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For a city to secure a B.C. Hockey League franchise, it must accomplish several key steps. A city/municipality must possess a modern arena with more than 1,500 seats. A city must also have a sizable population. Ideally, the population should be above 10,000 people. Finally, any team must have a […]
The Victoria Grizzlies have put together a new goalie tandem midway through the season. The team released 2005-born Carter Capton from its roster on Nov. 17, and he signed with Camrose of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. On Nov. 21, 2006-born Paolo Frasca departed the Grizzlies for the Ontario Hockey […]
Last season, the junior hockey pipeline expanded, allowing players from Canadian Hockey League franchises to play at NCAA schools in the United States. The effects on the BCHL were immediate. Players on BCHL teams left to play for Major Junior teams. One BCHL team – the Penticton Vees – joined […]
Geoff Grimwood continues to be busy. In July, he rounded out the Grizzlies’ hockey operations staff, promoting one coach and adding another. Victoria also added a director of player development and a director of player personnel. Grimwood also continued to sign players. In July, the Grizzlies added 2006-born forward Michael […]
Cowichan Valley Capitals head coach and general manager Cam Keith has been busy, signing several players to his roster for the 2025-26 season. 2006-born goaltender Jack Hirshorn has signed with the Caps after playing last season with the North Iowa Bulls of the North American Hockey League. 2007-born forward Brendyn […]
Geoff Grimwood has been busy. In late May, Grimwood became the Victoria Grizzlies new head coach and general manager. Since then, Grimwood has signed several players for the 2025-26 roster and also traded for another goaltender. The Grizzlies’ new player signings include Canadian, American, Swedish, Finnish, and Russian players. Victoria’s […]
The Victoria Grizzlies’ 2024-25 season was one to remember. The team celebrated their 30th anniversary season, and for several games, the Grizzlies wore a special Victoria Salsa jersey. The team also went on a deep playoff run. For the first time since 2019, the Grizzlies advanced to the Coastal Conference […]
The 2025 Fred Page Cup playoffs are well underway. This year, the format had the top eight teams in each conference making the playoffs, but that wasn’t always the case. Over the last six seasons, the BCHL has used three different playoff formats. For the 2020 playoffs, the Victoria Grizzlies […]
A total of 14 players with BCHL experience will compete in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Additional former BCHLers may be called up from the American Hockey League before the first playoff games on Saturday, but as of the end of the National Hockey League regular season, these are the […]
The Victoria Grizzlies conducted two trades and one player signing to open the 2025 calendar year. On Jan. 15, the Grizzlies traded 2004-born defender Oscar Pantzare to the Penticton Vees for future considerations. Later that day, the Grizzlies signed 2004-born Major Junior defender Charles Côté to their roster. Finally, Victoria […]
