Western International Junior Hockey League Releases 2026–27 Inaugural Regular Season Schedule The Western International Junior Hockey League (WIJHL) is pleased to announce the release of its 2026–27 regular season schedule. The league’s inaugural season will officially begin on Friday, September 18, 2026, with all ten WIJHL clubs taking to the ice to open what promises […]
The Western International Junior Hockey League (WIJHL) is pleased to announce the divisional alignment for our inaugural season. The North Division will consist of the 100 Mile House Wranglers, Chase Heat, Enderby Icemen, Golden Rockets, and the Sicamous Eagles. The South Division will consist of the Castlegar Rebels, Creston Valley Thunder, Kelowna Chiefs, Oliver Outlaws, […]
Eight former members of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) have announced that they will create their own independent league starting in 2026-27, called the Western International Junior Hockey League (WIJHL), and will no longer be affiliated with the KIJHL, Hockey Canada or BC Hockey, following the end of the 2025-26 season. The eight […]
Jaiden Jakubowski of the Spokane Braves has committed to play for the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champion Vancouver Island University Mariners. Jakubowski had a record of 9-12-0 with one shutout and a 3.59 goals against average with a .897 save percentage for the Osoyoos Coyotes, Quesnel River Rush and Braves. With the Braves, the Okanagan […]
In order to create a unified presence on our social media channels, we have switched all our handles to – SpoBravesHockey . Unfortunately, the SpokaneBraves handle is already taken on Instagram/Threads and we were unable to secure the handle from Meta even though the account has been inactive for many years. If you’re already following […]
On Saturday, February 21st, the Spokane Braves proudly retired Derek Ryan’s #10 jersey during a special pregame ceremony. We were proud to honor Derek as being the first player to have their number retired by our organization. The reveal video is available below thanks to our friend Joe Pumphrey media.
Spokane Braves alumnus Derek Humphreys has been named captain of the Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons for this season. Humphreys is in his senior year in the NCAA D3 program and has a goal in four games. “It’s an honor and privilege to be the captain and lead our team. For me, it’s about being someone […]
The full Spokane Braves 2025/2026 Promotional and Theme Night schedule is here. For full promotional and theme night details please click here .
In honor of retiring Derek Ryan’s jersey, we have a limited amount of ticket and puck packages for just $20. Pucks will be available to pick up at our game on February 21st. At this time pucks will not be available for individual purchase. You can purchase your ticket and puck package below.
The Spokane Braves are pleased to announce that we will officially retire the number 10 in honor of former player Derek Ryan. Ryan will be on hand during the pregame ceremony on February 21, 2026 to be recognized as the first person to have their number retired in franchise history. “We are proud to honor […]
