Kyle St. Denis continued to make an impact returning to the lineup with the Victoria Grizzlies but Saturday's first star couldn't overcome the Nanaimo Clippers power play as the Clips claimed a 5-4 win on home ice.Nanaimo's power play went 3-5 on the night and it was with the man advantage that they opened the […]
(Jordan White photo credit Jayson Moonie)Jordan White was just getting dressed for practice with the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds when head coach Milan Dragicevic gave him some interesting news.He services were being requested at Rogers Arena by the San Jose Sharks because backup goalie Antero Niittymaki had sustained a groin injury and the team couldn't summon […]
Westside Warriors general manager and head coach Darren Yopyk is pleased to announce 20-year-old captain Alex Grieve has accepted a scholarship to attend Bentley College for the 2011-12 season. In 45 games played this year, Grieve has 22 goals and 58 total points. He’s 11th in league scoring and leads the Warriors team in three-stars voting. […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced today its Weekly Top 20 rankings in conjunction with NHL Central Scouting. Last week’s rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis. The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, January 17, 2011 1. (1) Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) 2. (2) Cornwall Colts […]
Trail Smoke Eaters forward Cullen Bradshaw has been named the British Columbia Hockey League Player of the Week for the week ending January 16, the league announced Monday.The Medicine Hat, Alta. native was named first star in each of the Smokies' three road wins last week and picked up nine points in that span. He began the week […]
British Columbia Hockey League graduates Tyler McNeely, Wade McLeod, Chris Rawlings, Kyle MacKinnon, Chay Genoway and Justin Schultz have been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top player in NCAA men's hockey.McNeely, MacLeod and Rawlings all play for the Northeastern University Huskies, MacKinnon for the Providence College Friars, Genoway for the […]
The Westside Warriors got the start they wanted by scoring twice in the first period in Merritt but the Centennials spoiled the Warriors plans, getting goals from four different players in the second period on their way to a 6-3 win at Nicola Valley Arena.Evan Stack picked up a goal and two assists in the […]
Usually, a first-star showing by your goalie is a good recipe for success but such was not the case in Nanaimo Friday night as Frank Slubowski of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs turned away 44 of 46 shots to earn the honour but the 'Dogs dropped a 2-1 decision to the Clippers. Early on, it looked […]
Westside Warriors general manager and head coach Darren Yopyk is pleased to announce 20-year-old forward Quinn Gould has accepted an NCAA Division I scholarship to attend Merrimack College for the 2011-12 season. “This is an exciting day for Quinn and his family, as he has worked extremely hard to secure a future in the game […]
British Columbia Hockey League graduates Brad Thiessen, Mark Dekanich and Nathan Oystrick will play in the American Hockey League all-star game Jan. 31 in Hershey, PA.Thiessen, 24, was named a starter for the Eastern Conference squad based on his 17-3-0 record, 2.06 goals-against average and .921 save percentage with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate. The Aldergrove native played from […]
