The KIJHL Podcast

This week on Top Shelf… guests include Carter Bettenson from the Revelstoke Grizzlies, Ollie Clement from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Head Coach and General Manager Brad Tobin from the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup Chair Kevin Dorrius. All this and some great calls from around the KIJHL.

As eight KIJHL teams prepare for the Division Finals, hosts Emanuel Sequeira and Mark Berry chat with several players and coaches including Fernie Ghostriders’ goaltender Aiden Kruhlak, Kimberley Dynamiter’s netminder Matt Fleet, Sicamous Head Coach Nick Deschenes and North Okanagan Assistant Coach Josh Evans.

Host Mark Berry discusses the first round Teck Cup Playoff series and talks with Princeton Posse Head Coach Mark Readman while co-host Emanuel Sequeira catches up with Coletyn Boyarski of the Osoyoos Coyotes.

LISTEN to a Special episode of Top Shelf: The KIJHL Podcast . . . NHL/KIJHL Alumnus Aaron Volpatti joins Emanuel Sequiera in this full length interview. Aaron’s journey is incredible, unimaginable and inspiration; from his time with the Revelstoke Grizzlies to the VGH Burn Unit to eventually the NHL and a career ending injury. It’s a must-listen for players and fans.

Former National Hockey Leaguer and Revelstoke Grizzlies alumnus Aaron Volpatti joins Emanuel Sequeira to talk about his KIJHL days. It’s a preview of a special Top Shelf coming out on Sunday. Beforehand, Emanuel chats with current Grizzlie, Will McPhee, their Captain, about this season’s Revelstoke side. A busy episode for Emanuel; he joins co-host Mark Berry to discuss the first round Playoff matchups as 16 KIJHL teams embark on the Quest of the Teck Cup.

The Golden Rockets have the weekend off awaiting the start of the playoffs; Emanuel Sequeira chats with their Captain Jordan Lario about the regular season and preparing for the playoffs. Fernie Head Coach/General Manager Ty Valin joins Mark Berry to talk about the Ghostriders' season. This week’s guest Broadcaster is John Coutts from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.

Ethan McKinley is having a banner season with the Osoyoos Coyotes, 5th in league scoring heading into the weekend. Emanuel Sequeira talks with him about his amazing season. Cody Creasy has been solid between the pipes for the Kamloops Storm, one of the top goaltenders in the KIJHL, but that’s not what everyone is talking about since the sniper scored his first goal last Friday, he joins the podcast to talk about the experience and his thoughts on the play of the Storm. Emanuel joins Mark and talks about favourite past interviews.

Matteus Reis is part of the Grand Forks Border Bruins' leadership group; Emanuel Sequeira talks with him about the season the Bruins have put together. We really put Emanuel to work this week. He chats with Columbia Valley’s Keenan Ingram, Kelowna’s Maddix McCagherty and BCHL Victoria Grizzlie, Zakery Anderson. League Commissioner, Jeff Dubois, talks about bursaries and scholarships available to players. This week’s guest broadcaster is Dave Mingo of the 100 Mile House Wranglers.

This week … player interviews with Hunter Harwood (Osoyoos Coyotes), Ethan Aebly (Golden Rockets), Ethan MacDuff and Scott Sinclair (Fernie Ghostriders). Kimberley HC/GM Derek Stuart talks about the Dynamiters’ Autism Awareness initiative. The guest broadcaster is Mike Fox (North Okanagan Knights).

This week, Emanuel talks with two KIJHL players who had strong weekends in the BCHL; Matt Fleet of the Kimberley Dynamiters and Nathan Dominici of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Branden Toye has a wealth of BCHL experience; now that he’s back with his hometown Kamloops Storm, he hopes to leverage the knowledge he gained in 67 games with the Powell River Kings; he joins Emanuel. Mark chats with Sicamous Head Coach, Nick Deschenes about the Eagle’s Nest and the success the Eagles are earning as they head down the stretch. This week's guest broadcaster is Dan McSkimming from the Fernie Ghostriders, so get the chocolate chip cookies ready.