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For every team that has captured the Fred Page Cup, there is always a player considered a diamond in the rough. In the case of the 2003-04 Nanaimo Clippers, that player was Raymond Sawada. The power-forward from Richmond, BC proved to be a difference maker under legendary bench boss […]
Nothing indicates the transition from one hockey season to the next more than the release of the new schedule. Recently the BCHL released its 54-game regular season schedule for each team in the 2021-22 season. This year the BCHL has moved from a three-division league to a two-conference league. […]
Vernon had something to prove heading into the 1995-96 BC Hockey League season. Duncan Wray, who owned the Lakers franchise since 1992, rebranded the team as the Vipers. The Vipers finished the regular season as the second-best team in the BCHL. The team finished in first place in the Interior […]
Minor hockey players have it easy relatively speaking. They live at home with their parents, commuting to the arena as required. Once they move into junior hockey though, things change. Some players are able to reside at home with their parents. For many players who are forced to relocate […]
Former Nanaimo Clippers star Steve Kariya saw his pro career span over 640 games across five different leagues in four countries. During part two of my chat with Kariya, he talks about life as a pro following his time with the University of Maine Black Bears as well as […]
While Steve Kariya‘s time in the BCHL was short and sweet, the diminutive forward from North Vancouver, BC left it all on the ice. As a fresh-faced 16-year-old, Kariya starred for the Nanaimo Clippers during the 1994-95 season under head coach Garry Davidson. In 60 games, the Burnaby Winter […]
A change of scenery proved to be a difference-maker for Mike Stutzel. After spending the first two and a half years with the Powell River Paper Kings, the Victoria, BC product was traded to the Prince George Spruce Kings and the rest is history. Once in the northern capital, […]
From Fort St. James to Germany, the game of hockey literally took Bryan Adams around the world. It all started in the 1993-94 season in the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League, suiting up for one of the teams he grew up watching, the Prince George Spruce Kings. That year, […]
The BCHL recently released the schedule for the 2021-22 season for the Vernon Vipers. This season is special for many reasons with the possibility of fans returning to see their team play, but also the Vernon Vipers franchise and the BCHL turn 60 years old. In this article, I […]
Salmon Arm stepped into the 2020-21 season with a new plan and a fresh mindset. The team had completely redesigned the Silverbacks during a long off-season by signing rookie players like Noah Serdachny, and trading for skilled forwards such as Sullivan Mack. The Silverbacks are always a gritty, hard-working […]
