Seven British Columbia Hockey League players have been named to NHL Central Scouting's initial Watch List for the 2009 Entry Draft. The list is the first published by Central Scouting that identifies potential prospects for National Hockey League scouts.Nanaimo Clippers forward Zac Ashdown, Penticton Vees forward Curtis McKenzie and Prince George Spruce Kings defencemen Wes […]
The British Columbia Hockey League season is just reaching the 20-game mark, but the Penticton Vees are already closing in on an impressive haul when it comes to players securing college scholarships.The club announced Wednesday that team captain Brent Vandenberg and defenceman Zach Josepher have each committed to NCAA institutions.Vandenberg, who sits second amongst Vees […]
After a final practice with his team, Kevin Genoe packed up his gear and headed out to the airport to meet up with the rest of his new team. For the next two weeks, Genoe and twenty-four other select players from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will compete in the World Junior A Challenge […]
British Columbia Hockey League graduate Jason Garrison has proved that the road to the NHL doesn't have to be a rocky, winding one for an undrafted free agent. On Saturday, Garrison suited up for the Florida Panthers just months after signing his first professional contract with the club. The defenceman was an offensive star with […]
Milan Lucic returns to Vancouver tonight to play his first National Hockey League game in his hometown. Province sportswriter Steve Ewen takes a look at how Lucic's career in junior hockey nearly ended before it began.There was a time it looked like Milan Lucic's hockey career might end in tears on the dinner table. Her […]
CALGARY, AB – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), has announced the rosters of the four international teams competing in the 2008 World Junior A Challenge, November 2-9 in Camrose, AB. Teams from Belarus, Germany, Russia and the United States will join Canada West and Canada East at the six-team […]
Nanaimo Clippers forward and captain Russell Goodman has been named the British Columbia Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week of October 20th-26th, the league announced Monday.Goodman scored twice and added five assists in three Clippers wins last week, including the overtime winner Saturday against the Cowichan Valley Capitals. He also scored three […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced today its Top 15 rankings for the week of October 19th to October 25th. Last week’s rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis. The CJAHL Top 15 as of Saturday, October 25th:1. (1) Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) 2. (3) Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL) […]
Victoria Salsa grad Martin Kariya has been named to the roster for the Canadian Men's National Ice Hockey Team that will participate in the Swiss Challenge, Hockey Canada announced.Kariya, who is playing for Langnau in the Swiss Elite League, will join the team for its showdown with Switzerland on November 4th.Last season, the North Vancouver […]
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey junior Brandon Wong (Victoria, British Columbia) was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on Oct. 20, 2008. The junior center is the second Bobcat in as many weeks to win the award after Bryan Leitch won on October 13. Wong had an impressive showing at […]
