Hockey

The Brandon Wheat Kings will have a new head coach for the 2019-20 Western Hockey league season.Brandon Owner and Governor Kelly McCrimmon has announced a change in the coaching ranks of the hockey club as Head Coach David Anning’s contract will not be renewed.This is the...

The Penticton Vees announced today that 1999-born forward Jay O’Brien has committed to the Vees for the 2019-20 season. He was the 19th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers.O’Brien, from Hingham, Massachusetts, comes to Penticton after spending the...

It is a full circle return for the newest addition to the Express staff.Victoria native Sam Waterfield has been hired as an assistant coach and will join Head Coach Jason Fortier on the bench this season. Assistant Coach Jamie Jackson, who was named Head...

 Eight WHL goaltenders have been invited to Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence Goaltending Camp in preparation for the 2019-20 season with a four-day goaltending camp at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.The camp brings together the top goaltending talent...

The Penticton Vees announced today that Assistant General Manager Steve Cocker has accepted a new position as the Executive Director of the British Columbia Hockey League, and Director of Hockey Operations Adam West will assume Cocker’s duties with the team. Cocker, from Orangeville, Ontario, joined...

The Prince Albert Raiders are proud to announce that the club has signed General Manager Curtis Hunt and Head Coach Marc Habscheid to multi-year extensions. Further terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Habscheid is unavailable for comment at this time. Hunt was introduced as General...

The Medicine Hat Tigers announced today that Willie Desjardins will be returning as General Manager and Head Coach.Desjardins was the head coach of the Tigers from 2002-10 before leaving to become an associate coach for the Dallas Stars. During his tenure with the Tigers,...

With the hockey club’s Prospects Camp behind us and training camp three months away, the Brandon Wheat Kings are pleased to announce the signings of their three first round picks in this year’s Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.Wheat Kings’ Director of Scouting Darren Ritchie says that...

The Penticton Vees announced today that they have received a commitment from 2000-born forward Tristan Amonte for the 2019-20 season.Amonte, from Norwell, Massachusetts, spent last season with the Youngstown Phantoms after the previous four years at Thayer Academy.The right-shot forward played 121 games at...

The Penticton Vees announced today that they have received a commitment from 2002- born defenceman Scott Gilowski for the 2019-20 season.Gilowski, from Vernon, might be familiar to Vees fans as he suited up for three games as an affiliate player last season. His BCHL...

The Medicine Hat Tigers announced this morning that the Hockey Club and General Manager/ Head Coach Shaun Clouston have parted ways.Clouston joined the Medicine Hat Tigers as an assistant coach in the 2003-04 season and starting in the 2010-11 season assumed the Head Coaching...