With nine days off after sweeping their opponents in the first round, the Victoria Grizzlies were well-rested heading into their second-round matchup with the Powell River Kings and they showed no signs of rust as they outshot the Kings 51-20 in a 4-1 win. The Grizzlies came out buzzing in the first period, peppering 21 […]
Lucas Sowder scored his third of the playoffs and added an assist, Austin Park stopped 25 of 26 shots and Matt Gosiewski’s shorthanded goal was the difference as the Wenatchee Wild beat the West Kelowna Warriors 3-1 to even their series and force a Game 7 tomorrow night. Sowder opened the scoring 5:49 into the […]
The Penticton Vees came into tonight’s Game 5 with their backs against the wall, on the brink of elimination, trailing 3-1 in their opening-round series to the Cowichan Valley Capitals. In a must-win game, they needed their top players to step up and that’s exactly what they did. Team captain Massimo Rizzo had two goals […]
Donovan Buskey stopped 40 of 42 shots and Tyler Ghirardosi led the way offensively with three points as the Trail Smoke Eaters topped the Merritt Centennials 5-2 to take a 2-1 series lead. After a scoreless first period, Trail exploded for four straight goals in the second with Spencer McLean, Carter Jones, Kent Johnson and […]
Ethan Scardina scored twice in the first period and that’s all the offence the Nanaimo Clippers would need as Jordan Naylor shut the door the rest of the way, backstopping his team to a 2-1 victory over the Powell River Kings in Game 2 of the Island Division semifinals and evening the series at one […]
No. 1 Victoria Grizzlies vs. No. 4 Alberni Valley Bulldogs Regular season head-to-head: (8 games) The Grizzlies won five of eight meetings, including two in overtime. Of note: With BCHL MVP and leading scorer Alex Newhook leading the way, Victoria may possess the most star-power in the league heading into the playoffs. Newhook became the […]
No. 1 Chilliwack Chiefs vs. No. 4 Langley Rivermen Regular season head-to-head: (8 games) Chilliwack won all eight meetings this season, including one in overtime. The Chiefs took the Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy for the top team in the regular season. The defending National Champions should be well-rested heading into this series since they were […]
No. 1 Penticton Vees vs. No. 8 Cowichan Valley Capitals Regular season head-to-head: (2 games) The Vees won both matchups in regulation by a combined score of 8-3. Of note: As they have all season, Penticton will be looking for offensive production from the blueline, namely from BCHL Top Defenceman award-winner James Miller who was […]
The BCHL Playoffs are only one game in and there has already been a huge upset. Pierce Diamond stopped 40 of 41 shots and Niko Esposito-Selivanov had two goals and two assists as the Cowichan Valley Capitals beat the Penticton Vees 4-1 in Game 1 of their Interior Division playoff matchup. Capitals forward Paul Selleck […]
