Several months ago, the National Collegiate Development Conference welcomed a new franchise as the Rock Springs Grizzlies will join the league’s West Division for the 2023-24 season. The team has several B.C. Hockey League connections. Rock Springs’ recently-signed 2004-born goaltender Merik Erickson played a handful of games for the Merritt […]
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Examining the Grizzlies 2022-23 season
This past season, the Victoria Grizzlies finished sixth in the Coastal Conference with a final record was 26-20-5-3. The season saw several changes for the organization. The Grizzlies hired Rylan Ferster as their new head coach and general manager and later added Geoff Grimwood to the coaching staff as an […]
Victoria Grizzlies: Graduating players and eligible returnees
The Victoria Grizzlies finished sixth in the BC Hockey League’s Coastal Conference this season with a 26-20-5-3 record and faced the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Grizzlies fell to the Bulldogs in four straight games. The Grizzlies have eight players committed […]
New den members: Examining new Grizzlies recruits for 2023-24
With the 2022-23 season nearly complete, the Victoria Grizzlies have started recruiting players for the 2023-24 season. Several current Grizzlies will leave after this season. As of this writing, the BCHL website lists eight new players joining the Grizzlies for 2023-24. All eight players come from schools around North America. […]
Victoria Grizzlies’ den profile: Olivier Picard
Olivier Picard has joined the Victoria Grizzlies for the 2022-23 season and he is the latest Grizz player to come from the Major Junior ranks. He last played for the Memorial Cup champion Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Since joining the Grizzlies, Picard has […]
Changes at the den: A look at new players and personnel joining the Grizzlies
With the regular season approaching, the Victoria Grizzlies have undergone several changes. The biggest one came in May when Rylan Ferster took over as head coach and general manager. Since then, several more changes were made. These include hiring new assistant coaches and a new play-by-play broadcaster. In August, Ferster […]
BCHL Bulletin: Smokies, Backs, Kings, Warriors, Grizzlies, and Wild make trades, Eagles sign Brown commit Schwartz, and more!
Smokies pick up Cobetto-Roy from Salmon Arm The Trail Smoke Eaters acquired 2003-born forward Mathieu Cobetto-Roy on Friday from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in exchange for future considerations. As a rookie for the Silverbacks in 2021-22, the Outremont, QC product posted 12 goals and 26 points in 46 games to […]
BCHL Today: Centennials and Clippers trade forwards, BCHL DOPS suspends Waters for three games, and more!
Cents and Clippers swap forwards The Merritt Centennials and Nanaimo Clippers connected on a one-for-one trade involving a pair of forwards on Saturday. The deal sees 2002-born Walker Erickson join the Clippers while 2004-born Luke Lavery heads to the Centennials. Erickson, who’s from Surrey, BC, is in his third full […]
BCHL Today: Rivermen get Dukovac from Alberni Valley, Wild bring in Bohn for 2021-22, and more!
Rivermen pick up Dukovac from Alberni Valley The Rivermen have acquired forward Max Dukovac from the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in exchange for future considerations. 🔗 https://t.co/iOJBZ1N8QA#RivNation pic.twitter.com/LoeNeQKcog — Langley Rivermen (@LangleyRivermen) September 3, 2021 The Langley Rivermen have acquired 2002-born forward Maxwell Dukovac from the Alberni Valley Bulldogs for […]
BCHL Today: Vipers and Capitals hook up on a multi-player trade, Wild add another forward, Clippers adjust schedule, and more
Vipers and Capitals make a big splash **BREAKING NEWS** The Vernon Vipers have acquired Will Arquiett from the Cowichan Valley Capitals. Jason McKee announced the deal today. Watch his interview with Graham Turnbull now!https://t.co/ZGNFPqzaGX — VernonVipers (@VernonVipers) October 14, 2020 The Vernon Vipers and Cowichan Valley Capitals connected on […]