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Donaldson is off to Cornell University Nanaimo Clippers forward Sean Donaldson has committed to Cornell University for September 2022. According to the college commitment list on the BCHL website, Donaldson is the 10th player on the Clippers roster to secure his future at an NCAA Division I school. The 2001-born […]
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 […]
Capitals send Pollock to Weyburn of the SJHL News: The Capitals have traded forward Simon Pollock to the Weyburn Red Wings in exchange for future considerations. #BlueCollar https://t.co/f1gDWkGLlK pic.twitter.com/5TJC2MPrN9 — Cowichan Capitals (@cowichancaps) September 4, 2021 The Cowichan Valley Capitals have traded 2003-born forward Simon Pollock to the Weyburn […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic winding down, it’s time to write about attending a Victoria Grizzlies game in person. Mar. 3, 2020, was the last time the Grizzlies hosted fans at The Q Centre. WIth pandemic restrictions easing, fans will return this fall to watch the Grizzlies again. With that […]
Across their history, the Victoria Grizzlies have developed several connections with the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. The junior B league has acted as a proving ground for several future Grizzlies. Several former Grizzlies came from teams in the VIJHL, including Jamie and Jordie Benn, who both played junior […]
With 25-plus seasons in Greater Victoria, the Grizzlies are the longest, continuously operating junior A team in the southern Vancouver Island region. They are not the first junior A hockey team though, as the region hosted several before the Grizzlies joined the BC Hockey League. As far back as […]
The Victoria Grizzlies and Victoria Shamrocks lacrosse have a unique relationship. Both teams have shared The Q Centre since the arena opened. The Grizzlies play during the fall and winter months while the Shamrocks play during the spring and summer months. Their relationship stretches back to when the Grizzlies […]
They say familiarity breeds success. In the case of Darwin Lakoduk, he’s happy to finally be on the Prince George Spruce Kings instead of lining up against them. The 20-year-old forward made his way to the BCHL’s most northern franchise in a summer trade with the Penticton Vees for […]
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. […]
