News Items tag as: hockey

Kamloops hockey star Logan Stankoven traded to Carolina Hurricanes
March 07, 2025 - 12:44 PM

Dallas Stars right-shot centre forward and former Kamloops Blazers great Logan Stankoven was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes today, March 7, as the NHL trade deadline approaches.
iN PHOTOS: The good old (outdoor) hockey game
January 15, 2025 - 6:00 AM

While it might not look like winter in the valley bottoms in Kamloops and the Okanagan, there are lots of icy lakes and snowy landscapes to enjoy further up the mountains.
Penticton Panthers are celebrated at the rink this weekend
January 10, 2025 - 3:30 PM

The Penticton Vees hockey team blasts to the past with a special Penticton Panther celebration this weekend.
Kelowna's Tij Iginla signs first contract with NHL team
July 11, 2024 - 12:30 PM

Kelowna Rockets' star player Tij Iginla was signed his first National Hockey League contract with the Utah Hockey Club.
NHLers taking part in Kelowna Hockey Fest this summer
June 27, 2024 - 11:30 AM

Hockey fans will have a chance to meet a roster of NHL players with the return of an event this this summer in Kelowna.
Majority of British Columbians support getting rid of punches to the face in professional hockey
May 17, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Most British Columbians think hockey would be better off if players couldn’t fight or throw punches to the head, according to a recent poll.
Enderby needs your vote to win Hockeyville contest and fix arena
March 27, 2024 - 1:29 PM

The City of Enderby has advanced to the final four communities across the country with its NHL Kraft Hockeyville bid and is asking residents throughout the region for their votes.
WHL to make neck guards mandatory following Adam Johnson's death
November 01, 2023 - 4:05 PM

The Western Hockey League is making neck guard protection mandatory for all players including those playing for the Kelowna Rockets and the Kamloops Blazers.
Princeton Posse win playoff game hours after learning of coach's death
March 27, 2023 - 11:24 AM

Princeton Posse assistant coach and former player Morton Johnston was killed in a motor vehicle crash yesterday. He was 25 years old.
Kamloops minor hockey withholds Hockey Canada fees due to victim settlements
December 10, 2022 - 3:30 PM

Kamloops minor hockey won't be sending Hockey Canada some of its fees this year in a protest against the governing body's settlements with sexual assault victims.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
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Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages. In two separate April 24 BC Employment Standards Tribunal decis

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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