Dallas Calvin’s first season as an assistant coach with the BCHL’s Trail Smoke Eaters resulted in a lot of learning. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks alum began coaching when his playing career ended in 2018-19, joining the BCIHL’s Selkirk Saints the following year as an assistant coach for a season. He has also coached in […]
The Hershey Bears announced yesterday that the club signed forward Bear Hughes to an American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. Hughes, 20, a former Spokane Brave, led the Western Hockey League’s Spokane Chiefs in all scoring categories this season, posting a team best in goals (24), assists (43), and points (67). He […]
Once the Penticton Vees defeated the Nanaimo Clippers 8-2 to sweep the B.C. Hockey League championship and claim the Fred Page Cup, it was the second time Matt Miller hoisted the trophy above his head. “It was really exciting,” said Miller, who was an assistant coach with the Revelstoke Grizzlies in 2019-20 and did […]
Christian Mealey of the Kimberley Dynamiters has signed to play for the Melfort Mustangs in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the 2022-23 season. In his lone season with the Dynamiters in the KIJHL, Mealey, 19, was second on the team in points with 40 in 36 games. He added 10 goals and 18 […]
Nelson Leafs goalie Dylan Marshall has signed to play for the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 2022-23. In his lone season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, the Saskatoon product won 15 of his 20 regular season games with a .930 save percentage and a 1.67 goals against average. […]
Summerland Steam defenceman Nate McIsaac captained the Team B.C. Under-18 male squad to a bronze medal at the 2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Membertou, Nova Scotia, May 7-14. The third-place finish meant back-to-back bronze medals for the squad, who last won bronze at the 2019 NAHC in Whitehorse, Yukon (a tournament was not […]
The Columbia Valley Rockies are excited to embark on the search for a new Head Coach & General Manager and offer congratulations to Briar McNaney, who has accepted a position at the Junior A level. Applications are being accepted immediately and interested candidates may submit a cover letter and resume to Rockies’ president Brett […]
Columbia Valley Rockies defenceman Tyson Tisdale has signed with the Kindersley Klippers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. “It’s awesome. That’s the whole point. You go to the KIJHL to move on and this is a stepping stone,” said Tisdale. “I think I gave a lot for my time there and it shows and […]
In 2015-16, KIJHL alumni Riley Spraggs and Michael Hails helped the Lindenwood University Lions men’s ice hockey team win the 2016 American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division I National Championship with a 2-1 victory over Iowa State. Hails, a freshman goalie, had such a strong performance that he was selected as the Most Valuable […]
Marc-Antoine Gagnon, who played for the Creston Valley Thunder Cats in 2015-16, has signed to play for Drakkars De Caen in France’s top division. Drakkars added Gagnon to strengthen its defence, bringing in the 24-year-old Canadian right-hander after a season in Division 2 with Villard-de-Lans and in Slovakia with HK Martin after playing Division 1 […]
