Kevin Petovello of the Alaska Nanooks, a Prince George Spruce Kings and Victoria Grizzlies alum, was presented with the Terry Flanagan Memorial Award at the Central Collegiate Hockey Association awards banquet Thursday night in Detroit. The honour was bestowed in recognition of Petovello's perseverance, dedication and courage while overcoming adversity. Petovello suffered severe structural damage to his […]
Salmon Arm SilverBack Brett Knowles has been named BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending March 20th, the league announced Monday. Knowles was an offensive force this past week after posting six points (3 G, 3 A) in three games as the `Backs finished off Penticton in Game 5 and then took down […]
The Nanaimo Clippers would like to announce that Mike Vandekamp has agreed to join the team as director of hockey operations which will include general manager and head coaching duties. “Mike has won a championship trophy in three different leagues: the BCHL, AJHL and most recently the Allan Cup,” noted new Clippers part-owner Kelly Hrudey of […]
The Edmonton Oilers hockey club announced Saturday the signing of Penticton Vees alum and University of Maine captain Tanner House to a two-year contract.House just finished his senior season with the Black Bears and was fourth in team scoring with 10 goals and 25 assists. He also racked up 56 penalty minutes was a +13 on […]
The Vernon Vipers maintained what the Salmon Arm SilverBacks started in Games 1 and 2 with a 5-1 road win to pick up their first victory of the conference finals. The visiting team has now won each game so far and Salmon Arm leads the series 2-1. Vernon also kept with a trend that has […]
Despite being badly outshot, the Surrey Eagles earned a split in Powell River with a 2-1 overtime victory Saturday night over the Kings. Powell River opened the scoring in the first period on a goal by Matt Garbowsky and Surrey's Brad McGowan tied the game on a power play just past the midway point of […]
Westside Warriors product Justin Schultz of the University of Wisconsin Badgers has been named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the player voted best in the NCAA.Schultz led all NCAA defencemen in scoring with 18 goals and 29 assists which also was tops on the Badgers. His point total […]
New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac, a Salmon Arm SilverBacks alum, celebrated St. Patrick's Day by setting a new franchise record. The Winnipeg native passed rugged former defenceman Ken Daneyko Thursday night when he played his 389th consecutive game.The Devils lost 3-1 to the Senators but have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL […]
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 […]
