Hockey

Hockey Canada announced Wednesday the 66 players selected to represent Canada at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, set for Nov. 2-9 in Medicine Hat, Alta., and Swift Current, Sask. The 66 players will be divided into three teams – Team Canada Black, Team...

The BC Hockey League announced today that Shaw Communications has come on board as one of the league’s Founding Partners. This multi-year agreement will see Shaw become the title sponsor of the BCHL Playoffs, which take place in March and April each season.“Known as...

The Western Hockey League announced today that Portland Winterhawks goaltender Joel Hofer has been named the WHL Eli Wilson Goaltending Goaltender of the Week for the week ending October 13, 2019.In three games and 185 minutes of action this week, the St. Louis Blues prospect posted a 2-0-0-1 record, 0.97...

The Western Hockey League announced today that Medicine Hat Tigers captain James Hamblin has been named the WHL On the Run Player of the Week for the week ending October 13, 2019.Hamblin recorded seven points (2G-5A) and a plus-seven rating in three wins for the Medicine Hat Tigers this past week. The performance helped the Tigers open...

The Western Hockey League announced today two rule changes that will take effect immediately. The rule changes were approved Tuesday, October 8 at the WHL General Managers meeting in Calgary.The rule changes to be in effect for games beginning tonight include:Double-Minor Penalty –...

The BCHL has announced that its Board of Governors has approved the sale of the Coquitlam Express to local businessman Fayaz Manji.Manji will serve as the team’s Governor and the team has announced that Ron Veit will serve as Alternate Governor and special advisor...

The BC Hockey League announced today that the city of Cranbrook has been awarded an expansion franchise.The Cranbrook Bucks will become the league’s 18th team and will begin play in the 2020-21 season, playing out of Western Financial Place in Cranbrook."We are pleased to...

The Western Hockey League is proud to announce 44 WHL players have been named to NHL Central Scouting’s ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2020 NHL Draft. The annual ‘Players to Watch’ list was issued Monday by NHL Central Scouting.NHL Central Scouting identifies players...

The Penticton Vees Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club is ranked #1 in the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s (CJHL) Top 20 Rankings for the third week in a row.The rankings are a weekly installment and are compiled by an independent scouting source. The Vees are ranked...

The West Kelowna Warriors snap their eight game losing streak after defeating the Vernon Vipers 4-0.Both clubs got themselves into penalty trouble early on with a combined 5 power play attempts, but both clubs played stout defensively to keep it scoreless after one. The...

Saturday night in Winnipeg, MB the Vancouver Giants earned a 4-0 shutout victory over the Winnipeg ICE. David Tendeck turned aside all 36 shots he faced in the Giants net to record his second consecutive shutout while Milos Roman, Justin Lies, Evan Patrician and...