Graeme Gordon pitch his third consecutive shutout on Friday night and his teammates provided more than enough offensive support, resulting in a decisive 6-0 win for the Vernon Vipers over Penticton in the opening game of their Interior Conference Finals series.The Vipers struck early and often in Game 1 with blueliner Dan Nycholat opened the scoring […]
#1 – Alberni Valley Bulldogs vs. #2 – Powell River Kings Alberni Valley: 45-12-1-2; 93 pointsPowell River: 36-14-1-6; 79 points The Powell River Kings are hoping that experience proves decisive when they face off with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in Friday night’s Coastal Conference Finals opener. Powell River finished second to the Bulldogs in the […]
With much of the postseason still on the horizon, the honours keep rolling in for Denver University junior and Nanaimo Clippers graduate Marc Cheverie. On Thursday, the Pioneers netminder was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's Player of the Year and named a Top-10 Finalist for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award.Cheverie posted eye-popping numbers during […]
Northeastern University freshmen goaltender and Cowichan Valley Capitals grad Chris Rawlings were named to the Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team as announced by the league office on Wednesday. Rawlings joined Northeastern following an outstanding final campaign in Cowichan Valley, where he was named the Coastal Conference's Most Valuable Player following the 2008/09 regular season. […]
#1 – Vernon Vipers vs. #2 – Penticton Vees Vernon: 51-6-0-3; 105 pointsPenticton: 48-8-0-4; 100 points The marquee matchup most BCHL fans anticipated entering the playoffs has come to fruition. The Interior's No. 1 seed, the Vernon Vipers, will meet the No. 2 Penticton Vees for a spot in the Fred Page Cup Final beginning Friday […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs clinched a Coastal Conference Finals date with the Powell River Kings after coming on late in a 5-2 road victory over the Nanaimo Clippers at the Frank Crane Arena on Tuesday night.The Clippers held a one-goal lead after 20 minutes after Todd Gebert set up Carson Schell for the game's opening […]
It wasn’t an easy hurdle, but the Vernon Vipers advanced past Quesnel on Tuesday night with a 5-0 shutout — their second in as many games over the Millionaires — to close out the Interior semi-final series. The defending champions got a goal from Jonathan Milhouse midway through the first period and didn’t look back. They held […]
The Powell River Kings may have finished in second spot during the regular season, but they are looking more determined than ever to take down the Coastal Conference and avenge last year's Fred Page Cup loss to the Vernon Vipers. With only one loss all postseason, they have elevated their game following a 36-win regular season. The Kings […]
The Vernon Vipers and Penticton Vees had a few things in common heading into Game 5 action in their respective Interior Conference semi-finals series on Monday night: both were higher seeds coming off Game 4 losses with an important home showdown on tap. And both the Vipers and Vees came through in the clutch, securing shutouts […]
Powell River Kings forward Matt Garbowsky has been named the British Columbia Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending March 14th, the league announced Monday.After picking up 12 points in a Round 1 victory over Cowichan Valley, Garbowky added to his league-leading totals with six goals and two assists in a second-round series win against the Langley […]
