Preds Play First Home Game in New Arena

It’s time! The Saanich Predators are hosting our first official home game in the newly-renovated GOLD rink at Pearkes Arena this Friday, October 1st! We’re looking forward to welcoming the Comox Valley Glacier Kings for our second matchup of the season. Mayor Fred Haynes will be on hand to welcome spectators and both teams to […]

Bombers Fall to the Generals in OT

The Port Alberni Bombers were a goal away from grabbing their first win of the season but was snatched away by the Oceanside Generals by a final score of 4-3 in overtime. It was a tense game throughout. Especially in the first, where it was deadlocked until the Generals had scored with just 20 seconds […]

COUGARS UNDEFEATED SO FAR

The Cougars managed to hold off the Wolves and remain the only unbeaten team in the league. Unfortunately, they didn’t do it in a pretty fashion. Last Thursday the Cougars had a slow start against the Predators, but eventually found their rhythm on route to a thumping. Today, the Cougars had a slow start, slow […]

Peninsula Panthers Split Weekend Games

It seemed as though the Peninsula Panthers had been spinning their tires in mud over the first three VIJHL Regular Season games and along with the spinning tires and mud, came three straight tough losses.  The Club had played well enough to have a dramatically different record going into Friday’s game against the Westshore Wolves […]

Glacier Kings Split Weekend Games

The Comox Valley Glacier Kings finished the weekend splitting a pair of games, both were exciting and were decided by just a goal. On Friday, they beat the Lake Cowichan Kraken 4-3 in a shootout. Then on Saturday they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Saanich Predators in Courtenay The Predators jumped out to an […]

EDDIE KINGSTON, THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECT OF THE STORM PASSES AWAY

EDDIE KINGSTON, THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECT OF THE STORM PASSES AWAY Edward Albert Kingston, better known to Storm fans as “Eddie” passed away peacefully in Renfrew Ontario on September 2 (2021) at the age of 84. He was the owner and GM of the Campbell River Storm from its inception in 1997 to 2006. In that […]

Updated Public Health Order for the VIJHL

As there have been 2 Public Health Officer (PHO) orders come out in the last couple of weeks that impact the VIJHL, all teams have been requested to comply with the Mandatory Masks in indoor public spaces and the Mandatory Vaccine orders. As of Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, masks must be worn in all indoor public spaces […]

Two Games Postponed

In the best interests of the League and with an abundance of caution, the VIJHL COVID Committee and the VIJHL Executive have decided that the next two Lake Cowichan regular season games scheduled for this Friday and Saturday are CANCELLED. These games will be rescheduled and new dates will be published as soon as they are available. […]

SEPTEMBER 8th GAME POSTPONED

The League has been advised that some players in our teams have tested positive for COVID in the past couple of days. We have advised both Lake Cowichan and Westshore that in the best interests of the League and in an attempt to mitigate the risk of spreading this virus further, the VIJHL COVID Committee and the […]