Top 10 posts from NitrosFan (Nitro's Night in Kimberley) from 2015

I thought it would be neat to share the Top 10 posts of the past year. Thank you to everyone out there, you have helped make the blog what it is.

10. October 2015 KIJHL Power Rankings - ever since starting the KIJHL Power Rankings they have been popular posts. They tend to peak during October (usually the first one of the season) and December (preparing for playoffs).

9. Setting Up the 2015 Cyclone Taylor Cup - memories with this post as fans between the three leagues prepared to support their teams as they duke it out for the gold medal.

8. The Kimberley Dynamiters Collection of '95s - Kimberley had a problem last off-season, too many 20 year olds, so it was neat to track what happened during the off-season. This was one of two moments that helped me realize that I needed to create a transactions page.

7. December 2014 KIJHL All-Star Line - when an All-Star team has players from three of the top supported fan bases (100 Mile House, Kimberley and Fernie) a post will always take off.

6. October 2015 KIJHL All-Star Line - while there was a September 2015 All-Star Line, as with the Power Rankings, the October one is always a popular one because hockey as started across all North American leagues.

5. Kimberley Dynamiters 2015 Camp Summary - the camp summary got tied into the KIJHL's camp report summary. This years camp was smaller and shorter than past camp tryouts.

4. KIJHL 2014/15 All-Star Team - Probably the funnest post of this past calendar year. Reaching out to other bloggers and social media fans from around the league and compiling a roster from their votes. While it created some controversy, it was neat to see perspective from across the league.

3. It's Game Day! Kimberley Dynamiters vs Vancouver Wolf Pack - while game day posts get views, this many was unusual. What made this game day post unique because at the time it had the accurate Cycloe Taylor Cup standings as they had tech issues, and it ran through the many scenarios for Kimberley to get into the Gold Medal Game.

2. Kimberley Dynamiters 2015 Off-Season Moves - this was the second moment that triggered the need to have a transactions page as I tracked team movements as players graduated to Jr A and other leagues, and as Kimberley signed talent.

1. Ranking Canada's Junior B Hockey Leagues - this post came as a challenge as The Junior Hockey News ranked the KIJHL very (and I mean VERY) poorly to other Jr B leagues in Canada. This attention grabbed a lot of attention in BC, but also grabbed attention elsewhere in Canada. Summary of my findings: players go to a league that meets what the player wants/needs to get out of their Jr B experience.

Thanks again to all the supporters. Have a happy and wonderful New Year!