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August 8th, 2021. Victoria, BC (ISN) - Football returned in earnest Sunday as six teams, with players from as far away as Vancouver and Alberta, descended on Langford, BC for a touch-football tournament which ran all day at Goudy Field.Our roving, senior photographer Erich...

General Manager Barclay Parneta announced today that 2002-born goaltender Jesper Vikman (Stockholm, SWE) has signed a Standard WHL Player Agreement with the Vancouver Giants.JESPER VIKMAN'S ELITE PROSPECTS PAGE Vikman, a 6’3”, 176-pound left-catching goaltender was selected by the Giants with the eighth overall pick in...

The Victoria City Rowing Club is proud to announce that two junior athletes are selected for the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships that will take place in Plovdiv Bulgaria from August 11th to August 15th.   VCRC will be represented on the Junior Men’s side by...

Today, the Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) have agreed to terms with free agent goaltender Philipp Grubauer (@philgrubauer31) to a six-year contract ($5.9 million AAV).“We’re excited to add a goaltender of Philipp’s caliber, especially coming off of a season where he was a finalist for the...

The Victoria Royals announced they have signed 2021 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft pick, Sebastian Wraneschitz, to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.Wraneschitz was a standout at this year’s World Junior Championship and made his first appearance for the Austrian Men’s National team against Belarus on April 16, 2021. The netminder, who measures 6’0”...

Story and Photos by Christian J. StewartJuly 26, 2021, Victoria, BC - Don’t let the Abbotsford Cardinals 9-17 record fool you.They are big, hard hitting and after winning six of their last eight games to end the 2021 BC Premier Baseball League regular season,...

Story and Photos by Christian J. StewartJuly 26, 2021, Victoria, BC - The White Rock Tritons won three out of four games this past weekend, splitting a pair with the Victoria Eagles on Saturday and sweeping the Whalley Chiefs on Sunday, giving the now...

The Victoria Royals are proud to announce Gannon Laroque was drafted in the fourth round, 103rd overall to the San Jose Sharks in the 2021 NHL Draft earlier today.Last season, the 17-year-old became a top defenceman for the Royals, logging the most minutes played...

The Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) concluded the 2021 NHL Draft with Kraken General Manager Ron Francis and Director of Amateur Scouting Robert Kron making six selections.After selecting forward Matthew Beniers with the second-overall selection, the Kraken began day two by nabbing 19-year-old Ryker Evans with...

The Western Hockey League is proud to announce 33 WHL players have been selected in the 2021 NHL Draft, conducted virtually over the course of Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24.Since the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, a total of 2,101 players have been...

July 22, 2021  Victoria, BC (ISN) - Nearly three weeks ago many watched as the Canadian Men's Basketball team's hopes of qualifying for a 2020 Tokyo Olympic berth were dashed, falling in overtime to a hot-shooting Czech side that eventually won the Olympic qualifier,...