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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
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.
The head coach of a B.C. regional junior hockey team resigned Friday morning, following the league's decision to suspend him for the rest of the regular season, after finding he directed a line brawl between players on New Year's Eve.
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has come down hard on the Nelson Junior B Hockey club following an on-ice brawl to start the second period of the annual New Year's Eve clash of Neil Murdoch Division rivals Beaver Valley and Leafs at the NDCC Arena. In a media release Tuesday, the KIJHL announced disciplinary actions to a total of 10 players and one team staff