Lake Cowichan 1 Victoria 5 A trio of first period goals got the Victoria Cougars rolling towards 4-1 victory over the visiting Lake Cowichan Kraken at Archie Browning Arena. First star Ben Wetterberg, second star Grady Slugget, James Clarke, Caydan Arsenault and Austin Ralph tallied for the Cougars (17-6-2), who led 3-0 after the first […]

Campbell River 1 Comox Valley 3 Third period goals by Cameron Collins and Westin Churchill lifted the Comox Valley Glacier Kings to a 3-1 victory over the Campbell River Storm in Saturday night VIJHL play at the Comox Valley Sports Centre. Ethan Gobel scored in the first for Comox Valley (12-11-2-1) and Ryder Tanner tallied […]

Oceanside 6 Saanich 1 First star Ryken Lay’s two goals led the way as the North Division leading Oceanside Generals drove past the Saanich Predators 6-1 in Friday night VIJHL action in front of 96 fans at George Pearkes Arena in Saanich. Oceanside (15-8-1 for 31 points) led 1-0 and 5-1 by periods and had […]

Nanaimo 2 Westshore 4 First star Sam Spring fired two goals and added an assist to help the Westshore Wolves double the Nanaimo Buccaneers 4-2 in Wednesday night VIJHL play in front of 126 fans at The Q Centre. Westshore (19-4-2) led 1-0 and 3-1 by periods and also had single markers from Kaden Ryan […]

The VIJHL announced its Stars of the Week following the 12th week of play in the 2025-26 season. Joseph Melicharof the Victoria Cougars was the Forward of the Week with four goals including a hat trick in one game, three assists and seven points in three games. Joseph is also the VIJHL’s leading scorer with 22 goals, […]

Victoria 5 Nanaimo 2 VIJHL leading scorer Joseph Melichar had two goals and an assist and was named first star while leading the Victoria Cougars to a 5-2 decision over the Nanaimo Buccaneers in front of 290 fans at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. Ben Wetterberg and Jacob Bernardo and Jordan Ramsay on one-timers on the […]

Peninsula 9 Comox Valley 2 Peninsula Panthers came roaring out of the gate with six first period goals and went on to down the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 9-2 in Saturday night VIJHL action at the Comox Valley Sports Centre. Second star Ethan Lingard had two goals, and second star Jacob Caron, Carson Harris, Joe […]

Port Alberni 4 Saanich 3 First star Kash Nicklin had a goal and an assist as the Port Alberni Bombers held on to beat the Saanich Predators in Friday night VIJHL action in front of 103 fans at George Pearkes Arena. Port Alberni led 2-0 and at one point 4-1 in the second before Saanich […]

VIJHL Game Summaries 20.11.25 Nov. 20: Buccaneers Nip Wolves, Both Clubs Move To Top Of Their Division   Campbell River 3 Victoria 4 (OT) League leading scorer Joseph Melichar scored his 19th goal of the season at 1:03 of overtime to give the Victoria Cougars a 4-3 victory over the Campbell River Storm in Thursday […]

Published Thursday, November 20, 2025 By Tony Trozzo , Victoria News The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League is keeping player safety at the forefront, continuing its partnership with the Saanich Police Department to deliver safe driving workshops to teams in the south division. The sessions, led by the department’s Traffic Safety Unit, give players a […]