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After the 2021 Pod Season, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs replaced departing netminder Luke Pearson by signing Hobie Hedquist from the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League. During the 2021-22 season, Hedquist was outstanding. He helped backstop the Bulldogs to first place in the Coastal Conference. However, in […]
The Salmon Arm Silverbacks had a fantastic regular season, finishing second in the Interior Conference. The Backs had a disappointing playoff though as Salmon Arm defeated the Wenatchee Wild in seven games and was eliminated by the West Kelowna Warriors in five games. Salmon Arm has five players committed to […]
The BCHL announced the winners of its year-end awards for the 2021-22 season. Three award finalists for each trophy were determined after a round of voting by the 18 league head coaches. Winners were selected after a second round of voting by the same coaches. Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (Most […]
Express and Eagles connect on a 2-for-1 deal 2002-born forward James Bohn has been traded by the Coquitlam Express to the Surrey Eagles in exchange for 2003-born forward Holden Cardinal and 2003-born defenseman Luke Roberts. Bohn, a Coquitlam native, has three goals and 22 points in 87 games with the […]
Say commits to Mercyhurst University Salmon Arm Silverbacks goaltender Owen Say has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at Mercyhurst University. Say is the 12th NCAA Division I commitment on the Silverbacks roster. The 2001-born native of London, ON has a 7-1-1 record with a 2.73 goals-against average, and […]
I mentioned the ongoing rivalry between the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and the Vernon Vipers in previous articles, but after the intensity of their matchups in this pod season, I decided to look closely at all the action that went down this season. Playing one another 10 times in just […]
Say earns player of the week honours Salmon Arm Silverbacks goaltender Owen Say was named the BC Hockey League player of the week on Monday after posting a 3-0 record with a 1.33 goals-against-average and a .959 save percentage in the team’s three games. The 2001-born London, Ontario product […]
Morgan gets first BCHL goal GOAL!!!@nate_morgan8 opens the scoring for the Backs on the PP!#GoBacksGo pic.twitter.com/IfjFVXnu5Z — Salmon Arm Silverbacks (@SASilverbacks) May 2, 2021 2002-born Salmon Arm forward Nathan Morgan scored his first BCHL goal on a power play at 18:07 of the first period in the Silverbacks 4-1 […]
Labelle lands first BCHL goal SCORES! @SimonLabelle8 scores his first as a Spruce King!! pic.twitter.com/r20lBZMee7 — Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 29, 2021 2002-born Prince George forward Simon Labelle scored his first BC Hockey League goal at 6:07 of the third period in Wednesday’s 7-0 thumping of the […]
Salmon Arm will play in Vernon’s pod at Kal Tire Place where the Silverbacks face off against West Kelowna, as well as continuing their heated rivalry with the Vernon Vipers. These match-ups will be a true show of determination and integrity in dealing with the same two teams over […]
