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KIJHL wears crown of B.C. Junior A hockey
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) today wears the championship crown as the top league in B.C. Junior A hockey following a dramatic Mowat Cup victory in Kimberley April 21.
The KIJHL champion Revelstoke Grizzlies captured the 2024 Mowat Cup BC Junior A championship at the Kimberley Civic Centre with a 3-2 overtime victory over the PJHL champion Ridge Meadows Flames.
The Grizzlies won the game on the power-play as Colton McLeod was able to bury a rebound from a Luke Aston shot.
Grizzlies head coach Jiri Novak says he didn’t know how to describe the moment. “It’s an amazing achievement what these guys did, I’m so proud of this group,” he said during on-ice celebrations.
Novak added they came to Kimberley to win and show that the Grizzlies are a good organization, adding it started with general manager Ryan Parent and the other coaches.
“It’s kind of just the cherry on the top on what we achieved,” he said. “It’s an awesome season that I will never forget. It is something special. It’s back-to-back provincial champions (including the Cyclone Taylor Cup Junior B championship last season). It shows the class of this organization.”
Mikkel Hrechka was named the Mowat Cup MVP with three goals and three assists in six games.
Mowat Cup Gold Medal game recap
The host Kimberley Dynamiters lost the Bronze Medal game of the 2024 Mowat Cup to the VIJHL champion Saanich Predators 3-0.
Mowat Cup Bronze Medal recap – Saanich versus Kimberley
Lead image: The Revelstoke Grizzlies are 2024 Mowat Cup BC Junior A champions after defeating the Ridge Meadows Flames 3-2 in overtime. Steve Piccolo/KIJHL photo
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