VIJHL Playoff Summary – March 20 Campbell River 4 Saanich 1 A strong third period and dominant goaltending were the key ingredients as the Campbell River Storm downed the Saanich Braves 4-1 Wednesday night to take the VIJHL Semifinal series in 4. Storm Head Coach Mike Wilson decided to give Jaden Little the start between […]
VIJHL Playoff Summary – March 18 Campbell River 3 Saanich 1 The energy in the George Pearkes Arena was electric on Monday night as the two sides came out ready to play. The Storm, on the strength of two quick goals in the third, earned a 3-1 win and a 3-0 series lead. Pearce Messer […]
VIJHL Playoff Summary – March 16 – Round Two Nanaimo 4 Victoria 3 Teams just don’t come back when they trail the Cougars by three early in the second but they are not the Nanaimo Buccaneers. The Bucs erase a three goal deficit and take Game 3 at the Pirate Ship, 4-3. Brendan Rogers scored […]
VIJHL Playoff Summary – March 15 – Round Two Campbell River 3 Saanich 2 Double OT Reid Wheeldon was the Campbell River hero as the Storm defeated the Saanich Braves in Game 1 of their semifinals matchup. The best word to describe Friday’s game would be ‘tentative’. It was clear that both teams recognized the […]
Host Mark Berry talks with players Jackson Dyke, Ryan Strange and Liam Nijhoff ahead of Game 1 for the Saanich/Campbell River series. Also included interviews with the Head Coaches Mike Wilson and Sam Waterfield. The podcast concludes with the Cougars Post Game Show with Jordan Smith, Tom Arlidge and Head Coach Suneil Karod. https://soundcloud.com/user-180735882/vijhl-gameday-magazine-episode-26
VIJHL Playoff Summary – March 14 – Round Two Victoria 4 Nanaimo 2 Foster Martin capped off an impressive first period as the Cougars struck for three in the first enroute to a 4-2 doubling of the Nanaimo Buccaneers at the Arch Thursday night. The series is now tied up at 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYALND_EkWM&feature=emb_logo In addition […]
VIJHL Playoff Summary – March 12 – Round Two Nanaimo 2 Victoria 1 Jory Swanson scored a late one (16:38) to give the Buccaneers a 1-0 series lead in round 2 of the VIJHL playoffs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJVL_aiasTE&feature=emb_logo The consensus from the Victoria side was as their Head Coach Suneil Karod stated in the Cougars’ post game […]
VIJHL Playoff Summary – March 10 Campbell River 3 Peninsula 0 Aaron de Kok, on the strength of a 23 save performance, backstopped the Campbell River Storm to a 3-0 victory over the Peninsula Panthers. Two nervous teams hit the ice Sunday night at the Brindy and although the two teams eventually settled in and […]
VIJHL Playoff Summary – Opening Round Updates Peninsula Panthers #8 Campbell River #1 SERIES TIED AT 3 If there has been one series that points to the parity in the VIJHL, it’s this one. The Campbell River Storm edged the Peninsula Panthers 3-1 on Friday night to force a Game 7 at the Brindy on […]
VIJHL Playoff Summary – March 4 Peninsula 4 Campbell River 3 Jakob Gajda was the hero as the Peninsula Panthers downed the Campbell River Storm 4-3 and took a 3-1 series stranglehold over the regular season champions. After a scoreless first, the two teams combined for 6 goals in the second. Damon Kramer, Darren Hards […]
