June 9th 2016- 6 AM
So one of the biggest KIJHL stories out there since the 100 Mile House Wranglers won the KI, Cyclone and Keystone last April was the awarding of the 2017 Cyclone Taylor Cup to Coach Jeff Dubois and his Creston Thunder Cats.
Cyclone Fun House
Creston, Kimberley, Beaver Valley, Revelstoke and the Kamloops Storm all put in bids to be the host team but it was Creston who had the winning bid. And they got it fair and square… but don’t tell that to Kamloops Storm Owner and GM Barry Dewar who was so pissed he didn’t get it that he leaked out his thoughts to Adam Williams of Kamloops This Week.
Why "I" Should Get the Money- By Barry Dewar
“Players will pay the price.. “We” would have had a great event and would have been very financially successful for both ourselves and BC Hockey”. Then he played the scout card... the “Scouts” won't see the players to the degree that they would if it was in Kamloops"…
Why I'm glad he didn't get the money- By Rider News
Yes Barry the scouts won't bother to travel to Creston... cause we all know that hockey scouts don’t travel all over the place to get an edge on the other teams. Maybe Lord Baden Dewar was thinking about them scouts who wear the weird shorts and hang around in tents.
So a private owner is pissed because he won’t be able to fill his pockets and some hillbillies with a small town backwoods community owned team are gonna get his money. And don’t even get me started on BC Hockey, guaranteed Dewar couldn’t give a rat’s ass about them and I know that every team that has ever done the huge amount of work that goes into hosting the Cyclone Taylor only spitefully gave their 10% to BC Hockey... who's main contribution at the games is to watch the gate to make sure they get their share.
The Spirit Moves Me
The spirit of the KIJHL Governors is suppose to be "We are Partners " one for all and all for one. So his whining drivel is way out of line (thus this column) and fans are going to see what kind of a "partner" he is in the coming months. Small town "Community owned" teams used to be what the KIJHL was all about, but increasingly we're seeing big city teams with private owners take over, next up is Williams Lake and then Quesnel.
‘Round the League in the last few weeks.
Our natural born enemies from Kimberley have hired a new Head Coach and General Manager in Derek Stuart. Long time Rider fans may remember Stuart from the 1995-98 Jr A RMJHL seasons where he got his start in junior hockey with Kimberley. In his final season KD went 49-5 and Stuart had 57 goals and 47 assists. Tim Tisdale was the Head Coach and Jerry Bancks was also on the bench as well back then.
Stuart’s father Jim saved the team when he bought it then held it for a while before selling it (or giving it back, I don’t remember the particulars) and a couple of years later the old RMJHL folded... Who can remember this sh@*t anyway, I need'a get a life.
The Castlegar Rebels Head Coach and General Manager Jesse Dorans has taken a job in Drayton Valley with the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Thunder. You can read that story here
No word yet on who the new Rebel coach will be. Everyone is still waiting on Trail who is about to hire someone shortly. Good for Jesse Dorans taking a step up to the Jr A AJHL.
And finally, and not a moment to soon, former Ghostrider and Fernie local Dave LeNeveu is now part of the ownership group in Nanaimo where he will be the President and Governor of the BCHL Clippers. Read the full story by Greg Sakai here Congrats Dave.
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