The Constal Conference semi-finals are set to begin as the Alberni Valley Bulldogs join first-round winners Powell River, Langley and Nanaimo to form a pair of exciting second round series. The Bulldogs will look to shake off the rust of a 17-day lay-off when they host the Clippers on Tuesday, while the Langley Chiefs begin […]
The Langley Chiefs and Nanaimo Clippers both punched their tickets to the second round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs on Friday night, defeating Surrey and Victoria respectively in a pair of Game 6 clashes.In the Lower Mainland, Langley advanced past the Eagles with an overtime victory at the South Surrey Arena. Mac Roy's winner […]
The Quesnel Millionaires continued to set new high-water marks during an impressive season under new ownership, advancing to the Interior Conference semi-finals with an impressive 6-1 home ice victory over the Salmon Arm SilverBacks.Just days ago, the Millionaires seemed to be fighting an uphill battle after back-to-back road losses that had knotted the series at 2-2. […]
The Powell River Kings made sure that the Cowichan Valley Capitals would be the only club catching an early morning sailing back to Vancouver Island on Friday morning, capping off their first-round playoff series with a 6-0 victory at the Powell River Recreation Complex on Thursday evening.The Kings came out of the gates strong, outshooting […]
Less than a week after looking shaky in their 2010 postseason debut, the Westside Warriors looked well prepared for the pressures of playoff hockey with a series-clinching 4-2 come-from-behind victory over the Trail Smoke Eaters at Royal LePage Place.It was only last Friday when the Smokies rolled to a 6-3 victory in Game 1, but […]
The Powell River Kings will look to punch their ticket to the second round of the Coastal Conference playoffs when they host the Cowichan Valley Capitals at the Powell River Recreation Complex this evening. The Kings, who took both Games 1 and 2 on home ice to open the playoffs, currently hold a 3-1 series lead after […]
The Westside Warriors can become the third Interior Conference team to earn a berth into the Interior semi-finals with a home-ice win tonight over the Trail Smoke Eaters, who trail 3-1 in this quarter-final meeting. With a victory, No. 3 Westside would join the Interior’s other two top seeds, No. 1 Vernon Vipers and the […]
The Penticton Vees became the first team to punch their ticket to the Interior semi-finals, sweeping the Merritt Centennials in four straight with a 9-1 win Tuesday evening at Nicola Valley Arena. Denver Manderson, the game’s second star, added his third three-point night in the series-clinching victory on the road, while defenseman Joey Laleggia had […]
The Victoria Grizzlies narrowly avoided falling behind by three games in their first round series against the Nanaimo Clippers on Monday night, scoring a tying goal late in regulation before Madison Dias netted the game winner midway through the first overtime period.The Grizzlies had gone ahead in the closing minute of the first period when […]
The Alberni Valley Bid Committee for the 2012 RBC Cup is pleased to announce that the community’s bid has been selected to the short list of candidate cities from across Canada. Alberni Valley joins Humbolt, Saskatchewan, Fort McMurray, Alberta and Kingston, Ontario in the next step of the Hockey Canada selection process. The RBC Cup is […]
