Game 2 of the Interior Conference Finals bore little resemblence to the series opener a night earlier, but the result was ultimately the same, as Rob Short scored at the 2:20 mark of the first overtime period to lead the Vernon Vipers to a 3-2 victory over the Penticton Vees.One night after being shut out by […]
British Columbia Hockey League regular season goals leader Mitch MacMillan had suffered a slow start to the BCHL postseason, but he picked an excellent time to make a major contribution in Game 2 of Alberni Valley's Coastal Conference Finals series against Powell River. Tied 2-2 in overtime, MacMillan beat Kings netminder Josh Watson to clinch […]
The Powell River Kings came out of the gates strong in the first game of their Coastal Conference Finals series with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs with little reward, but perseverence and hard work ultimately paid off in a 4-3 overtime victory at Weyerhaeuser Arena.The Kings outshot their hosts by a 14-3 margin during the opening […]
#1 – Alberni Valley Bulldogs vs. #2 – Powell River Kings Alberni Valley: 45-12-1-2; 93 pointsPowell River: 36-14-1-6; 79 points The Powell River Kings are hoping that experience proves decisive when they face off with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in Friday night’s Coastal Conference Finals opener. Powell River finished second to the Bulldogs in the […]
#1 – Vernon Vipers vs. #2 – Penticton Vees Vernon: 51-6-0-3; 105 pointsPenticton: 48-8-0-4; 100 points The marquee matchup most BCHL fans anticipated entering the playoffs has come to fruition. The Interior's No. 1 seed, the Vernon Vipers, will meet the No. 2 Penticton Vees for a spot in the Fred Page Cup Final beginning Friday […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs clinched a Coastal Conference Finals date with the Powell River Kings after coming on late in a 5-2 road victory over the Nanaimo Clippers at the Frank Crane Arena on Tuesday night.The Clippers held a one-goal lead after 20 minutes after Todd Gebert set up Carson Schell for the game's opening […]
It wasn’t an easy hurdle, but the Vernon Vipers advanced past Quesnel on Tuesday night with a 5-0 shutout — their second in as many games over the Millionaires — to close out the Interior semi-final series. The defending champions got a goal from Jonathan Milhouse midway through the first period and didn’t look back. They held […]
Powell River Kings forward Matt Garbowsky has been named the British Columbia Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending March 14th, the league announced Monday.After picking up 12 points in a Round 1 victory over Cowichan Valley, Garbowky added to his league-leading totals with six goals and two assists in a second-round series win against the Langley […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs knew that a loss at home on Monday night would put the Coastal Conference's top seed on the brink of elimination heading back to Nanaimo for Game 6 on Tuesday. And facing their most important test of the season, the Bulldogs came through with an excellent offensive effort in a 7-4 […]
The Powell River Kings became the first club to punch their ticket to the Conference Finals, defeating the Langley Chiefs by a 3-0 score to secure a series sweep at the Langley Events Centre.In a game that was otherwise a saw-off offensively, the Kings struck for a pair of goals in the span of 16 […]
