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May 14, 2019 Reuters – Canada’s Sam Reinhart celebrates a goal against host Slovakia during Monday’s IIHF championship Group A game at Steel Arena in Kosice last night. Canada edged Slovakia 6-5 on a power-play goal from Mark Stone with one second left in regulation to improve its record to 2-1 at the 16-nation Read More »
May 13, 2019 For the Vancouver Giants, there truly is no tomorrow. It all comes down to tonight’s Game 7 in Prince Albert vs the home town Raiders, a team that has posted an almost unbeatable record all season (54-10-2-2, 112 points). But the Giants have been formidable too, especially over the final half Read More »
May 13, 2019 The 2019 Rogers WHL Championship Series is going the distance. Sunday night in Prince Albert, the Vancouver Giants earned a 4-2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders, forcing a seventh and deciding game Monday night at 6 PM PT. Davis Koch paced the Giants with two goals while goaltender David Tendeck Read More »
May 12, 2019 By Brendan Pawliw, MYPGNOW It did not take long for the Prince George Spruce Kings to look like themselves at the National Junior A Hockey Championship in Brooks, Alberta. The Doyle Cup and Fred Page Cup Champions exploded for three goals in the second period to ensure a 5-1 Read More »
May 5, 2019 by Brendan Pawliw, MyPrinceGeorgeNow.com The Prince George Spruce Kings magical season took another turn for the good on Saturday. After trailing 2-1 heading into the third period against the Brooks Bandits, the BCHL’s Fred Page Cup champs potted three goals in the final twenty minutes, claiming the franchise’s first Read More »
May 3, 2019 Patrick Cozzi continues to have the hot stick for the Prince George Spruce Kings. Best known as a play-maker, the 21-year-old from Greenlawn, New York scored two more goals as the Prince George Spruce Kings defeated the Brooks Bandits on Thursday in a 4-1 home ice victory. After Read More »
May 3, 2019 Here’s a closer look at the BC picks from yesterday’s WHL Bantam Draft, held in Red Deer. As has been the case for the past several years, players from BC’s CSSHL programs dominated the 60 BC player selections in this year’s WHL Bantam Draft, with 46 in total, including Read More »
May 1, 2019 The friendly confines of the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena seemed to be enough to give the Prince George Spruce Kings a boost. Trailing 2-1 in the first three games in the Doyle Cup to the Brooks Bandits, the Spruce Kings put forth a gutsy effort posting a 3-1 win in front Read More »
May 2, 2019 It was a record setting day for the Canadian Sport School Hockey League at the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft as 85 student athletes from the 2018-19 season were selected. The 85 selections breaks the previous record of 81, which was set last year. In total, 13 CSSHL student athletes Read More »
May 2, 2019 The Western Hockey League completed the first round of the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft this morning at the Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre in Red Deer, Alberta. After retaining the first-overall pick from the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft Lottery, the Winnipeg ICE (formerly Kootenay ICE) used the pick Read More »
May 2, 2019 Here’s the complete list of players selected in this year’s WHL Bantam Draft, held in Red Deer, Alberta today. RD OV Team Player Name Pos Height Weight DOB Last Team Hometown 1 1 Winnipeg Savoie, Matthew C 5.09 165 01/01/2004 Northern Alberta Xtreme Mdgt Prep St. Albert, AB 1 2 Winnipeg Read More »
April 29, 2019 Ted Clark, Prince George Citizen Driven to distraction by the Brooks Bandits and not winning any favours from the guys wearing the stripes, the Prince George Spruce Kings did something Sunday they’d never done in their two-month-long playoff run. They lost consecutive games. The Brooks Bandits could do no wrong Read More »
April 29, 2019 For the third time in the 18-year history of the franchise, the Vancouver Giants have advanced to the Western Hockey League Finals. The Giants earned a 3-2 victory over the Spokane Chiefs on home ice in Langley on Friday night to secure the Western Conference title, after eliminating the Chiefs in Read More »
April 29, 2019 It all comes down to this. The two top-ranked teams from the 2018-19 Western Hockey Regular Season will meet for the right to be called WHL Champions as the Prince Albert Raiders and Vancouver Giants collide in the 2019 Rogers #WHLChampionship Series. Confirming their spot Friday were the Giants, Read More »
April 29, 2019 Edmonton, AB – The Prince Albert Raiders are heading to the 2019 Rogers WHL Championship. The Raiders knocked off the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-2 Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Championship on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Place, defeating the Oil Kings four games to two. Aliaksei Protas recorded a hat Read More »
April 29, 2019 At the end of the day, the home town Swedes were wearing gold, Russia silver, and USA bronze, as the U18 World Hockey Championships came to a close on Sunday. Canada finished fourth, after falling to 4-3 in OT to the Swedes in the semi and losing 5-2 to the Read More »
April 29, 2019 The U.S. earned the bronze medal with a 5-2 win over Canada, and Jack Hughes earned his place in history on Sunday. With a goal and two assists, the American captain broke Alexander Ovechkin’s career points record (31). Hughes finishes his two-year U18 career with 32 points. “It’s just a really special Read More »
April 28, 2019 Canadian Press ORNSKOLDSVIK, Sweden — Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists Sunday to set a new tournament scoring record as the United States defeated Canada 5-2 in the bronze-medal game of the 2019 under-18 men’s hockey championship. Hughes’ three-point effort gave him 20 points at the 2019 tournament Read More »
Get ready for just the fifth all-European final in U18 Worlds history. On Albin Grewe’s goal with 2:31 left, host Sweden edged Canada 4-3 in Saturday’s second semi-final and will face Russia for gold on Sunday. The Swedes are seeking their first U18 gold ever. “We won the last game 3-0, but now it’s a Read More »
April 28, 2019 The United States lost 3-2 in a shootout to Russia in the semifinals of the 2019 IIHF World Under-18 Championship at Ornskoldsvik, Sweden on Saturday. The U.S. will play Canada, which lost 4-3 to Sweden in the other semifinal, for third place on Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET; NHLN). Each Read More »
April 28, 2019 The Brooks Bandits evened the Doyle Cup series at one after beating the Prince George Spruce Kings 3-1 in Game 2 on Saturday night. After dropping Game 1, the Bandits were all over Prince George from puckdrop, scoring 3:01 into the game and outshooting the Spruce Kings 22-3 in the Read More »
April 26, 2019 Canada is travelling to Ornskoldsvik to play the host Swedes in the semi-finals on Saturday after defeating Latvia 3-1 yesterday. It was a very close game that provided the Canadians with one important lesson: “Don’t underestimate any teams,” said Brayden Tracey. “I think if we play hard and play the Read More »
April 26, 2017 by Isreal Fehr, The Athletic Even Layton Ahac himself had to chuckle when asked what exactly got into him in the BCHL playoffs. By his own admission, he is a “two-way D that takes care of my own end.” And with 32 points in 53 regular season games, Ahac was certainly Read More »
April 14, 2019 CALGARY – When former Canadian Junior Hockey League standout Cale Makar was presented the 2019 Hobey Baker Award Friday as the top player in U.S. collegiate hockey, he became the 10th former CJHLer to garner the accolades. The CJHL Most Valuable Player and Top Defenceman honouree in 2017, after starring Read More »
April 25, 2019 by Lucas Ackroyd, photo Steve Kingsman / IIHF He’s number one with a bullet! Captain Jack Hughes shone with a hat trick and an assist in a 6-0 quarter-final win as the U.S. ended Finland’s one-year reign as U18 world champions. The Americans will face Russia in Saturday’s semi-finals, after Read More »
April 23, 2019 by Maria Tasssone, photo Chris Tanouye IIHF It was a close game until the last half of the final frame when Canada pulled ahead of the Czechs, taking a 6-2 win into the quarter-finals. The Canadians take the top seed of Group A and will face Latvia on Thursday, while the Read More »
April 25, 2019 Dawson Holt scored 7:07 into the first overtime Wednesday, elevating the Vancouver Giants to a 3-1 series lead and pushing the Spokane Chiefs to the brink of elimination. A pair of goals from 2019 NHL Draft prospect Adam Beckman gave the Chiefs a 2-0 lead at the end of two, before Read More »
April 25, 2019 The Prince Albert Raiders bounced back with a 2-1 win Wednesday to even up the Eastern Conference Championship at two games apiece. 2019 NHL Draft prospect Brett Leason and Noah Gregor (San Jose Sharks) scored for the Raiders while Wyatt McLeod broke up the Raiders’ shutout bid late in regulation. The Read More »
April 19, 2019 When the Prince George Spruce Kings raised the BCHL championship Fred Page Cup Tuesday night, eight graduates from the BWC Hockey Academy were part of the celebration. All, except for 15 year old call up Fin Williams, had played a year of CSSHL E15 and a year of Midget Prep before Read More »
April 19, 2019 by Lauren Zandee A fierce battle for the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference Championship will ignite between the Vancouver Giants and Spokane Chiefs tonight in Langley. Coming off a 4-1 series win against the Everett Silvertips in the second round, the Spokane Chiefs will be hot with momentum; a characteristic Read More »
