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By Victor Kaisar

In the KIJHL

Storm forward Nicholas Clark named KIJHL rookie of the week

Mar 12, 2026 | 11:42 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops Storm forward Nicholas Clark has been named the KIJHL’s rookie of the week for the first week of the 2025-26 playoffs.

The Calgary native scored twice and added two assists in the Storm’s first two playoff games against the Chase Heat on March 6 and 7.

In Game 1 against the Heat Friday, Clark scored the Storm’s insurance goal and added an assist in a 4-1 win at McArthur Island. The next evening, he set up the goal that put the Storm ahead 2-1, and then scored the eventual winner in a 6-3 final.

“He’s been a steady, solid player all season and it’s no surprise that it’s continued,” Storm head coach Andrew Fisher said in a statement via the KIJHL. “Their line is playing hard, he’s doing the little things right and going to the tough areas and he’s getting rewarded for it.”

Clark added three more points (one goal and two assists) in Games 3 and 4 as the Storm swept the Heat to clinch a spot in the second round of playoffs. He’s tied with Grand Forks’ Devon Boyle in the playoff rookie scoring race

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The Storm will play either the Quesnel River Rush or the Williams Lake Mustangs in the second round of playoffs. Quesnel leads the best-of-seven series 2-1, with game four set to resume at the West Fraser Centre in Quesnel at 7:00 p.m. this (March 12) evening.