The BC Hockey League for its 60th celebration is having all 18 teams have a retro jersey or jersey that represents hockey history in a respective team’s region. Along with the jerseys, each BCHL team will hold a retro night to honor their team or regional hockey history. The BCHL […]
Tag: Victoria Salsa
Examining several Victoria Grizzlies’ starting goaltenders over the years
In 26 seasons, the Victoria Grizzlies have seen over a dozen starting goalies play for them. The latest to take the starting job is Carter Woodside. Woodside emerged as Victoria’s number one goalie during the Port Alberni Pod last season. He helped backstop the team to the pod championship. […]
BCHL Today: Caps pick Anstey from Fort Mac, Smokies, Express, and Bulldogs add to staff, and more!
Capitals acquire Anstey from Fort Mac NEWS: The Capitals have acquired 19 year old forward Ethan Anstey from the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in exchange for future considerations. #BlueCollar https://t.co/gus2JLVnoP pic.twitter.com/dn54fn7kJS — Cowichan Capitals (@cowichancaps) September 15, 2021 The Cowichan Valley Capitals announced on Wednesday the acquisition of 2002-born […]
Former Grizzlies’ den members: The Benn brothers
Of all the brothers to play for the Victoria Grizzlies, the Benn brothers are the most famous. From 2004-07, Jamie Benn and Jordie Benn played together on the same teams. From the junior B Peninsula Panthers to the newly renamed (at the time) Grizzlies, they were teammates. It was only during the […]
Former Grizzlies’ den members: Tyler Bozak
Of the several former Victoria Grizzlies to make the National Hockey League, Tyler Bozak is one of the greatest. A prolific point producer, Bozak often led Victoria in scoring during his three seasons. Bozak is part of two groups with the franchise. He started as a member of the […]
Revisiting the rebrand of the Salsa to the Grizzlies
It’s been fifteen seasons since the Victoria Salsa rebranded as the Victoria Grizzlies. In those fifteen seasons, the team has seen many star players play for the team. Players like Jamie and Jordie Benn, Tyler Bozak, Tyson Barrie, and Alex Newhook have all gone on to play in the […]
More BCHL games at alternate venues
In April, I wrote an article looking at BCHL games played at alternate venues. In response to that article, several Twitter users pointed out games I missed in the original article. With this article, I’ve decided to follow up and examine several more games which I missed. Thanks to BCHLNetwork managing […]
BCHL awards history dotted with Grizzlies and Salsa players
In their 26 year history, the Victoria Grizzlies players have racked up an impressive amount of awards. Everyone from coaches to players was awarded hardware during their time with the team. Some of these awards were given to players who are now in the National Hockey League. Others were […]
Five of the wildest BCHL logos over the years
The BC Hockey League has had some legendary logos in its 59 years of activity. There are so many out there, you would need a more extended list than just five to cover them all. Today though, let’s look back through the years and review some of the wildest […]
Recapping the 2001 Doyle Cup: Salsa vs. Kodiaks
(This article was originally published on Mar. 15, 2021) In their 26 year history, the Victoria Grizzlies have played in the RBC Cup only once. In 2009, they hosted the tournament at The Q Centre. As covered in a previous article, the Grizzlies were eliminated in the semi-finals of […]
