The Vernon Vipers opened defence of their Fred Page Cup title the same way they did in the 2009 British Columbia Hockey League Finals — with a win to jump out to a 1-0 lead, narrowly beating the Powell River Kings 2-1 on Friday night to open the championship series. The Jones twins were both […]
A total of 10 British Columbia Hockey League graduates are still standing in the race for a National Championship, but many have turned their attention to the five players who are helping to make history at the Rochester Institute of Technology — this year’s Cinderella darling at the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament. Senior co-captain Stevan […]
Former British Columbia Hockey League standout goaltender Brian Thiessen was named the Reebok AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 28th following three sterling performances in net for the American Hockey League’s Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. The Aldergrove, B.C. native turned aside all 31 shots against the Norfolk Admirals in a 3-0 victory […]
Merritt Centennials team captain and four-year British Columbia Hockey League veteran Jordan Soquila has been named the league's recipient of the RBC Junior A Scholarship for the 2009/10 season, Hockey Canada announced Wednesday.Soquila recently completed his final year in the league by leading the Centennials to their first postseason appearance since 2007. On the ice, […]
The Westside Warriors have a pair of sizable holes to fill on their blueline for the 2010/11 season with the pending departures of Interior Conference Top Defenceman Brendan Ellis and co-captain Joel Woznikoski, but the team has taken a first step to add impact depth for the future with the commitment of B.C. Major Midget […]
Powell River Kings goaltender Josh Watson has been named the British Columbia Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending March 28th, the league announced Monday. Despite nine goals allowed in two games early in the week, Watson rebounded nicely to steal the series back for the Kings. Playing on three straight nights — […]
Quinnipiac University senior and Merritt Centennials grad Brandon Wong has been signed to a professional contract by the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins, the top affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Detroit Red Wings. “I am excited for Brandon and the opportunity he will have with Grand Rapids and the Detroit Red Wings organization,” […]
The British Columbia Hockey League has released its schedule for the best-of-seven 2010 Fred Page Cup Finals, presented by BC Hydro Powersmart. The series will begin on Friday, April 2nd at the Wesbild Centre in Vernon.2010 Fred Page Cup Finals Schedule:Game #1 – Powell River at Vernon, Friday, April 2nd, 7:00 PM, Wesbild CentreGame #2 – […]
Three of the top seeds in the NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament have advanced to the Frozen Four in Detroit, Michigan, but a pair of shocking upsets changed the landscape of the brackets over the weekend. In what proved to be an entertaining menu of match-ups with six of the eight opening-round games determined in the final minute, regional No. […]
One year ago, a pair of opposites were brought together to battle for the Fred Page Cup. In one corner, the Vernon Vipers looked to continue the franchise's proud tradition with their ninth appearance in the BCHL's Championship series since 1996. In the other, the Powell River Kings hit the big stage for the first […]
