General Manager and Head Coach, Mark Howell is pleased to announce that two former players have received scholarships for the 2009/10 season. Both Brady Mason and Brad Plumton have made commitments to suit up for the SAIT Trojans who play in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC).Brady Mason played for the Warriors in 2007-08, after […]
Tonight's RBC Cup showdown between the Vernon Vipers and Victoria Grizzlies is more than just a clash of two outstanding BCHL teams. When all is said and done, Tuesday's matchup will have implications from the top to bottom of the tournament standings.With both teams entering their third game of the event, the Vipers hold an […]
On a night when the British Columbia Hockey League's two top regular season teams went head to head at the 2009 Royal Bank Cup, it was only fitting that a mere 60 minutes of regulation time couldn't contain them.Tied at 4-4 after the third period, Cole Ikkala notched the game winner 9:17 into overtime to […]
British Columbia Hockey League insider Garrett James had a chance to catch up with BCHL Goaltender of the Year Andrew Hammond after his Vernon Vipers began the RBC Cup with an impressive 4-2 win over the Summerside Western Capitals.GJ: How did you feel about tonight's game?AH: I thought we played a good two periods to […]
Through two games at the RBC Cup, the 2009 Fred Page and Doyle Cup champions have continued to prove what numerous opponents already discovered: It's a Vernon Vipers world and the rest of us are just living in it.Facing the defending National Champion Humboldt Broncos, the Vipers struck early and often, cruising to a 7-1 […]
Much to the delight of the hometown faithful, the Victoria Grizzlies are in the win column at the 2009 RBC Cup. Twenty-four hours after a heartbreaking opening game loss to the Humboldt Broncos, the Grizzlies earned the all-important first victory at the National Junior A Championship on Sunday night with a 5-0 win over the […]
The Vernon Vipers picked up where they left off on Sunday, posting their sixth consecutive victory after downing the Summerside Western Capitals by a 4-2 score in their opening game of the 2009 RBC Cup.Vipers forward Braden Pimm set the tone in the afternoon match-up, opening the scoring just 13 seconds into the first period. […]
Humboldt Broncos forward Scott Schroeder scored on a shorthanded breakaway with one second remaining in regulation to resign the Victoria Grizzlies to a 2-1 defeat in the opening game of the 2009 RBC Cup on Saturday.With the Grizzlies on a late-game power-play courtesy a tripping penalty to Nick Kalnicki, Schroeder capitalized on a neutral zone […]
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 […]
