KIJHL announces Team of the Week (Week 7)

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Nov. 2. Forwards: Brayden Schwartz – Kimberley Dynamiters  The Okotoks, Alta., native collected four goals and two assists in two games, helping the Dynamiters win both their games. His eighth goal of the season gave them […]

KIJHL announces Team of the Week (Week 5)

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Oct. 19. Forwards: Justice Loewen was a force for the Princeton Posse against the Columbia Valley Rockies, scoring four goals and adding an assist in a 7-4 win on Oct. 17. The next night, he scored […]

Quick Shift: Fernie Ghostriders

With puck drop on the 2025-26 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season coming on Sept. 19, kijhl.ca is providing fans with a preview on all 21 teams. Next in the Quick Shift series are the Fernie Ghostriders.   The Ghostriders finished second in the Eddie Mountain division with a record of 28-10-4-2. They were swept […]

Ghostriders’ de la Salle signs with NCAA D3 Anna Maria College

Lucas de la Salle of the Fernie Ghostriders has committed to play collegiate hockey for the Anna Maria College AMCATS of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 3 this fall. The Edmonton native returned to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey league with the Ghostriders following a trade from the Northern Manitoba Blizzard of the Manitoba […]

Kootenay Conference bursary recipients

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is proud to announce the 11 student-athletes and an official selected to receive league bursaries for the 2024-25 season. Each bursary is valued at $1,000 and will be applied towards post-secondary studies.   Next are the recipients from the Kootenay Conference.   Logan Marsh – Game Official – Marsh […]

ACHA Drury University lands Ghostriders captain Haggerty

Fernie Ghostriders captain and Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) standout Taylor Haggerty has committed to play for the Drury University Panthers in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) beginning this fall. Haggerty wrapped up his third and final season in the KIJHL on a high note, leading the Ghostriders with 63 points in 43 […]

Broadcaster of the Year: Scottie McKee – Fernie Ghostriders

This week the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is recognizing its Off-Ice Award winners in the categories of Scholastic Player of the Year, Community Player of the Year, Broadcaster of the Year and Volunteer of the Year. Scotty has been the backbone of our Broadcast for the past several years. His innovations in video […]

Top Defenceman: Eric Martin – Fernie Ghostriders

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its award winners this week for on-ice excellence: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coach of the Year and the newly added General Manager of the Year.  Today the league is pleased to announce Eric […]

Ghostriders alum Bidewell growing with ACAC Ooks

Fernie Ghostriders alum McCoy Bidewell (2020-22) completed his second season in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference with the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks. Bidewell joined the Ooks after spending nearly two seasons in the BCHL with the Cowichan Valley Capitals. After going 8-7-0 during the regular season with a 3.87 goals against average and […]

Munro, Martin & Svenson KIJHL February 3 Stars

Liam Munro (Creston Valley Thunder Cats), Eric Martin (Fernie Ghostriders) and Kael Svenson (Sicamous Eagles) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Month for February. Munro – Top Forward – The Calgary native scored seven goals and added seven assists in seven games, while playing an average of […]