last in the Neil Murdoch standings. The good news, despite the poor start, Nelson is one point out of a playoff spot and...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Sutherland Financial
Sophie Richard scored three times to power Sutherland Financial to a 6-2 victory over Yom Chi Ninjas in Nelson Star Ladies Rec Soccer League Finals Sunday at the Lakeside Pitch. The victory complete a sweep of League trophies as Sutherland Financial won the regular season crown with a 6-3-2 record, five points in front of the...
Nelson's Dryden Hunt starts season in NHL
When the Florida Panthers take to the ice to open the National Hockey League season Thursday in Tampa Bay against the Lightning, former Nelson Minor Hockey product Dryden Hunt will be in the lineup. Hunt, who signed as a free agent for the Panthers in 2016, skated on the fourth line for the Panthers Monday with Noel Acciari...
Smoke Eaters add WHL Veteran Jameson Murray to D-core
The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of former Victoria Royals defenceman Jameson Murray. The Kelowna, BC native comes to Trail with more than 120 games played in the WHL, split between the Calgary Hitman, Everett Silvertips and most recently the Victoria Royals. Jameson amassed 6 goals and 23 assists ...
Leafs set out on road to face Kelowna, North Okanagan
It’s not that the Nelson Leafs have been playing terribly to start the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. It’s more that the Green and White are digging a hole early in games that’s proving to be a bit more of a task to climb out. The Leafs, starting the weekend last in the Murdoch Division with a 0-2-0-0-2...
Smoke Eater Kent Johnson named BCHL Player of the Week
The BC Hockey League announced Monday that Smoke Eaters forward Kent Johnson was named BCHL Player of the Week following a ten-point performance over a four game week. Johnson who had only one goal through his opening four games of the season exploded on the weekend getting a total of ten during the week with the bulk of his...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Freak n Farmer NPD Team
Members and staff at the Nelson Police Department stepped out of uniform for the weekend to attend the Freak n Farmer Obstacle Race Saturday in Oliver. The NPD Team competed against hundreds of other competitors in the 10-kilometer race at Covert Farms in the South Okanagan. Competitors flipped tires, swung across mud pits,...
