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Columbia Valley Rockies against the Golden Rockets at the Golden Arena on Friday

KIJHL: Rockies win on road and lose at home

The Rockies could only endure half of last weekend's fire power – the suppressed the Rockets but crumbled to the Dynamiters

Columbia Valley Rockies against the Golden Rockets at the Golden Arena on Friday

KIJHL: Dynamiters and Thunder Cats crush Rockies

In Kimberley and Creston Valley, both games were off to rocky starts

KIJHL: Rockies take out Fernie and Nelson

The Fernie Ghostriders and Nelson Leafs were both crushed by Rockies last week

Judo students from all over the Kootenays came to Invermere to learn new skills from Renee Hock (far left)

Judo Jottings: Invermere Judo Club hosts Canadian champion

A group of judokas from Fernie, Creston and Invermere participated at the Regional Training this weekend at the Debbie Seel Centre.

  • Jan 16, 2015
Judo students from all over the Kootenays came to Invermere to learn new skills from Renee Hock (far left)
BACK-END ENFORCER – Rockies defenseman Nick Evdokimoff registered 20 minutes in penalty minutes during two games last weekend.

KIJHL: Thunder Cats and Posse give Rockies a beating

The Rockies scored first against their opponents during both games last weekend, but saw both leads slip away before the contests concluded

BACK-END ENFORCER – Rockies defenseman Nick Evdokimoff registered 20 minutes in penalty minutes during two games last weekend.
Rockies Nick Evdokimoff was showing aggression towards members of the Kimberley Dynamiters

KIJHL: Kimberley clocks Rockies

The Rockies were shut down twice last weekend by the Dynamiters

Rockies Nick Evdokimoff was showing aggression towards members of the Kimberley Dynamiters
Harrison Davies was on the forecheck against the Rebels

KIJHL: Triple loss weekend for Rockies

The Rockies had a slow start to a long weekend, but the team's recent trades have begun to make an impact on the scoresheets

Harrison Davies was on the forecheck against the Rebels
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Invermere goaltender Brody Nelson

KIJHL: Trades brings new faces to Columbia Valley Rockies

There’s been a big turnover on the bench of the Columbia Valley Rockies

Invermere goaltender Brody Nelson
Amid his fluid arrangement of teammates

KIJHL: Rockets butcher Rockies during double-header

The Rockets flattened the Rockies last weekend when the two hockey clubs played a home-and-home

Amid his fluid arrangement of teammates
The Rockies celebrate one of three goals against the Spokane Braves at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Friday

KIJHL: Spokane stops Rockies’ roll

Road closures saw the Columbia Valley Rockies’ workload cut in half last weekend.

The Rockies celebrate one of three goals against the Spokane Braves at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Friday
Former Canucks coach Pat Quinn passed away on Sunday

Canucks legend Pat Quinn dies at 71; ‘We have lost a great man’ says Linden

Quinn died at VGH on Sunday night. He famously coached Vancouver to a Stanley Cup Final in 1994 and Team Canada to Olympic gold in 2002.

Former Canucks coach Pat Quinn passed away on Sunday

ROCKIE TALK: Rockies team is starting to gel and show its steel

The Columbia Valley Rockies are putting in a gruelling month.

Rockies player Doan Smith takes the puck behind the net against the Golden Rockets on Sunday

KIJHL: Rockies revive playoff hopes

The Rockies are getting back in the game with two wins and a close loss last weekend.

  • Nov 18, 2014
Rockies player Doan Smith takes the puck behind the net against the Golden Rockets on Sunday

KIJHL: Rockies winless after three-game road trip

The Columbia Valley Rockies came home from a three-game road trip without a win.

ROCKIE TALK: A winning team despite the score

The Columbia Valley Rockies are seven weeks into their regular season and it’s been a slow start for the team.

Here's how the Rockies see things

KIJHL: Rockies play their best game of the season, GM says

The Rockies were on their first roll of the season last week

Here's how the Rockies see things

KIJHL: Rockies sitting in basement of KIJHL

The Columbia Valley Rockies picked up one point after a home-and-home against the Rockets

KIJHL: Rockies extend losing streak to five

The Columbia Valley Rockies are now the only winless team in the KIJHL

Echo hockey pool returns again

The annual Valley Echo hockey pool is starting again.