Bryce Sookro News Today

It was a tough weekend for the Cranbrook Bucks, which opened their home schedule with a pair of losses against the Merritt Centennials at Western Financial Place.

The Wenatchee Wild forward Parker Murray scored 4 goals for a second straight game to power the club to a 3-1 series lead over Cranbrook

The Wenatchee Wild have a 2-1 game series lead over Cranbrook on the strength of a scoring outburst by forward Parker Murray

The Herd will face the Wenatchee Wild in the first round of the BCHL post-season

The Wild had to win the longest game in team history to record weekend sweep

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has always been dubbed a “development league” by scouts and coaches. The Nelson Leafs recently saw two of their players develop into Junior A recruits after Trail and Cranbrook of the BC Hockey League came calling. Rhett Hamilton is the latest Leaf to be recruited after the Trail Smoke Eaters announced the forward has been added

The Nelson Leafs were dealt a serious blow to their Teck Cup Championship hopes Tuesday night at the NDCC Arena. Will McPhee scored at 15:04 of triple overtime period to spark the Revelstoke Grizzlies to a 4-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the hometown Leafs. The win gives the Grizzlies a commanding 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven Teck Cup

The Nelson Leafs climbed back into the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Teck Cup Championship with a 2-1 victory over the Revelstoke Grizzlies Monday at the NDCC Arena. Revelstoke leads the best-of-seven series 2-1 with Game four Tuesday in Nelson. Game time is 7 p.m. Bryden Pow scored the winner Monday for the Leafs, snapping a 1-1 tie with a power play goal late

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

The Kootenay Conference Final is now a best-of-three series. The Nelson Leafs posted a pair of weekend wins to even the best-of-seven Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff series with the Kimberley Dynamiters at 2-2. Bryden Pow scored twice, and Rhett Hamilton added three assists to spark Nelson to a 4-1 victory Friday at the NDCC Arena. Hamilton, leads the Leafs