When you look up sharpshooter in the dictionary, Sheldon Rempal’s name isn’t very hard to find. The Calgary, Alberta product brought Nanaimo Clippers fans to their feet during his three years on Vancouver Island, lighting the lamp 106 times in three seasons. After finishing his final year of midget […]
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Former Grizzlies’ den members: Matt Pettinger
In the 25-plus seasons since the Grizzlies joined the BC Hockey League, they’ve produced several famous alumni. For their 25th anniversary in 2019, the Grizz invited alumnus Matt Pettinger to drop the puck at their home opener. Pettinger had a long career in professional hockey and played everywhere from […]
How the Shuswap Totems became the Salmon Arm Silverbacks
(This article was originally published on Oct. 30, 2020.) 2021 signaled the 20th anniversary of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks joining the BC Hockey League. However, Salmon Arm had a junior A team before anyone knew the Silverbacks. Salmon Arm kicked off its BCHL debut back in 1982-83 as the Shuswap […]
BCHL Today: Cowichan Valley and Salmon Arm strike a deal, Surrey welcomes back a WHL veteran, and more
Caps and Backs swing 2-for-1 deal TRADE: The Capitals have acquired forwards Ronan Walsh and Sam Schofield from the @SASilverbacks in exchange for Nathan Morgan. #BlueCollar https://t.co/ZvQqFbiHTc pic.twitter.com/0ObMI46pmy — Cowichan Capitals (@cowichancaps) October 16, 2020 The Cowichan Valley Capitals made their second 2-for-1 trade of the past week, this […]