The Penticton Vees Hockey Club is pleased to announce Mario Lucia has committed to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the 2012/13 season. As an eighteen-year-old rookie, Lucia has recorded three goals and seven points in five games. Lucia was a drafted 60th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the […]
A low-scoring affair at the Island Savings Centre in Duncan wound up in favour of the home side with the Cowichan Valley Capitals upending the Surrey Eagles 2-1 in overtime to move a point up on them in the standings. Cowichan's Dylan Rota opened the scoring early in the first and Surrey's Ben Greiner tied […]
The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club is pleased to announce that Geoff Crisfield has committed to attend the University of North Dakota after his playing career in Vernon. The 18-year-old blueliner from Calgary is in his first season with the Vipers. He has had a great start to his junior career and has helped the club […]
As the start of the 2011 World Junior A Challenge in Langley, B.C., draws closer, Hockey Canada wants to get Junior A hockey fans across the country involved in the countdown. With that in mind, it has introduced the World Junior A Challenge trivia contest, which will see two fans per week entered in the […]
Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Dylan Nowakowski has been named the British Columbia Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 2 the league announced Tuesday. Nowakowski led his team to a pair of wins in three games and factored in the 3 Stars each night. The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Calgary product started his […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced today its Weekly Top 20 rankings in conjunction with NHL Central Scouting. The 2011 – 2012 Pre-Season rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis. The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, October 3, 2011 1. (7) Cornwall Colts (CCHL) 2. (NR) […]
A five-goal lead heading into the third period proved anything but safe for the Nanaimo Clippers but they still came out on top of an 8-6 decision with the Victoria Grizzlies. Nanaimo built a 6-1 lead after two but the Grizzlies scored five times in the final frame around a Nanaimo goal by Andrew Gladiuk […]
There are a few teams in the BCHL still looking for their first win but the Coquiitlam Express are no longer among them as they defeated the visiting Salmon Arm SilverBacks 6-2 Friday night. The Express used two goals each period and a pair of goals from rookie talent Alexander Kerfoot in the victory. Coquitlam […]
Throughout the season, players from all BCHL teams pay visits to elementary schools in their communities to meet youngsters and share the enjoyment of reading. Several teams got in on the literacy initiative this week but participating in the Vancouver Sun's Raise-A-Reader day the morning of Sept. 26. The Coquitlam Express, Alberni Valley Bulldogs, Nanaimo […]
The Cowichan Valley Capitals recently named their captain for the 2011-12 season. Filling the leadership role this year is third-year veteran Brendon MacDonald. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound, Charlottetown, P.E.I. native was a natural choice for the coaching staff. "Mac took on a lot of responsibilities last season and did a great job representing the team both on […]
