BCHC launches as sanctioned Junior A league

BC Hockey announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a membership application from the British Columbia Hockey Conference to become the province’s sanctioned Junior A league. As a result of this decision, a total of 22 teams — including 14 current KIJHL members — will begin play in the BCHC across three […]

Coyotes’ Playfair named to Team BC staff

BC Hockey announces its Men’s U16 Team BC staff for the 2026-27 Program of Excellence (POE) season, and it includes Osoyoos Coyotes head coach-general manager Jackson Playfair. Playfair, a Fort St. James native, returns to Team BC’s bench as an assistant coach for the 2026-27 POE season, his second season in the role. Playfair previously […]

2025/2026 White Jersey Silent Auction!

The Osoyoos Coyotes 2025/2026 White Jersey Silent Auction is now closed.  Below are all of the final bids.  Congratulations to the successful bidders.  You will be contacted to make arrangements for the delivery of your jersey.  Thank you for supporting the Osoyoos Coyotes Junior “A” Hockey Club. 1 – Ryder Hunt (No Current Bid) 2 […]

Coyotes Suffer Heartbreaking End to the Season!

In getting the required help from out of town, all the Osoyoos Coyotes had to do Saturday night was beat the Kamloops Storm on home ice in order to grab a Doug Birks Division crossover playoff berth.  A feat easier said than done as the Storm has proven to be one of the KIJHL’s elite […]

Coyotes Remarkably Remain Alive!

The Grizzlies continued their dominance of the Coyotes, beating Osoyoos 5-2, Friday night in Revelstoke. The Coyotes hung around for a while, actually outshooting their hosts as late as midway through the second period.  However, the Grizzlies were just a bit too much over a full 60 minutes. The clubs were tied 1-1 following the […]

Merritt Gains Split of Home and Home!

The Osoyoos Coyotes’ playoff hopes took a serious hit as a result of a 6-3 loss to the Centennials, Saturday night in Merritt. Just 24 hours earlier, it was the Coyotes who skated to a three goal victory. After falling behind 2-0 in the opening period, Osoyoos quickly rebounded to tie the game thanks to […]

Hunt Stymies the Centennials!

Ryder Hunt (pictured above) stopped all 43 shots to record his second shutout of the season as the Osoyoos Coyotes blanked the Merritt Centennials 3-0, Friday night at the Sun Bowl Arena. Osoyoos was actually outshot 43-26, but nothing was getting past the Fort St. John native in this one. After a scoreless first period, […]

KIJHL announces its Team of the Week (Week 21)

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its Team of the Week for the period ending Feb. 15.   Forwards Luke Davies – Kimberley Dynamiters The Calgary native was excellent in a pair of wins, starting with scoring two goals (power-play and short-handed) and collecting two assists in a 7-3 win over […]