After a long wait, BC Hockey League graduate Glenn Anderson is finally set to join his peers in the Hockey Hall of Fame.Anderson, who once notched 62 goals and 131 points playing for the BCHL's Bellingham Blazers in 1977, will be inducted into the Hall tonight with Russian great Igor Larionov, longtime NHL linesman Ray Scapinello […]
Buckeye freshman Zac Dalpe (Penticton Vees/ BCHL) broke a 1-all tie in the third period and added an empty-netter as the Ohio State men’s hockey team completed a sweep of No. 11 Michigan State Saturday with a 3-1 win. The game was scoreless until the teams each scored in 17 seconds. Sophomore Peter Boyd opened […]
When he played for the BC Hockey League's Burnaby Express, Kyle Turris had an inate ability to make the difficult things look easy.Tonight, Turris will try to set aside the emotion and pressure that comes with playing his first game as a National Hockey League pro in an arena he grew up just minutes from.The […]
MADISON, Wis. (Nov. 4) – Alaska Anchorage forward Tommy Grant, who scored three goals in the Seawolves’ Halloween weekend series split at league rival Michigan Tech, has been named the the Red Baron Western Collegiate Hockey Association's Offensive Player of the Week.Last Friday in Houghton, Mich., with UAA trailing 2-0 after the first period, Grant scored back-to-back […]
Are you a Salmon Arm Silverbacks fan who wants to catch up with Hobey Baker award winner Ryan Duncan? A Vees supporter curious how Zac Dalpe's doing at the next level? No matter your team, the NHL Network's NCAA coverage is set to quench your hunger for favourite BC Hockey League graduates. This weekend, the network broadcasts […]
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 […]
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 […]
Northeastern University goaltender Brad Thiessen (Aldergrove, B.C./Merritt Centennials and Prince George Spruce Kings) has been named Hockey East Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. Thiessen led Northeastern to a 4-0 win over Providence on Friday and a 4-3 win over No. 1 Boston College on Saturday. The Huskies jumped from unranked to […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Zac Dalpe (BCHL/Penticton Vees), a freshman forward on the Ohio State Men’s Ice Hockey team from Paris, Ontario, has been named the CCHA Rookie of the Week, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced Monday. Dalpe, a second-round draft pick of the Carolina Hurricanes, led the Buckeyes to a series split with Lake […]
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 […]
