The New York Islanders announced late last week they have agreed to terms with forward and former Burnaby Express standout Tyler McNeely on a one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contract. McNeely, 24, appeared in the final 10 games of the 2010-11 season with the Sound Tigers on an amateur tryout contract, scoring five goals and six assists […]
Throughout their season, the Spruce Grove Saints seemed like they always had a way to win. In the Doyle Cup, the Vernon Vipers gave them a taste of their own medicine. The Vipers downed the Saints 4-2 on Sunday night, winning Game 7 of the series and earning a spot at next week's Royal Bank […]
The Doyle Cup will go to a seventh game for a second straight season with the Spruce Grove Saints producing a 2-0 win with their season on the line to force one more game for all the marbles Sunday night in Alberta. Saturday evening's Game 6 was another low-scoring struggle between the two clubs. The […]
Salmon Arm SilverBacks goalie Kris Moore has accepted a scholarship to attend Western Michigan University and play for the Broncos for the 2011-12 season.Moore, who came to Salmon Arm in the offseason after two seasons with the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, posted 21 wins in 34 games this season and earned […]
Their body clocks are still adjusting back to North American time, but a group of 20 BCHL players, their coaches and other officials and family members returned from Russia Tuesday night with a cargo-load of memories.Canada played a three-game, round-robin event in Podolsk, near Moscow, and one exhibition game and earned a 2-1 record in […]
It's a best-of-three series now. The Vernon Vipers have tied the Doyle Cup at two games apiece with the Spruce Grove Saints after a 3-1 win Wednesday night at Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove. Seemingly at a loss as to how to generate offence and get pucks to the net after Sunday's 5-2 loss […]
Vernon Vipers forward Patrick McGillis has been named the British Columbia Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending April 17, the league announced Monday.McGillis, who had just 25 points in the regular season, now has 16 points in 19 playoff games including the goal and assist he's tallied so far in the […]
After dropping the first two games of their trip to Russia including an exhibition game, Team Canada won it's final two contests and claimed second spot in the four-team event with a 2-1-0-0 record. Canada defeated the Slovakian national juniors 6-3 Sunday getting a hat trick from Bryce Gervais. Team Canada media relations co-ordinator Eddie […]
The Doyle Cup now shifts to Alberta with the Spruce Grove Saints leading the best-of-seven series against the Vernon Vipers 2-1 thanks to a 5-2 victory in Game 3 in Vernon on Sunday night. Special teams played a large role in the contest with each team tallying a power play goal in the opening frame. […]
DOYLE CUP WEBSITE HERE The Vernon Vipers struck the first blow in the Doyle Cup with a 3-1 win at home Friday night over the Spruce Grove Saints. A scoreless first period resulted in large part due to the work of Saints goalie Vincent Marozzi who turned aside 18 shots in the opening frame including […]
