Westside Warriors alum Justin Schultz of the University of Wisconsin has been named WCHA Defensive Player of the Year and Vernon Vipers grad Chay Genoway of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux has been named the conference's Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year.West Kelowna native Schultz is the first sophomore to win the award and also earned All-WCHA First […]
Just prior to the beginning of the postseason, the Penticton Vees took time to recognize the various contributors to their regular-season success. Here's a look at the honourees.Robert Skinner Courage Award – Joey HolkaMost Improved Player – Steven IacobellisBest Conditioned Athlete – Kyle MountainAcademic Award – Curtis LoikMost Inspirational Award – Mark MacMillanHumanitarian Award – […]
Former Penticton Vees defenceman Byrant Molle of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks has been designated as the team's 2011 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year.Molle, a senior, has kept a 3.94 grade-point average while studying civil engineering. The Anchorage, AK native also volunteers his time with his teammates for such activites as Sports […]
(Front page images courtesy Shawn Zacharias)The Salmon Arm SilverBacks came into Penticton Tuesday night and, despite being out shot 41-22, skated to a 3-1 win over the Vees in Game 1 of their Interior Conference semifinal series. Mike Hammond opened the scoring on the power play 13:28 into the first frame on only one of […]
Dust off the record book because Michael Garteig, Mike Hammond, the Quesnel Millionaires and the Powell River Kings will all be a part of BCHL history, at least for this year. Powell River goalie Garteig had an excellent year as he broke the record for lowest goals-against average in a season with a teeny-tiny 1.69 […]
Evan Richardson ended the BCHL's longest playoff game so far in the 2011 Fred Page Cup with an unassisted marker for the Victoria Grizzlies at 4:47 of the second overtime frame to tie up the series 1-1 with the Powell River Kings. After a scoreless first, the teams alternated goals throughout the game starting with […]
In a game that was almost too close to call, the Langley Chiefs ended up squeaking out a 4-3 win over the Surrey Eagles Monday night in Surrey to kick off the second round of the BCHL playoffs. Surrey’s Brad McGowan opened the scoring on the power play midway through the first period but before […]
The Prince George Spruce Kings recently handed out their yearly awards and saw a number of players go home with hardware for their work on and off the ice. This years winners include:Scholastic Player Of The Year – Isaac DaviesRookie Of The Year – Jujhar Kharia Top Scorer – Jujhar KhariaBest Defenseman – Chase GolightlyMost […]
The British Columbia Hockey League is pleased to allow fans to catch up on league coverage they missed during the season as an audio cache has been created which includes several interviews and clips done by league broadcast partner TEAM 1040.Every Tuesday through the regular season, TEAM 1040 host Barry Macdonald catches up with a […]
Westside Warriors forward Alex Grieve has been named the British Columbia Hockey League Player of the Week for the week ending March 5, the league announced Monday. Grieve was instrumental in a hard-fought, seven-game series against the Trail Smoke Eaters, scoring four goals and adding four assists in a five-game span helping his team move […]
