Halfway through the 2021-22 regular season, the Victoria Grizzlies made several changes to their team. New players have joined the den while others have departed. These moves mirror several past moves and also ensure several players remain with the Grizzlies. For this article, I will recap the transactions made by […]
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The man behind the mask: Spruce Kings netminder Aaron Trotter
Aaron Trotter wanted to push the envelope when designing his new mask. The star 20-year-old netminder for the Prince George Spruce Kings left no stone unturned when it came to his brand new design. Trotter, who is from Victoria, BC, is Métis and wanted to bring some Indigenous flavour to […]
Spruce Kings leaning on a trio of rookies to protect the crease
Nothing about the pod season in the BC Hockey League is normal. From a limited number of games to playing a select number of teams and all with no fans in attendance, it would be easy for some of the players to feel a little bit off. In the […]
Bucks forward Noah Leibl saw expansion team as an opportunity
The distinction of being the Cranbrook Bucks first-ever player will always belong to a product of San Diego, California. 2002-born forward Noah Leibl was introduced as the franchise’s first player back on January 27 of last year. A few months later, I wrote an article profiling his career to […]
BCHL extended training camp all-rookie team
Recently, I released the BCHL extended training camp all-star teams, recognizing the best individual performances during the pre-season. Now, in the true spirit of the exhibition season, I am going to form an extended training camp all-rookie team. The requirements to be considered for the all-rookie team are the […]
Meet the Vernon Vipers: JoJo Tanaka-Campbell
JoJo Tanaka- Campbell is one of the key returnees on the Vipers roster this year. The 19-year-old forward is a veteran this season as Vernon has a young team with many new players. Tanaka-Campbell has had quite the journey from high school hockey to now playing in his final […]
Defending the den: looking at the Victoria Grizzlies defensemen
Of the 11 returning Victoria Grizzlies from last season, four of them are defensemen. Isack Bandu, Brady MacDonald, Reid Lindsay, and Jake Veilleux were part of last year’s Grizzlies team that finished fifth in the Island Division. They will be joined by three rookies and two reserve defensemen. Andrew […]
Spruce Kings off season: June, July and August
The Prince George Spruce Kings were very busy these last three months. General manager Mike Hawes executed several trades to help improve goal scoring and while PG continues to prepare for the upcoming season, they’ve also said goodbye to several players that aged out. In a previous article, I […]
Youth movement underway for the Victoria Grizzlies
The Victoria Grizzlies management team has the difficult job this offseason of constructing a competitive hockey team to bounce back after a disappointing 2019-20 season. The Grizzlies last season finished with a record of 22-33-1 and were swept in round one of the playoffs by the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. […]
Bucks at a glance: Noah Leibl
The expansion Cranbrook Bucks have been busy ahead of their inaugural season. Building a team from the ground up entails many to-do’s, not the least of which would be to recruit a full complement of players. In January, the Bucks announced Noah Leibl as the first ever player to commit […]