The American Hockey League announced today former BCHL goalie Brad Thiessen of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins has been named the winner of the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for the 2010-11 season. Thiessen has posted a sparkling record of 34-7-1 in 44 appearances and ranks first in the AHL with his […]
Breaking through for three goals and 33 shots on net was still not enough to earn the Powell River Kings a win as the Vernon Vipers took a 3-0 series lead with a 4-3 victory in Game 3. Powell River struck first and got the series' first power-play goal when Cohen Adair scored at 2:49 […]
The Vernon Vipers and Powell River Kings are living up to their reputations as defensive stalwarts but, more importantly for the Vipers, they're living up to their reputation as a team that knows how to win in crunch time. The Snakes claimed their second straight road win with a 1-0 victory Saturday over the Powell […]
The Prince George Spruce Kings are pleased to announce Dave Dupas as the team’s 22nd head coach. Dupas came on as an interim coach in November, replacing Ed Dempsey.The position is a three-year contract that begins immediately and includes the primary role of head coach along with scouting, recruitment, player development and work with the annual […]
BC Hockey and the BCHL are pleased to announce 20 players, 17 of them products of BC Hockey, will wear the Maple Leaf and represent Canada at the 2011 Russian Invitational Tournament in Podolsk, Russia. Canada will be one of four teams at the event which also features the Russian National Junior Team, a Russian Select Team and […]
A pair of goals in the first period would be all the Vernon Vipers needed as they claimed a 3-1 road win over the Powell River Kings in Game 1 of the Fred Page Cup finals. Vernon went shorthanded early on when Brett Corkey was whistled for interference but the Snakes killed it off and […]
Alberni Valley Bulldogs defenceman Frank Riddle has committed to attend Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont. starting in September 2011. Riddle will play for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks of the Ontario University Athletic (OUA) conference which also is a member of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), the top Canadian University league in Canada. A […]
The Surrey Eagles are proud to announce the commitment of Daniel Gentzler to Colgate University next season. Gentzler had 40 points in 55 games for the Eagles in his first and only season in Surrey. The Manhattan Beach, California native earned himself the hardest worker award from team management for his dedication to the team […]
Sahir Gill’s late-third-period, series-clinching goal in Game 7 of last year’s Fred Page Cup final has been something that the Powell River Kings have been thinking about all season long, replaying it in their minds. With just five minutes to go in the game, Gill received a pass from Connor Jones that deflected off his […]
Penticton Vees alum Tanner House has earned more recognition following his outstanding senior season with the University of Maine Black Bears.The New England Hockey Writers Association has named him the recipient of the Frank Jones Award as the top defensive forward from all NCAA college hockey teams in the region.This comes on the heels of […]
