For the Victoria Grizzlies, the only thing better than having Myles and Gerry Fitzgerald on the ice is having all three of the triplets terrorizing the opposition. After three months on the injured list, Leo Fitzgerald is close to returning, and was a thrilled spectator on Saturday night, as the Grizzlies put an exclamation mark […]
It took rookie Jay Mackie about 20 games to catch his balance with the Victoria Grizzlies. Since he did, the 18-year-old centreman from Kingston, Ont., has come into his own. Mackie was riding a 10-game point-scoring streak, when the Grizzlies opened the 2014 portion of the B.C. Hockey League season with a bang, scoring a […]
It’s the home stretch of the B.C. Hockey League season, and the Victoria Grizzlies are opening the new year as the No. 1 team in the league. With a winning team, and a soon-to-be-unveiled plan to create more community involvement at Bear Mountain Arena, new GM and part-owner Pete Zubersky was bubbling over with enthusiasm […]
Photo by Bruce Stotesbury – Times Colonist As a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines hockey club, Nolan DeJong will not have an opportunity to play outdoors in the Big House (Michigan Stadium) this season, instead settling on Dec. 27 and 28 dates against Western Michigan and either Michigan State or Michigan Tech at […]
Early last season, Brandon Egli was adrift, not sure where his hockey career was going. Playing with the Trail Smoke Eaters, Egli was unhappy with his role. After discussing it with his family, Egli chose to leave the Smokies and the B.C. Hockey League, come home to Colwood, and play Junior B hockey with the […]
Storm Wahlrab can’t wait to get home. Come Sunday the rugged Victoria Grizzlies’ forward will kick up his feet, likely grab a surfboard and carve a few turns into the waves at home at Laguna Niguel, Calif. It’s a long way from the snow that came down in Victoria on Friday. Not that Wahlrab didn’t […]
On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, the Victoria Grizzlies were hoping to leave the Powell River Kings — in their patented green uniforms — in a desperate search for a four-leaf clover on their way home. It turns out the visitors didn’t need any luck at all. All they really required were six power-play […]
The Victoria Grizzlies drew first blood in Round 1 of the B.C. Hockey League playoffs on Friday night at Bear Mountain Arena — a thirsty-looking lot who snapped a six-game winless stretch over the last half-dozen regular-season games. Leo Fitzgerald returned to the lineup and collected a goal and three assists in a 5-2 victory […]
A recent report outlying ongoing financial concerns of B.C. Hockey League clubs and fears of possible losses of teams is not being overlooked by owners of the Victoria Grizzlies. A story based out of Trail this week painted a bleak financial forecast, due to a drop in the numbers of fans across the Junior A […]
Looking for a piece of first place in the B.C. Hockey League on Sunday afternoon, the Victoria Grizzlies had to settle for being second best in a 3-2 loss to the streaking Penticton Vees. Brett Beauvais scored the game-winner on a power play midway through the third period in a matchup between the league-leading Vees […]
