The Salmon Arm SilverBacks ran their playoff record to 9-1 by grabbing a Game 1 victory over the Vipers in Vernon by a 5-3 score.An early power-play marker by Bryce Gervais put the Gorillas in front but John Knisley replied for the Snakes just before the end of the period. Salmon Arm killed three penalties […]
The heated rivalry between the Salmon Arm SilverBacks and the Vernon Vipers will continue as the two clubs will meet in the Interior Conference Finals with game one going Friday night in Vernon. Salmon Arm comes into the series after a four-game series sweep over the Merritt Centennials and a five-game series win over the […]
The finals are now set for both the Interior and Coastal conferences as the Powell River Kings won their Game 7 meeting Wednesday night by a 4-1 score over the Victoria Grizzlies.Powell River was a motivated club to start the game and outshot the Grizz 18-6 in the opening frame. A pair of Daniel Schuler […]
The Victoria Grizzlies were a goal away from eliminating the top seeded Powell River Kings but it was the Kings who would live to see another day as they prevailed with a 3-2 overtime win Monday night.After a scoreless opening frame, Victoria put the puck in first when Taylor Pernerowski lit the lamp on the […]
Former Trail Smoke Eaters defenceman Danny DeKeyser of the Western Michigan University Broncos was named to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's all-rookie team last week.The Detroit native joined teammate Chase Balisy in the CCHA accolade for his stellar first season with the Broncos that saw him contribute lock-down defensive play while still managing to put up […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters board of directors are pleased to announce that Bill Birks will take over as head coach and general manager of the club for the coming season. He will continue to move forward with the March spring camp running the 25th to 27th. Birks has shown in his one year with the […]
Hap Parker Arena in Powell River will play host to the second Game 7 of the 2011 Fred Page Cup Wednesday night as the top-seeded Kings defeated the Victoria Grizzlies 4-1 Tuesday in the provincial capital.Special teams were lethal for the Kings in the Game 6 victory with none of their goals coming at even strength. Jon […]
Salmon Arm SilverBacks’ goaltender Kris Moore has been named the British Columbia Hockey League Player of the Week for the week ending March 13, the league announced Monday.Moore has led the SilverBacks in their series against the Penticton Vees posting a 95.18 save percentage with a goals-against average of just 2.00 and collecting three out of four […]
A total of 12 goals were scored between the Langley Chiefs and Surrey Eagles in a shootout at South Surrey Arena Sunday afternoon but it was the visitors that came away with a 7-5 win to force a Game 6 Tuesday back in Langley.The Chiefs scored twice in under a minute in the first period […]
The Victoria Grizzlies used four consecutive power play goals to come from behind and defeat the Powell River Kings 5-2, claiming a 3-1 series lead on the league's top-ranked club. Dustin Johnson continued his production with his eighth of the playoffs to open the scoring near the midway point of the first. But the Kings […]
