Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Thursday’s game against Spokane is a make up game from December 18 when a snow storm hit 
Spokane and the Braves couldn’t even get out of town, let alone get to Fernie. Spokane is currently in fourth place in the Kootenay Conference of the Neil Murdoch division and are 3-6-1 in their last ten games. The Braves’ Connor Olstad represented his team in the All- Star Game last week and Dylan Tappe, Tyler Mort, Chase Wharton and Mike Smith played in the Prospects Game. The Braves last game was in Beaver Valley where they lost a close one 2-1. A foot note to that game was BV’s 16 year old Zak Majkowski picking up 37 PIM in one stoppage of play. What will he do at 17 ? -photo Karl Weberg-
the Ghostriders play will the Princeton Posse for the second time this season, the first game was played in Princeton September 13 where the Riders won 7-3. The Posse are battling it out with 
Revelstoke for fifth place in their division but only because they were penalized 7 points earlier in the season for using an ineligible player. There was no malice or chicanery on the Posse’s part, it was just that one of their players wasn’t properly registered and was ruled ineligible. This is an easy thing to have happen as the KIJHL does not double check player cards like they do in other leagues. And Princeton isn’t the only team to make this mistake, Beaver Valley lost 8 points in October for the same thing. Posse Coach Dale Hladun was suspended 8 games for the infraction but should be on the bench Friday. -photo Matt Woiken-
Odds and Ends
The Ghostriders lost 3-2 in a shoot out to Creston last week…. Lee Klapp and Dave McIvor scored the goals and goaltender Jason Greenwell got the Riders a point in the standings…. Chad Olson scored the lone goal in the shootout…With an assist in that game # 14 Matt Woiken has 6 points in his last 3 games….”D” Man Gilbert Bilodeau was the second star…937 fans at the Creston game… 375 at the All-Star Game…Number 22 Karl Weberg had an assist on both goals vs. Creston then followed it up with a goal and an assist in the All- Star Game…. Also in the All Star Game were, Jason Greenwell (won his period in net 2-1) 
Scott Traverse and Dave McIvor (1assist). They played for the Neil Murdoch Division in a 7-6 thriller that the Neil Murdoch Division won…. Jordan Hirano and Evan Burgess played in the Top Prospects Game where the Neil Murdoch Division also won, 3-2…. For the sweep…Former Rider “Rookie of the Year” 06-07- Trevor Hertz played in Quesnel for the last two years but was traded at the deadline to the first place Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL, Hertz, who turned 19 in October, had 4 points in his first 4 games in Victoria…. In the first intermission on Friday the Canadian Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life “ team will be on the ice for a five minute presentation. Please welcome these great volunteers. –photo Trevor Hertz-
