The Vernon Vipers and Salmon Arm SilverBacks will both look to take commanding 3-1 series leads tonight on the road.Vernon (2) and Penticton (1) — 7:05 PM, South Okanagan Events CentreAny hangover from Vernon's first-round bye seems to have worn off after consecutive strong performances.On Tuesday, Cory Kane broke a third period deadlock with just […]
Vernon Vipers head coach and general manager Mark Ferner has signed a three-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday.With Ferner in charge, the Vipers finished atop the British Columbia Hockey League's Interior Conference this season with a 42-14-1-3 record. The club's overall record since he came aboard at the beginning of the 2007/08 season now […]
Both Coastal Conference series tighten as the race to the Fred Page Cup finals continues.Powell River (2) at Surrey (1) — 7PM, South Surrey ArenaAfter losing two straight on the road in Powell River the Surrey Eagles picked up a 1-0 overtime win at home to cut down the Kings series lead to 2-1.Assisted by […]
Tonight Powell River will try to extend their playoff win streak to 3-0 while Surrey tries to take their first win away from the series at home. On the island Victoria and Cowichan Valley will both be put to the test in an attempt to edge out the competition for a lead in the series.The […]
Vernon Vipers' goalie Andrew Hammond has accepted a NCAA Division 1 scholarship to Bowling Green University in Ohio.This season Hammond led the BCHL with a goals against average of 2.30. He also led all BCHL goalies with the most shutouts, capping off the season with five.“He was a 20-year-old that came in and was everything we expected and more,” said […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have signed Nolan Graham to a three-year contract to become their new Head Coach and General Manager, the club has announced. Graham joins the Bulldogs organization after three years as an assistant coach with the Nanaimo Clippers. During his time in Nanaimo, the Clippers went to the BCHL Finals and were crowned […]
The second round of Coastal Conference playoff action is well underway with the next set of games to be played Tuesday night. Victoria (1) at Cowichan Valley (1) — Tuesday 7PM, Cowichan Valley Community Centre Cowichan split the series in Victoria’s home barn, taking the first game of the series by a close score of 3-2. […]
With nearly two weeks of rest under their belts after first round byes, the Vernon Vipers and Salmon Arm SilverBacks began their playoff runs with a pair of home games this weekend:Westside (0) at Salmon Arm (2)The SilverBacks may have had a run of poor results down the stretch in the regular season, but they […]
Powell River Kings forward Darcy Oakes has been named the British Columbia Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending March 7th, the league announced Monday.After a first round bye, Oakes helped the Kings jump out a 2-0 series lead in their Mainland Division Finals matchup against the Surrey Eagles. In a pair […]
Saturday proved to be a rough night for many of the BCHL goaltenders facing second round playoff pressure. Victoria came back in their series with a 7-3 win over Cowichan Valley Saturday, splitting the series 1-1 at home. Capitals goalie Chris Rawlings was pulled for Kiefer Smiley after allowing three goals on seven shots in […]
