Rockies ring in the new year with two wins

The Columbia Valley Rockies went undefeated in their first weekend of 2025 and snagged a point in their New Year’s Eve match.

“It was a good week in general,” said head coach Tayler Sincennes.

“Five out of six points in a week you will always be happy.”

The Rockies lost 5-4 in overtime against the Creston Valley Thunder Cats but beat the Williams Lake Mustangs and Kimberley Dynamiters 7-6 and 5-2 respectively.

“I thought our New Year’s Eve game we played a little sloppy and on our heels but the Williams Lake game was a mirror image of that. Obviously, with a 7-6 finish we played really well offensively but descended poorly and gave up too many grade-A chances,” he added.

“Kimberley on Saturday night was kind of the opposite. We had timely scoring, I though we defended really well and our PK was excellent.”

The Rockies sit in second place in the Eddie Mountain Division with a 20-12-1 record.


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Josiah Spyker
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Josiah is an integral part of our East Kootenay team. Since joining Vista Radio in 2021, he has combined his love of community and sport in his reporting for the news team, while also stepping in as an on-air announcer.

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