Wednesday 26 August 2015

The Weekly Roundup A little theatre of the absurd- All the best and a Wolff


All the best to former Assistant Coach James Ouimet who has decided that he will not stay on again this season wanting to get on with life after hockey. Ouimet spent the last three seasons on the bench with Barry Wolff, Dale Hladun and Craig Mohr.

I'm not sure the fans realize just how much time you have to spend doing the AC job. But here at RN we do and thank him for it.
  1. Time to concentrate on life outside hockey. Love the game and I'm sure going to miss it.
  2. To every player I've coached thank you for putting up with me and good luck in the future. You guys made it fun for me. I'll miss it all.
  3. Thank you to the Ghostriders organization for 3 amazing years. It was truly an honour to have coached with such great hockey minds.

Several of the Ghostriders are skating at Coach Mohr's "Conditioning Camp that will finish up tomorrow. The players will now move on to Main Camp 

Main Camp Schedule

Friday Aug 28

Registration 4:00-5:30

Game 1:  6:30-8:00 PM

Saturday August 29

Game 2 : 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM

Game 3: 6:30-8:00 PM

Sunday August 30

Game 4 : 11:00 AM- 12:30   

Time Heals All Wounds
In other news... the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks have brought on Bill Birks as an assistant coach. You may remember a few years ago BV Head Coach Terry Jones and a few of his players stopped the Jr A Trail Smoke Eater's bus from leaving their parking lot as a protest over the 30 day suspension of Ryan Edwards levied by the aforementioned Birks who was the boss in Trail at the time.  Edwards wanted to move down a level and play back in BV but Birks didn't like how it all went down so he suspended him for 30 days, and BC Hockey did nothing at all about it, and kept the player out of the game for a month, cause hockey is #1 . * Read that story Here

Anyway.... a few years later we find that Bill Birks is now on the BV coaching staff and the KIJHL has enacted the CJHL and Birks' 30 day suspension rule, cause it worked so well. Read the Press release from the KI web site here and see the three amigos arm in arm in the accompanying photo.

Never say never... I never say.  *Read my thoughts on the KIJHL's and the CJHL's 30 day suspension guidelines here

The Wolff is at the door
Congratulations to former Ghostrider Head Coach and General Manager Barry Wolff . Barry was in the news this week when he was named as an assistant  Coach in the upcoming Jr A Challenge . 
Below is the story. 

 Wolff, 48, will make his second appearance with Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge, having been an assistant coach in 2010. Wolff has been head coach and general manager of Coquitlam Express for the past three seasons, leading the team to the BCHL championship in 2014.  He also won the BCHL championship with the Surrey Eagles in 2005. Wolff was a guest coach evaluator for Canada West in preparation for the 2014 World Junior A Challenge.
Full Press Release is Here 

Wednesday 19 August 2015

The Roundup, C word, Radio head KI Facebook no controversy...

The Weekly Roundup

Not much this week that we can talk about... yet... stay tuned

The C Word
Well if you haven't already heard, Head Coach and General Manager Craig Mohr announced that former Calgary AAA Midget North Star Cole Keebler  will be the Ghostriders Captain this year  in his third and final season with Riders. Keebler (95) was hampered by injuries in his first two years with the Ghost and missed a month late in the season last year but still battled hard enough to be named as the Rider's Playoff MVP with 13 points in 11 playoff games.
For the record, Cole once had Craig Mohr as a coach in minor hockey.
Sara Moulton, (like me) formerly of the Fernie Free Press, wrote up a press release on Keebler, click here to read the full story

The A Team
Several of last season's players are trying out at the JR A Level, we'll know more in a week or so how they are doing but one player we won't see is 17 year old Cavin Tilsley  Tilsley has signed with the Jr A Prince George Spruce Kings after having a pretty good season here in Fernie as a 16 year old with 33 points in 46 games. Both goalies- Jeff Orser (Calgary Canucks ) and Brandon Butler (Drumheller) are trying out at the next level as well. William Lightfoot was bitten by the 20 year old bug and was traded to Fort St John where he will also be working.

Radio Heads
The Ghostriders broadcast several of their road games on The Drive Radio in the Fernie -Sparwood area. For the last several years Kyle Christensen was doing the play by play but he moved on to a job on the coast opening up a spot and Tom Ross is the announcer who got the job. Tom has been working at the radio station in Cranbrook for the last couple of years and says he took the job because he has been a lifelong sports fan and got a taste for it while he was in College where he did the play by play for the SAIT woman's hockey team. " I'll strive to be an entertaining voice for the fans, and look forward to meeting the whole team and staff." Well we look forward to it Tom.

Fernie's broadcast schedule is below, our old buddy  Howie Ashmore will be doing the first two games then Tom takes over Sept 19.

The Kootenay Ice just hired Chris Wahl as their play by play guy after losing Jeff Hollick who had been in the booth since day one. Wahl started out doing PxP in Castlegar a few years ago before moving up to Trail then on to  Surrey. It has been interesting watching him move up over the years. Congrats to both of those guys.

If you're a Face Booker there is now a KIJHL Facebook page and it's here a nice job by the Summerland Steam's announcer Tim Hogg...  The slug who did This Week in the KIJHL last year bailed, last I seen him he was gassed and askin what is this Fecesbook


The Riders have four exhibition games and two are at home Wed Sept 2 vs Invermere and Sat Sept 3 vs Creston.

DATETIMEAWAYHOMELOC
EX
Tue, Sep. 1
7:30P MSTFernie GhostridersColumbia Valley RockiesInvermere - Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena
EX
Wed, Sep. 2
7:30P MSTColumbia Valley RockiesFernie GhostridersFernie Memorial Arena
EX
Fri, Sep. 4
7:30P PSTFernie GhostridersCreston Valley Thunder CatsCreston - Johnny Bucyk Arena
EX
Sat, Sep. 5
7:30P MSTCreston Valley Thunder CatsFernie GhostridersFernie Memorial Arena
RS
Fri, Sep. 11
7:00P PSTFernie GhostridersCastlegar RebelsCastlegar Complex
RS
Sat, Sep. 12
7:00P PSTFernie GhostridersNelson LeafsNelson Community Complex
RS
Sat, Sep. 19
7:30P PSTFernie GhostridersCreston Valley Thunder CatsCreston - Johnny Bucyk Arena
RS
Fri, Sep. 25
7:00P MSTFernie GhostridersGolden RocketsGolden Arena
RS
Sat, Sep. 26
7:30P MST100 Mile House WranglersFernie GhostridersFernie Memorial Arena

The Ghostriders Conditioning Camp goes as follows

Conditioning Camp – $ 100.00

Registration – Aug 23 @ 4:00 PM

Ice Times Aug 23-27

Pee Wee – 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm

Bantam and Up – 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm


Main Camp Schedule

Friday Aug 28
Registration 4:00-5:30
Game 1:  6:30-8:00 PM

Saturday August 29
Game 2 : 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM
Game 3: 6:30-8:00 PM

Sunday August 30
Game 4 : 11:00 AM- 12:30   

Ghostrider Road Broadcast Schedule

Friday Sept 11, Fernie @ Castlegar 8pm MT (Howie calls)

Saturday Sept 12, Fernie @ Nelson 8pm MT (Howie calls)

Saturday Sept 19, Fernie @ Creston 830pm MT 

Friday Sept 25, Fernie @ Golden 7pm MT

Friday Oct 2, Fernie @ Columbia Valley 730pm MT

Saturday Oct 17, Fernie @ Creston 830pm MT

Sunday Oct 25, Fernie @ Columbia Valley 1pm MT

Saturday Nov 7, Fernie @ Columbia Valley 730pm MT

Friday Nov 27, Fernie @ Sicamous 8pm MT

Saturday Nov 28, Fernie @ Revelstoke 8pm MT

Monday Dec 28, Fernie @ Kimberley 7pm MT

Thursday Dec 31, Fernie @ Creston 830pm MT

Saturday, Jan 16, Fernie @ Golden 7pm MT

Friday Jan 22, Fernie @ Spokane 8pm MT

Saturday Jan 23, Fernie @ Grand Forks 8pm MT

Saturday Jan 30, Fernie @ Creston 830 pm MT

Friday Feb 19, Fernie @ Beaver Valley 830pm MT


 KEEBLER, Cole 

Current Team:Fernie Ghostriders
Jersey Number:25
Position:C
Height:-
Weight:-
Hometown:Calgary, AB
Shoots:Left
Date of Birth:September 15, 1995 (19 years)
2012-2013 Team Calgary North Stars AAA
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PLAYER STATISTICS
EXHIBITION  •  REGULAR SEASON  •  PLAYOFFS  •  OVERALL TOTALS
SEASONTEAMGPGAPTSP/G+/-PPGSHGGWGGTGPIM
2015/16Fernie Ghostriders00000.0000000
2014-15Fernie Ghostriders351922411.20500018
2013/14Fernie Ghostriders18118191.1021006
CAREER TOTALS  533030601.10710024


 TILSLEY, Cavin (Rookie) 

Current Team:Fernie Ghostriders
Jersey Number:27
Position:LW
Height:5'9
Weight:165
Hometown:Delta, BC
Shoots:Left
Date of Birth:January 9, 1998 (17 years)
PLAYER STATISTICS
EXHIBITION  •  REGULAR SEASON  •  PLAYOFFS  •  OVERALL TOTALS
SEASONTEAMGPGAPTSP/G+/-PPGSHGGWGGTGPIM
2015/16Fernie Ghostriders00000.0000000
2014-15Fernie Ghostriders46726330.70200041
CAREER TOTALS  46726330.7020004