As Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams begin training camps on the eve of the 2022-23 Junior B season, the league announced Friday a change to the Kootenay Conference playoff format for the upcoming season. In a media release on the KIJHL website, the league said the new format, which was necessitated by the withdrawal of the Spokane Braves for a third
The Spokane Braves have made the decision to withdraw from the upcoming Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season after the team said it would not be able to commit to operating by an August 1st deadline that had previously been set to determine their status. “The Braves have been working hard over the last number of months in preparation to rejoin the KIJHL this fall
The Nelson Leafs have advanced to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship. Liam Noble scored at the 3:46 of the second overtime period to lift the Leafs to a 2-1 victory over the Kimberley Dynamiters in the Kootenay Conference Final Tuesday at the NDCC Arena. Nelson, after falling behind 2-0 in the series, wins the best-of-seven Kootenay Final 4-2. The win