There were a couple of changes to our schedule since it was originally released. The Chase Heat are sharing this updated one for clarity. The only changes are the September 26th game is now a home game and the end of season game is now a road game. Our ever popular magnet schedules should be […]
With puck drop on the 2025-26 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season coming on Sept. 19, kijhl.ca is providing fans with a preview on all 21 teams. Next in the Quick Shift series are the Chase Heat. The Heat finished fifth in the Doug Birks division last season with a record of 12-29-2-1, missing […]
The Chase Heat Junior Hockey Club begin their 16th season of operation on September 19th, 2025 with a home and home series against traditional and divisional rivals, the Kamloops Storm. To enhance the game day experience, the Heat organization is highlighting some new ” Theme Nights” at the Art Holding Memorial Arena this upcoming season. […]
Hockey Canada has announced that after a successful first season, the Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM) pilot project will expand its scope for the 2025-26 season, with an emphasis on roster composition. Announced in July 2024, the WCDM pilot project is a joint initiative between Hockey Canada’s four Western Members, their respective Junior A hockey […]
Kaleb Preymak of the Chase Heat will play for the Lewis University Flyers, based in Romeoville, Ill., in the American Collegiate Athletic Association Division 2 next fall. The Kamloops native led the Heat in points with 30 in 43 games. “I am very excited to get back into school as well as playing the sport […]
Josh David of the Chase Heat will play for the Lewis University Flyers, based in Romeoville, Ill., in the American Collegiate Athletic Association Division 2 next fall. The Ponoka, Alta., native was second on the Heat with 23 points in 42 games. Over the past season David improved his leadership skills and played with more […]
ACAC press release Earlier this week, the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) announced that Chase Heat alum Dylan Handel (2021-22) of the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder was selected as the 2024-2025 ACAC Men’s Hockey Rookie of the Year. Handel has been a force of nature in his rookie season, making an immediate impact for […]
Welcome to Top Shelf: The KIJHL podcast. 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. Top […]
Before diving into this week’s KIJHL Notebook on the Okanagan Conference, there is a new franchise record milestone to acknowledge. On Jan. 21 against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Levi Astill became the Border Bruins’ new single-season points record holder. During their broadcast against the Castlegar Rebels on Tuesday, Kevin McKinnon, the voice of the Border […]
This week’s KIJHL Notebook focuses on the trade deadline and how that day went for teams in accomplishing what they wanted to do to improve their respective rosters. Seven trades were completed on that day, while 11 were completed the day before. Bill Ohlhausen Division Princeton Posse Jonathan Ward (2005, F) signed. […]
