PARKSVILLE, B.C- The Oceanside Generals made a big roster move this week by re-acquiring Forward Foster Martin from the Saanich Braves for a Player Development Fee. The Port Alberni product spent the 2016-17 campaign with the Generals collecting 19 points in 45 games. “We’re happy to announce the return of Foster to our fans and […]
The Comox Valley Glacier Kings are pleased to announce the hiring of Jeff Dubois as the team’s new Head Coach & General Manager. Dubois joins the Glacier Kings after spending the past two seasons as the Assistant Coach & Assistant General Manager with the BCHL’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs. From 2014-2017, Dubois coached the KIJHL’s Creston […]
It’s that time of the year again, “Pink in the Rink”. The Saanich Jr. Braves will be hosting their annual fundraising game in support of Anneswer to Cancer and Victoria Hospice! On Friday, October 18th, 2019, The Saanich Braves are taking on the Westshore Wolves in what is sure to be an action packed game, […]
https://soundcloud.com/user-180735882/this-week-in-the-vi-week-3-sep-15-22 THIS WEEK IN THE VI #3 September 19-22 Generals 5 Westshore 4 Week 3 kicked off with a beauty at Juan de Fuca Arena as the Generals edged the Wolves 5-4. Tristan Jones gave Westshore the early lead minutes into the opening period on Wednesday. Ben Duffin added a power play goal and midway […]
https://soundcloud.com/user-180735882/this-week-in-the-vi-week-1-sep-1019 Week One – September 5-7 Cougars 4 Wolves 2 The answer to the trivia question, who scored the first goal of the 2019-2020 VIJHL season, is Matthew Clark of the Victoria Cougars. In the league opener, Thursday, he turned the light on at 13:35 of the first from Jude Wessel and Ethan Roworth. Just […]
The Saanich Braves Jr Hockey Club have announced that Brent Polischuk has accepted the position of Head Coach and General Manager for the 2019-20 season. According to a Braves press release from owners Edward Geric and Norm Kelly on July 18, “Brent has extensive experience in coaching, player development, player evaluation and scouting.” Coach Polischuk […]
The Nanaimo Buccaneers were out in the community on Sunday supporting the 35th annual Silly Boat Regatta event in Nanaimo. This event is held annually and all the money collected goes to support Nanaimo Child Development Centre. This year the Buccaneers were asked to run the dunk tank. It was a lot of fun; below […]
At the May VIJHL meetings, the Board of Governors made some decisions that will have an impact on the 2019-2020 season. Here are some of the highlights: Shoot-Out and Overtime The ‘Shoot-out’ to resolve games that are deadlocked will remain for the 2019-2020 season but there will be changes to ‘Overtime’. Overtime will be limited […]
VIJHL Championship Finals – Game 4 – March 31 Victoria 5 Campbell River 0 A three goal performance from Mateo Albinati capped off a perfect performance from the Victoria Cougars as they dominated the Campbell River Storm 5-0 and took a 3-1 Championship Final series stranglehold Sunday night at the Arch in Esquimalt. The Cougars […]
VIJHL Championship Finals – Game 3 – March 29 Victoria 4 Campbell River 0 The Victoria Cougars played a physical, skilled game punctuated by stellar goaltending enroute to a 4-0 victory and a 2-1 series lead on Friday night in Campbell River. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zFRq6kBSO8&feature=emb_logo Similar to Game 2, it was the Cougars that seemed to win […]
