The Nelson Leafs continue to make changes as the defending Kootenay Conference Champs prepare for another run at the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title. Following the bombshell resignation last week of Adam DiBella after the head coach was hit with a season-ending suspension by the KIJHL, Leafs General Manager Lance Morey continued to shake of the franchise
The Nelson Leafs wasted little time in finding a new interim head coach for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League franchise. Nelson Leafs president Corey Viala said in a media release that the team has hired Briar McEnaney. McEnaney, replacing former skipper Adam DiBella who resigned last week following his season-ending suspension by the KIJHL, has a solid coaching
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To The Editor: The Nelson Leafs Hockey Society apologizes to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, all Nelson Leafs fans, hockey fans in general and all member clubs of the KIJHL for the on-ice events of Saturday, December 31, 2022. As a proud member of the KIJHL the Nelson Leafs failed to abide by League principles to encourage participation in hockey in a manner so as to foster clean
The fallout continues following a New Year’s Eve clash between the Nelson Leafs and Beaver Valley Nitehawks that saw a line brawl take over the game at the start of the second period. KIJHL commissioner Jeff Dubois said in a media release Friday that Leafs head coach Adam DiBella has been suspended for the remainder of the regular season as well as the 2023 league playoffs.