There's a tie atop the Coastal Conference standings as the Powell River Kings topped the Cowichan Valley Capitals 2-1 Friday night at Hap Parker Arena. After a scoreless first period, Steven Schmidt opened the scoring for the Kings with an unassisted effort midway through the second. Steven Iacobellis replied for the Caps to even things […]
University of Denver defenceman and Penticton Vees alum Joey LaLeggia has been named the Red Baron® WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for Jan. 17. The Burnaby native, who recorded five points, earned a +2 rating and had six hits and two blocked shots, helped the Pioneers forge a two-game league sweep over visiting Bemidji […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are very proud to announce team captain Trent Dorais has committed to a hockey scholarship at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. The SAIT Trojans play in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. SAIT, located in Calgary, Alberta, is one of Canada’s leading polytechnics. The school provides relevant, skilloriented education to more than 71,000 registrants each year. The Trojans […]
Former Penticton Vees netminder and University of Wisconsin freshman Joel Rumpel shared the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's rookie of the week nod with University of Denver forward Ty Loney Rumpel, a 6-foot-3, 180-pounder from Swift Current, Sask., earned his first collegiate shutout with a 36-save, 4-0, gem against host Minnesota State last Friday (Jan. 13) […]
The British Columbia Hockey League passed a number of significant motions Thursday at the league’s semi-annual governors meeting in Richmond. The changes will take effect in the 2012-13 season. To allow more fans to attend games, governors voted to lower the number of regular season games from 60 to 56. This will decrease the […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League today announced its Weekly Top 20 rankings. Last week’s rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis. The weekly rankings are selected in consultation with NHL Central Scouting and are proudly presented by PlayingUpHockey.com: Penticton Vees(BCHL) (1) Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) (3) Fort McMurray […]
Merritt Centennials goaltender Lino Chimienti has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 15 the league announced Monday. Chimienti picked up two shutout wins and now leads the BCHL with four goose eggs on the season. The Laval, Que. native began the week making 22 saves in a flawless […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce a new regional playoff format for its four western provinces beginning in 2013. The British Columbia Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and Manitoba Junior Hockey League will move to a five-team tournament and crown the first-ever Western Canadian Champion. The […]
Both teams earned points in the standings but it was the Powell River Kings earning the full two points to take over second place with a 3-2 overtime win against the visiting Surrey Eagles. Andrew Hunt almost stole the game for the Eagles making 43 saves but it was Craig Dalrymple's OT winner that pushed […]
Just a single game was decided by one goal on Saturday night and it was in Salmon Arm where the SilverBacks got the double-OT winner from Braden Pears to defeat the Langley Rivermen 5-4. Langley held period leads of 3-2 and 4-3 but the 'Backs Alex Gillies tied it midway through the third setting the […]
