Ghostriders’ alum MacDuff gets ROW honour

  Fernie Ghostriders alumnus Ethan MacDuff was named the New England Hockey Conference Rookie of the Week in NCAA Division III. MacDuff, a freshman with the University of Southern Maine Huskies, opened the scoring in their win over Castleton on Friday night and added another goal and an assist. He also scored the game-winning goal […]

Ghostriders This Week February 4/24

Notes From Under the Bleachers… where they keep the suds The Ghostriders had a great run and battled their way into first place over the last couple of months but lost their last two games. 4-1 in Beaver Valley and 9-1 in Nelson… it’s not the dinosaur extinction or anything, the Riders are still in […]

The KIJHL Notebook: Team defence

  On Saturday, Jan. 27, Daniel Wittenberg (Revelstoke Grizzlies), Raphael Eloe (Spokane Braves), Anmol Garcha (Princeton Posse) and Nolan Kelly (North Okanagan Knights) all scored hat-tricks. It’s the third time this season that four players have scored three goals in a day.  The second time was on Jan. 5 when Kobe Mason (Columbia Valley Rockies), […]

KIJHL Power Rankings – Week 19 (Jan. 28/24)

  The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 19th week of action for the 2023-24 regular season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on their performance over the past 10 games, including winning percentage.   Beaver Valley Nitehawks Last Week: 1 Record: 28-8-0-1 The Nitehawks are on a 14-game winning streak […]

Ghostriders This Week Jan 28/24

Photo is of the best dressed KIJHL’er Jack Lambert. Jack was in town to watch the games this weekend. He is still in rehab with a shoulder injury and as you can see is not wearing a sling anymore. For those who don’t remember Lambert was a big part of the offence before he got […]

The KIJHL Notebook: Team play

This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the recent performance of teams, coaches talking about standout players and the impact that some trade deadline pick ups have had on their respective teams.   Eddie Mountain Division The Fernie Ghostriders have won seven of their last 10 games since the Christmas break and have been led offensively […]

Shinde, Gartner & Hall selected KIJHL 3 Stars

    Kelton Shinde (100 Mile House Wranglers), Lucas Gartner (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Levi Hall (Fernie Ghostriders) have been selected the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan. 21/24. Shinde – Top Forward – The Terrace product had a goal and three assists in […]

Ghostriders This Week Jan 21/24

The Ghostriders played their last five games on the road. They won 5-3 in Creston, 4-2 in Columbia Valley and 6-2 in Castlegar. This week they lost in 3-2 in OT in Sicamous then finished up with a 3-2 OT win in Revelstoke. Captain Taylor Haggerty after the Sicamous and Revelstoke games. I thought 3/4 points on […]

The KIJHL Notebook: January leaders

  It’s the final stretch drive as the KIJHL 2023-24 regular season wraps up in a month. This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the top point producers and goalies for each team in January.  Eddie Mountain Division Not only has Taylor Haggerty led the Fernie Ghostriders with five goals and five assists in six games, […]

Haggerty, Nimmo & Roberts named KIJHL 3 Stars

    Taylor Haggerty (Fernie Ghostriders), Lohgan Nimmo (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) and Luke Roberts (Chase Heat) have been selected the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan. 14/24. Haggerty – Top Forward – The Sherwood Park, Alta., product had three goals and two assists to […]