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Throughout Victoria Grizzlies’ history, several alumni have played in the National Hockey League, and one of those is forward Kyle Greentree. Greentree joined Victoria when the team was called the Salsa and was part of the 2001 championship run. He also helped set a regular-season points record. In 2003-04, Greentree […]
Horcoff promoted to Red Wings assistant general manager 43-year-old Shawn Horcoff (49 goals, 96 assists with Chilliwack in 1995-96) has been promoted to assistant general manager of the National Hockey League’s Detroit Red Wings. As part of the promotion, Horcoff will now also serve as the general manager for Detroit’s […]
China 24-year-old defenseman Zimeng Chen calls Beijing, CHN home, and got into 104 games over two seasons with the Cowichan Valley Capitals, where he collected three goals and 11 assists. This season, Chen has suited up in six games for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinential Hockey League. Chen’s career […]
BCHL extends regular season by seven days The season will now be completed on Sunday, Mar. 27 instead of Sunday, Mar. 20. The BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs will begin on Friday, Apr. 1. Lafontaine loaned to Chicago Wolves The American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves announced that 24-year-old goaltender Jack […]
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 […]
The Cranbrook Bucks have made a couple of trades in recent weeks, as their roster starts to take shape ahead of the season’s second half. Both trades involved members of Cranbrook’s inaugural season, and the deals have been with Coastal Conference clubs. First, just ahead of their final game before […]
With the exponential spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the BC Hockey League has taken various measures and precautions to try and prevent further spread and protect its players, personnel, and fans. Below is a timeline of the BCHL’s reaction to the Omicron outbreak from across BC […]
COVID-19 hits pause on the Smoke Eaters The BCHL announced on Tuesday that the Trail Smoke Eaters have paused all team activities for the next five days in accordance with the league’s COVID-19 protocol and provincial health regulations. As a result, the Smokies three games this week are postponed. They […]
The Chilliwack Chiefs were one of the favorites heading into the 2021-22 BC Hockey League season after posting a perfect preseason at 5-0. The Chiefs came out relatively ordinary and dropped their season opener to the Langley Rivermen. Their October performance kept them in the middle of the pack with […]
Gorton commits to Boston University 2002-born Victoria Grizzlies forward Jack Gorton has committed to Boston University to play NCAA hockey starting in September 2022. Gorton, a rookie forward for the Grizzlies from Granite Springs, NY, has three goals and eight points in 26 games this season. Kim to play college […]
