A handful of British Columbia Hockey league stars led the way for Team Canada West on Tuesday, helping their team clinch second place in Group A at the 2009 World Junior A Challenge with a decisive 6-3 victory over Sweden in their final preliminary round game. Connor Jones picked up three assists on the afternoon, twice […]
Speak softly and carry a smooth stride. All the way to Alaska. That’s precisely what Westside Warriors defenceman Michael Quinn does, and will do. The 18-year-old from Surrey has commited to the University of Alaska Fairbanks next season, and the fans up north, as the Warriors fans are now, will be treated to a silky smooth […]
Some of the world’s top young hockey players have gathered in Summerside for the 2009 World Junior A Challenge, which kicks off with a pair of games on Sunday, Nov. 1 and runs until Sunday, Nov. 8. Two-time gold medalist Canada West takes on Russia in Sunday’s early game (2 p.m. AT), while host Canada […]
Team Canada West ran into a hot goaltender and dropped their tournament opener at the 2009 World Junior A Challenge on Sunday afternoon, falling to Russia by a 2-1 score. Netminder Sergey Kostenko stopped 32 shots, including 12 in the final period, as the Russians earned the win over Canada West in the curtain raiser […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced today its Weekly Top 20 rankings in conjunction with NHL Central Scouting. Last week’s rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis. The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, November 2nd:1. (1) Kingston Voyageurs (OJAHL) 2. (2) Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) 3. (4) […]
The Williams Lake Timberwolves picked up back-to-back wins for the first time since they rejoined the league in September and scored a season-high in goals in the process, topping the Quesnel Millionaires by a 7-3 margin.The Timberwolves spread around the scoring on Saturday, with seven different players picking up goals. Justin Bardarson put his team on […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters rebounded from a loss in Williams Lake on Friday, scoring twice in the third period en route to a 4-3 comeback win over the Prince George Spruce Kings.Jesse Niemi and Darnell Dyck slotted home for the Smoke Eaters in the final frame to list Trail, who had opened the scoring just […]
Ryan Stanimir scored twice in the first period and ended the night with four points, leading the Williams Lake Timberwolves to a convincing 6-1 victory on home ice over the Trail Smoke Eaters.Stanimir's pair in the opening 20 minutes came after Brendan Nadolny kicked off the scoring at the 9:13 mark of the period. The […]
The Victoria Grizzlies' power-play made short work of the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Friday night, scoring three times in the span of 8:08 to open the first period en route to a 5-2 road victory.Alex Allan, with a pair, and Dustin Mowrey did the damage in the opening frame for the Grizzlies. And while Jackson […]
The Vernon Vipers opened a big first period lead and never looked back, defeating the Merritt Centennials on the road by a 10-4 margin on Friday evening.Dylan Walchuk and Cole Ikkala each scored a pair of first period goals and finished the night with three points for the Vipers, who took a 4-0 lead after 20 […]
