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The Victoria Grizzlies have added four new players to their 2024-25 roster, signing three players before their first regular season game and trading for another. Before their first two games in Powell River last month, the Grizzlies signed Swedish defender Oscar Pantzare and acquired goaltender Tyler Hodges from the Nanaimo […]
The Cowichan Valley Capitals have been busy this off-season. The summer months have seen several new players join the team and on June 25, the Capitals also hired a new head coach and general manager. The Capitals brought in Cam Keith as their new bench boss. He was the GM […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs experienced another deep playoff run this season. To start, the Bulldogs knocked off the Coquitlam Express in seven games in the Coastal Conference quarterfinals. The team matched up against the Chilliwack Chiefs in the Coastal Conference semifinals and Alberni Valley swept them in four games. The […]
On June 19, Powell River completed a trade with West Kelowna that saw 2004-born forward Kailus Green and 2005-born forward Matthew Lee join the Kings while 2004-born forward Trent Wilson headed to the Warriors. The Kings had acquired Wilson on June 1 as part of a trade to complete an earlier transaction they made with the […]
A chat with Surrey Eagles defender Ty Brassington about several topics, including: His perspective on the BCHL’s decision to leave Hockey Canada A silver lining for Surrey despite its playoff loss to Alberni What it means to play for his hometown Eagles And more!
On Sept. 29, the Powell River Kings struck a trade with the Coquitlam Express where they acquired Carter Cochrane and Jaeger Murdock for Liam Tanner. Both Cochrane and Murdock are forwards. Cochrane is a 20-year-old in his final junior hockey season while Murdock is an 18-year-old in his third season […]
Previously, I wrote about a handful of players with major junior experience who came to play in the BC Hockey League. These players joined BCHL teams for several reasons, but a big motivator was the opportunity to get playing time or they were squeezed out by the Western Hockey League’s […]
Going from one rival team to another has its awkward moments but for Brody and Ty Gagno the adjustment has been quite smooth. Over the summer, the brother duo was dealt from the Chilliwack Chiefs to the Prince George Spruce Kings – a little awkward to say the least. After […]
Capitals swing a trade with Bonnyville of the AJHL TRADE: The Capitals have acquired 20 year old UMass-Lowell commit Roc Truman from the Bonnyville Pontiacs in exchange for Adam Grenier and future considerations. 🔗 https://t.co/xhGl9q2gI8#BlueCollar | @RiverHawkHockey pic.twitter.com/aOKP4RbBgV — Cowichan Capitals (@cowichancaps) August 30, 2021 The Cowichan Valley Capitals have […]
Condolences continue to pour in for Sharma 💔 pic.twitter.com/n4an5GsnjC — Langley Rivermen (@LangleyRivermen) August 21, 2021 2004-born Langley Rivermen forward Ronin Sharma was one of three people killed on Saturday morning when the car he was in crashed into a tree in Surrey, BC. Condolences came in from around the […]
