Knights appeal rejected

An appeal by the North Okanagan Knights to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has been denied by the league.

The team had four wins removed from the standings due to using an ineligible player in six games in September and October.

“The Knights did not provide evidence to the five-person appeal board, made up of governors from the Eddie Mountain division, that the player was ever carded and therefore wasn’t registered with Hockey Canada or the league,” said a news release from Emanuel Sequeira, KIJHL Communications Manager.

KIJHL commissioner Larry Martel called it “a very serious oversight by the team.”