For the 39th time, Canada’s top Junior A teams have gathered, this year in Victoria, to do battle for the National Junior A Championship, beginning Saturday, May 2. This year marks just the fourth time British Columbia has hosted the tournament, joining Prince George in 2007, Nanaimo in 1998 and Vernon in 1990.The host team, […]
New Jersey Devils forward and BCHL grad Travis Zajac has been named to Canada's roster for the 2009 IIHF World Hockey Championships, Team Canada general manager Doug Armstrong announced Thursday.Zajac joins Canada on the heels of a disappointing Game Seven loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the National Hockey League playoffs.But […]
The Quesnel Millionaires have a new slogan for the 2009/10 season: New Direction, New Energy. Just as importantly, the British Columbia Hockey League club has a new group of owners eager to follow through on that promise for years to come.Earlier this week, the BCHL's Board of Governors approved the sale of the franchise from […]
With the beginning of the 2009 RBC Cup just days away, the British Columbia Hockey League has released a media kit in advance of the tournament. It includes detailed regular season and playoff stats for the Vernon Vipers and Victoria Grizzlies, RBC Cup scheduling information and history and team information and player bios.To view the […]
The preliminary and semi-final rounds of the 2009 RBC Cup will be broadcast online through the British Columbia Hockey League’s pay-per-view Web TV program, the league announced Tuesday.The broadcast schedule will commence on Saturday, May 2nd when the Victoria Grizzlies meet West region representatives Humboldt in the tournament opener at 7:00 PM. It will then […]
For a complete rundown of the various league and championships leading up to Canada's National Junior A Championship, click HERE for the Road to the RBC Cup report.Much like their NHL neighbours from Vancouver, the British Columbia Hockey League’s Victoria Grizzlies and Vernon Vipers have been playing the waiting game as teams from across the country […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks Junior “A” Hockey Club is pleased to announce that Travis Statchuk has secured an NCAA Division 1 scholarship to Ohio State University. The scholarship begins in September 2011. Statchuk has just completed his first season with the SilverBacks and recorded 23 points in 33 games. Prior to coming to Salmon Arm, […]
Powell River Kings alumnus Ethan Cox was honoured twice during Colgate University's End of Year Banquet, picking up one award for his play this season while being handed the team's co-captaincy for his senior season.First, Cox was named the Raiders' Top Defensive Player for the 2008/09 season. The forward thrived in a checking role in his […]
The Nanaimo Clippers have brought back a familiar face to fill the team's assistant coach vacancy.The team has hired former Clipper Brett Bestwick for the opening that was created when longtime assistant Nolan Graham was named Head Coach and General Manager of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.“Our focus from day one was to hire somebody with […]
The Westside Warriors announced today the changing of some team personnel. The newest addition to the Warriors, but not an unfamiliar one, is former President and General Manager Gary Gelinas. Gelinas is now back with the club after working with the New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League as President and GM. Gelinas will […]
