There had been rumours and rumblings to the effect but the Victoria Grizzlies made it official last weekend when owner Len Barrie announced himself as head coach during a media conference. Vic Gervais, last year's bench boss, remains and will work with Barrie as an assistant. The team also introduced Rob Doyle as the team's […]
Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, announced Friday the 60 players that will attend the Canada West evaluation camp in preparation for the 2011 World Junior A Challenge. The evaluation camp, scheduled for September 11-15, will be held at the Canmore Recreation Centre in Canmore, Alta. The 60 players will […]
The college commitments continue to come in from Trail and the most recent one is big news as it marks the first commitment from the 2011-12 season. Smoke Eaters defenceman Rajan Sidhu has accepted an offer from the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers to play for the club starting next season. "Sid has been working […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters can add another name to their college-commitment list and the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack hockey team has solidified its defence with the signing of Curtis Tonello. “I chose TRU because it’s in a nice city and I have heard great things about the school and the hockey program,” says the 6’1” Tonello, […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with NHL Central Scouting, unveiled its preseason rankings today and a trio of BCHL teams are included. Here is the first Top-20 rankings for the 2011-2012 season. Last year’s final rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis. The CJHL Pre-Season Top 20 as […]
Former Salmon Arm SilverBacks and Cowichan Valley Capitals fMatt Cassidy has accepted an offer from the American International College Yellow Jackets. The London, Ont. native played the majority of his BCHL career in Salmon Arm but went to Cowichan Valley in January of last season. He set new marks in goals, assists and penalty minutes […]
School is almost in session but it wasn't too late for Nic DeSousa to enroll at Neumann College as the NCAA Division III school and their hockey program signed him to a scholarship. The Fraser Lake, B.C. native split last year between the Prince George Spruce Kings and the Trail Smoke Eaters. He established a […]
The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club is pleased to announce that Patrick McGillis will serve as the team’s captain for the 2011-2012 hockey season. McGillis has been a big part of the last two seasons championship runs. Before that he also led Notre Dame to a Telus Cup Championship. McGillis' background of hockey success proves he […]
The British Columbia Hockey League is pleased to announce it is continuing its partnership with TEAM 1040 radio for a third straight season and will again have 12 games aired live during the upcoming campaign. “We are thrilled to be a part of another great BCHL season here at the TEAM 1040,” said TEAM radio assistant […]
The British Columbia Hockey League is pleased to announce this season’s exhibition schedule which will include a total of 44 games in advance of the regular season opener Sept. 23. Games commence the evening of Friday, August 26 with the Coquitlam Express hosting the Surrey Eagles at 7 p.m. Fans will get their first look […]
