The 2024/25 KIJHL season is well underway now and the Kimberley Dynamiters have started to find their form, catching fire with four straight wins. Following a loss to the current number-one in the league, the Princeton Posse, the Nitros took a big win against the league's newest franchise, the Merritt Centennials , who withdrew from the BCHL to join the KIJHL this year. "I think that win in Merritt was a pretty big turnaround for us,” said head coach, GM Derek Stuart.
“It was a good character win and a come-from-behind win that was more of a war than a hockey game. To come out and get that win and come from behind in the fashion we did and then just carried it over." Stuart remarked that it was a fun and challenging experience taking on their new opponent in an arena new to the team.
"It’s a small rink with very live boards, so the pucks were flying quite a bit, it was a bit of an adjustment in that regard and they have a younger team, but they’re solid and they finish their checks," Stewart said. "It wasn’t an easy opponent and the rink was not a very welcoming rink for a visiting team. "It was neat to experience it though, it’s the only rink we haven’t been in before obviously, but it was definitely a little bit of an adjustment for our team — we couldn’t play the same way we normally do.
" That away win kicked off a stretch of home games against Spokane, Beaver Valley and Creston. The Dynamiters dealt with the Spokane Braves tidily, coming away with a conf.
