There’s nothing like a six-game winning streak and a weekend sweep of Eddie Mountain teams to get the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Power Rankings selection committee to take notice. The Nelson Leafs jumped into second spot in KIJHL Power Rankings following a three-game road sweep of Eddie Mountain teams. Nelson opened the trip with a 3-2 victory over rival
Nelson Leafs forward Joe Davidson has been selected as one of the Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Stars of the Week. The Nelson native joins Dain Levesque of the Kelowna Chiefs and Sicamous Eagles netminder Damon Cunningham as Stars of the Week winners. Davidson finished the past week with four goals and an assist in two games for the Leafs. The 6’3”,
Week One of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is in the books and the Nelson Leafs currently sit fourth overall after the first Power Rankings behind defending champion Revelstoke Grizzlies, Fernie Ghostriders and Sicamous Eagles. Nelson opened the current season with a pair of wins 2-1 home ice victory against Princeton and 4-2 road win over Grand Forks Border
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