CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Saturday its Top 20 preseason rankings for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Topping the preseason tabulations, which were compiled by a non-affiliated scouting agency, are the Penticton Vees (BCHL). Coming in at No. 2 were the 2019 Canadian National Jr. A Championship-host Brooks Bandits (AJHL) while Wellington […]
Like his twin brother, Victoria Grizzlies forward Justin Michaelian has secured a future in NCAA Div. I hockey for the coming season. Michaelian has committed to play at Ferris State University (FSU) next season in his native Michigan. His brother Brendon, a defenceman who this past season captained the North American Hockey League’s Amarillo Bulls, […]
There are not a lot of opportunities to play college hockey in the Chicagoland area, but Victoria Grizzlies forward Shawn O’Malley has found a way to get there for next season. O’Malley will play for the Spartans of Aurora University, about 60 km from the Windy City, starting in the fall. Aurora is one of […]
CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday that Alex Newhook of the Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) has been named the recipient of the its Top Rookie Award for the 2017-18 season. Newhook, a 17-year-old St. John’s, NL product, garnered the accolades for Top Rookie, which goes annually to its top first-year Jr. ‘A’ […]
Victoria Grizzlies forward Ethan Nother has committed to play for the Bemidji State Beavers for the 2018-19 season. In his first season in the BCHL, Nother immediately made an offensive impact for the Grizzlies, finishing third on the team in scoring with 59 points in 58 games and leading the team in goals with 26. […]
Kurtis Chapman stopped 35 of 36 shots and was named first star of the game as the Victoria Grizzlies scored three third-period goals to come back to beat the Powell River Kings 3-1 and climb back into their best-of-seven series. Powell River opened the scoring on a Ben Berard goal midway through the first period […]
Victoria Grizzlies goaltender Zachary Rose has committed to play for the Bowling Green State University Falcons for the 2019-20 season. In his rookie season in the BCHL, Rose finished the year with a 16-13-1 record and backstopped the Grizzlies to an Island Division title. The 6-foot tall, 180-pound keeper finished the season with the seventh-best […]
After going down 3-1 in the second period, the Penticton Vees scored four straight goals, including third-period markers by Chris Klack and Jordan Henderson, and came back to beat the Trail Smoke Eaters 5-3 in game one of their series on Friday night. Trail took an early second-period lead after goals from Braedon Tuck and […]
#2 Powell River Kings vs. #1 Victoria Grizzlies Game one: Friday, March 16 – 7 p.m. at The Q Centre in Victoria TICKETS WATCH LIVE ON HOCKEYTV Season Series The two teams faced each other eight times this year and Victoria won the season series with five wins, one of which came in overtime, and […]
Former Victoria Grizzlies goalie and current Cornell University freshman Matthew Galajda has been named a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award the NCAA announced Wednesday. Galajda posted remarkable numbers is his first season at Cornell. His 1.43 goals-against average is the best in the nation in the last six years and he currently has […]
