Fresh off his best season in college hockey and a nomination for the Mike Richter Award as the best goaltender in the NCAA, Quinnipiac University netminder and Vernon Vipers alum Andrew Shortridge has signed a one-year entry-level deal with the San Jose Sharks. The 23-year-old led all of college hockey with a .940 save percentage […]
The Prince George Spruce Kings continued their dominant run to the Fred Page Cup Finals as team captain Ben Poisson scored late in overtime to give his team a 3-2 win and complete a four-game sweep of the Victoria Grizzlies to become the first team to punch their ticket to the league finals. After a […]
Matt Gosiewski had a goal and an assist and Austin Park stopped all 26 shots he faced for the shutout as the Wenatchee Wild bounced back in Game 2 of their semifinal series and beat the Vernon Vipers 3-0 to even things at one. After a scoreless first period, Wenatchee got on the board when […]
After a pair of Game 7s last night, the final four teams in the BCHL Playoffs are set as the Prince George Spruce Kings will play the Victoria Grizzlies and the Wenatchee Wild will take on the Vernon Vipers with a chance to go to the Fred Page Cup Finals. With plenty of storylines and […]
Marty Westhaver scored twice, Riley Hughes had three points and Kurtis Chapman stopped 27 of 28 shots as the Victoria Grizzlies defeated the Powell River Kings 6-1 in Game 7 of their second-round series to advance to the third round. Carter Berger opened the scoring for the Grizzlies with a power-play marker with under six […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Tonight – Vernon Vipers (21-18-7-3) at Wenatchee Wild (27-18-2-3) 7:05 p.m. at Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee Presented by the BCIHL TICKETS FREE TO VIEW ON HOCKEYTV Previous Meetings This will be the sixth and final meeting of the season between the two Interior Division rivals. The Wild lead the season series 3-2. Wenatchee beat […]
Vernon Vipers forward Josh Latta is nearing the end of his third full regular season in the BCHL, having played 127 career games to this point and another 15 in the postseason. The hard work he has been putting in day after day for the past three years is about to pay off as he […]
