The Spokane Braves after 55 years are leaving the KIJHL to become a founding member of the Western International Junior Hockey League (WIJHL).  Please visit wijhl.com for the full announcement.

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.

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Feb. 8.   Forwards Lynden Donald-Gorman – Quesnel River Rush The Edmonton native had three goals and six points in three games helping the River Rush win two of its three games in the Kootenay’s. He […]

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is now accepting league scholarship and bursary applications for the 2025-26 season. The application deadline is March 20, 2026. The KIJHL administers two scholarship awards: the Jaxon Joseph Memorial Scholarship and the Grant Sheridan Memorial Scholarship. The Jaxon Joseph Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of the former Beaver […]

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Jan.18. Forwards Diego Cazac – Quesnel River Rush The Calgary native had five points – all assists – in two games, but it was against his former team – the 100 Mile House Wranglers that he […]

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Jan.4.   Forwards Cameron Oien – Spokane Braves The co-captain was a factor in three straight wins against the Nelson Leafs, Castlegar Rebels and Grand Forks Border Bruins with two goals and four assists. Oien scored […]

Teghan Mullin, Cameron Oien and Ben Skarsen are the latest Kootenay International Junior Hockey League players to reach the 100-career-point milestone. Skarsen, the captain of the Fernie Ghostriders, reached the mark in memorable fashion on Dec. 19 against the Columbia Valley Rockies, scoring the game-winning goal in his 100th career KIJHL regular-season game. KIJHL: Heading […]

We are pleased to announce that we will be wearing our 2002–2004 retro jerseys at home for the remainder of the season, starting with our game tomorrow evening at 6 PM on New Year’s Eve against the Castlegar Rebels. These jerseys will be available for auction online beginning on New Year’s Day and concluding on […]