Hockey Canada announced today that a total of nine players from the British Columbia Hockey League have been named to the pre-tournament camp roster for Team Canada West at the upcoming 2008 World Junior A Challenge in Camrose, Alberta.The 25-man pre-tournament roster will be trimmed to 22 before the tournament begins.Selected to the team were […]
Powell River, BC – October 15, 2008 – The Kings are proud to announce that forward Darcy Oakes has committed to attend NCAA Division I Quinnipiac University for the 2009/10 season. Oakes joined the Kings last season and quickly became a key component of Powell River's powerful offense. Darcy is recognized through out the BCHL for […]
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When the New York Rangers signed Minnesota Wild forward and Victoria Salsa grad Aaron Voros as a free agent in July, they were expected grit, size, and a willingness to go hard to the net. They probably weren't guessing they'd nabbed one of the league's top scorers.One week into the NHL regular season, Voros is […]
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac senior wing Bryan Leitch (Merritt Centennials BCHL, Coquitlam, B.C.) was named the ECAC Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Week on Oct.14, 2008. The senior forward totaled three goals and two assists in Quinnipiac’s exhibition win over the University of Prince Edward Island on Oct. 9. Leitch’s hat trick was […]
Langley Chiefs defenceman Evan Atkinson has committed to attend Brown University for the 2009/10 hockey season. In just his second year with the Chiefs, Atkinson has developed into a key member of the team’s blueline corps. He was pressed into heavy duty as a rookie, something that really helped him develop. “He really came up […]
Steel meets ice and the crowd roars as the Surrey Eagles emerge from the tunnel at the South Surrey Arena. In the rafters hang numbers of retired greats like current head coach Shane Kuss and banners proclaiming numerous championships including the Royal Bank Cup in 1998. The man leading the charge for this new generation […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced today its Top 15 rankings to kick off the 2008-09 hockey season. The CJAHL Top 15 as of Tuesday, October 7th: 1. Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) 2. Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 3. Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 4. Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) 5. Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL) 6. Lindsay Muskies (OJHL) 7. Fort […]
Salmon Arm Silverbacks forward Mark Zengerle is quickly dispelling any myths about needing time and patience to adjust to a new league. Zengerle was named the British Columbia Hockey League's Player of the Week on Monday after scoring or assisting on all seven of his team's goals in back-to-back weekend wins over Trail and Penticton.On […]
If there were a secret to gambling, we'd all be rich and casinos would have gone the way of the dinosaur years ago. But Cowichan Valley Capitals graduate Dan Gendur has some advice for would-be betters: Sometimes it pays to put your money on the long shot.Drafted 206th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 2007, […]
