Hosted by Mark Berry and Emanuel Sequeira, Top Shelf; The KIJHL Podcast features players, coaches and broadcasters from one of Canada's biggest junior hockey leagues
Today on Top Shelf … Part 2 of our Mowat Cup episodes. It’s all about the Grand Forks Border Bruins today with guests Captain Carter Price … Head Coach/General Manager Dave Hnatiuk and the ‘Voice of the Bruins’ Kevin McKinnon …
This week on Top Shelf… We have two episodes for you in advance of the Mowat Cup. This one is dedicated to the PJHL Champion … Ridge Meadows Flames … with another tomorrow focussing on the Grand Forks Border Bruins. Today … it’s the Flames … with Flames’ Captain Lukas Ravenstein … General Manager Derek Bedard and the Voice of the Flames … Andrew Cheverie .
This week on Top Shelf, the I-N-E-Plus-Nutrition player spotlight shines on … Diego Cazac … from the 100 Mile House Wranglers ... Also on the podcast, Grand Forks broadcaster ... Kevin McKinnon … talks about the Border Bruins and the Kootenay Conference Final …
This week on Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast … PLAYOFF EDITION … The ine+nutrition player spotlight shines on … Carter Price , Captain of the Grand Forks Border Bruins ... Emanuel talks with Creston Valley Thunder Cat alum … Harmon Laser-Hume , he’s with the Mount Royal University Cougars, who are off to the USports National Championship Tournament next week … Mark is joined by broadcasters … Blake Mills with the Kamloops Storm and … Ben Phillips with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks....
This week on Top Shelf… the ine+nutrition player spotlight shines on … former WHL’er Chase Bambrick of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and on the Bench Boss segment … Levi Stuart from the 100 Mile House Wranglers …
This week on Top Shelf … the ine+nutrition player spotlight shines on ... Kaleb Preymak … of the Chase Heat ... the Alumni Clip is with former Grand Forks Border Bruin … Elvis Gorontzy-Slack … who is playing in Bremen, Germany … and on the Bench Boss segment … Jed Houseman … from the Golden Rockets …
For almost all athletes competing at a high level, the end of their competitive sports career can come abruptly with little or no warning. Then what? Transitioning to life outside sport can be challenging for athletes and their families. Mark Berry talks with Andrea Manning-Kroon from Next Shift Network about how that organization helps to connect athletes to people and necessary resources.
This week on Top Shelf… the ine+nutrition player spotlight is with ... Ryan Larsen of the Kamloops Storm ... and the final part of our Bench Boss segment with Terry Jones from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks … he talks about what got him into and keeps him in coaching …
This week on Top Shelf… The I-N-E-Plus-Nutrition ... player spotlight ... is with ... Owen Ivanov of the Kelowna Chiefs ... the Alumni Clip is with former Spokane Braves player … Dawson Tritt … who is in his 4th season of NCAA Div 1 … and on the Bench Boss segment … Terry Jones … from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks … talks about his playing days …
This week on Top Shelf… the ine+nutrition player spotlight is on ... Tyler Picha of the Spokane Braves ... and on the Bench Boss segment features … Terry Jones from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks …
The ine+nutrition player spotlight is with ... Tyler Burke of the Grand Forks Border Bruins ... the alumni clip is with WHL’er … Maddix McCagherty , all about the importance of his brief 2023 stint with the Kelowna Chiefs … and on our Bench Boss segment … Nick Headrick , Castlegar Rebels Head Coach
This week on Top Shelf… the ine+nutrition player spotlight is with Dylan Duzan of the Columbia Valley Rockies ... the Alumni feature is with former Revelstoke Grizzlie, Kaeden Patrick, currently playing with NCAA III Skidmore College … and closing out the show, the Bench Boss segment featuring Merritt Centennials Head Coach … Wes McLeod .
Season's Greeting from throughout the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League ... The KIJHL covers a lot of Santa's territory in British Columbia and Washington State ... from Quesnel in the North, Spokane in the South, Fernie in the East and Princeton in the West. All the best this holiday season and safe travels..
The ine+nutrition player spotlight with Emanuel Sequeira is with ... Taylor Haggerty of the Fernie Ghostriders. Mark Berry is joined by Sicamous Eagles HC/GM Liam McOnie .
The ine+nutrition player spotlight with Emanuel Sequeira is with ... J.P. Desabrais of the Williams Lake Mustangs. Emanuel then talks with Princeton Posse HC/GM Torrin White . Also some comments from former Okanagan Knights Coach … now with the WHL Rockets … Kris Mallette .
The ine+nutrition player spotlight with Emanuel Sequeira is with ... Ashton Angle of the Sicamous Eagles. Mark Berry will be joined by Quesnel River Rush HC/GM Logan Maxwell .
Mark Berry shares some interviews that didn’t make it onto the Tuesday Prospects Game broadcast. He talks about the game and a special gesture from the Williams Lake Mustangs . Interviews with Luke Davies (Kimberley Dynamiters) … Berkley Gross (Creston Valley Thunder Cats … Luca D’Amore (Kamloops Storm) and HC Dave Hnatiuk (Grand Forks Border Bruins).
The ine+nutrition player spotlight with Emanuel Sequeira is with ... Ollie Clement of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. We’ll also be joined by Merritt Centennials Head Coach Wes McLeod .
The ine+nutrition player spotlight with Emanuel Sequeira is with ... Cash Anderson of the Quesnel River Rush who has some special fans. We have part 2 of our interview with Creston Valley Thunder Cats HC/GM Geordie Wudrick , … this week we talk about where in the world hockey has taken him, Also on the podcast … the Voice of the Nelson Leafs, Alex Breen .
The ine+nutrition player spotlight is with ... Kanye Huang of the Golden Rockets. We talk with Creston Valley Thunder Cats HC/GM Geordie Wudrick (Part 1 of a 2 part interview)… this week we talk about the recent success of the T-Cats. Also on the podcast, one half of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks broadcast dynamic duo … Ben Phillips, who’ll be extolling the play of B-V.
The ine+nutrition player spotlight is on ... Ethan Davey with the 100 Mile House Wranglers ... Also on the podcast ... we talk with Osoyoos Coyotes HC/GM Ken Law … Grand Forks Border Bruins Broadcaster Kevin McKinnon ... Emanuel has a great Q & A with … AHL Milwaukee Admirals and former Creston Valley Thunder Cat Defenceman Jake Livingstone , we’ll share part of that interview.
The ine+nutrition player spotlight is on ... Haden Heide from the Castlegar Rebels ... the Chase Heat are off to a great start, Head Coach and General Manager, Kyle Evans , jumps onboard to talk about his team... Also on the podcast ... Quesnel River Rush Broadcaster, Evin Wolf , about an important win on Tuesday.
The ine+nutrition player spotlight is on Grady Sterling-Ponech with the Princeton Posse ... Emanuel had an opportunity to talk with former NHL and National Team Coach, Dave King , who was watching his grandson play in Princeton. Also on the podcast ... 100 Mile House Wranglers Head Coach and General Manager, Levi Stuart and Creston Valley Thunder Cat’s Broadcaster, Eric Blow .
The ine+nutrition player spotlight with Emanuel Sequeira, is with Bryan Kim with the Columbia Valley Rockies. Mark Berry chats with Grand Forks Border Bruins, Head Coach and General Manager, Dave Hnatiuk . Mark will close the podcast talking with the ‘Voice of the Kelowna Chiefs, Justin McCartney .
The I-N-E-Plus-Nutrition player spotlight, with Emanuel Sequeira, is Forward of the Week, from the Nelson Leafs, Connor Hovelkamp . Emanuel was busy this week. He also talked with Columbia Valley Rockies Head Coach and General Manager, Tayler Sincennes . Sicamous Eagles’ broadcaster Scott Campbell will talk about the 2024-2025 Eagles and the passing of team builder, Wayne March .
It’s Day 1 of the 2024-25 KIJHL season with 18 of the 21 teams in action. On this episode of Top Shelf, Mark Berry and Emanuel Sequeira focus on the three new teams ... The ine+nutrition player spotlight with Emanuel is on Jake Bishop from the Merritt Centennials. Mark chats with Williams Lake Mustangs HC/GM, Tyrel Lucas and then he closes out the podcast discussing Quesnel River Rush hockey with Broadcaster Evin Wolf .
This Week on Top Shelf… The Teck Cup Champion’s Captain Brady Schwab joins Emanuel Sequeira to talk about the Revelstoke Grizzlies and their championship run. Then we talk Scholarships and Bursaries with Ethan Lawczynski of the Castlegar Rebels and Kaleb Percival of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.
This Week on Top Shelf… Cole Fournier of the Fernie Ghostriders joins Emanuel Sequeira and he talks about his season and playing with his brother. Brady Augot of the Revelstoke Grizzlies joins the podcast a bit later to talk about his play and what the Grizz have to do to get past the Riders. Also discussion on coaching changes and Junior Hockey returning to the North Cariboo.
This Week on Top Shelf… Luke Aston of the Revelstoke Grizzlies scored the GWG in Game 4 of the Kootenay Conference Finals. Emanuel Sequeira talks with him about the series. The Mowat Cup is in Kimberley, starting April 18th. Kimberley Dynamiters’ Head Coach and General Manager, Derek Stuart , hops onto the podcast to talk about how the Nitros are preparing for the Provincials.
This Week on Top Shelf… Grady Sterling-Ponech of the Princeton Posse had a 3 assist night in Game 7 helping his team get to the Conference Finals. Emanuel Sequeira talks with him about the series and what to expect from Revelstoke. How about the play of the Beaver Valley Nitehawk’s Connor Stojan in the post-season! He’ll join Emanuel later in the podcast. But first, Big big news this morning out of Williams Lake.
