They may need to phone a friend or use some other lifeline. The Victoria Grizzlies are the No. 2 seed in the B.C. Hockey League playoffs, but are suddenly in a world of trouble in just the first round against a team that placed 25 points behind them in the regular season. The Grizzlies find […]

Grizzlies high-scoring defenceman D.J. Jones is hoping to return to the lineup tonight in Game 1 against Powell River.  Photograph by: BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist The 25-point discrepancy in the standings and 13 more wins during the regular season matters not at this point. Nor does the 6-2 win-loss record in head-to-head competition this B.C. Hockey […]

When Bill Bestwick signed on as the new general manager and head coach of the Victoria Grizzlies back in the spring, he was looking to get back into the sport he loved. The former Nanaimo Clippers bench boss always had time to share his passion and willingness to talk and strategize about the details of […]

The Victoria Grizzlies will start the 2013 playoffs by hosting the Powell River Kings in a best of 5 series showdown. The first two games to be held at Bear Mountain Arena (March 15th, 16th) with a one day travel break then right back to action with 2 more games in two nights in Powell […]

While the race for first place overall in the B.C. Hockey League has turned into a bit of a turtle derby between the Penticton Vees and Victoria Grizzlies, the Surrey Eagles have swooped into the picture. Clutching their talons into a share of top spot with their two competitors, the Eagles are tied with the […]

As most leagues within the CJHL are already into their playoff schedules and the balance of the leagues on the eve of their own playoffs, the CJHL is pleased to announce the Final Top 20 Weekly Rankings for the 2012-2013 regular season.  The Dauphin Kings continue a most impressive close to their season as they finished […]

CJHL Top 20 Weekly RankingsSurrey Eagles and Melville Millionaires starting to surge CALGARY, Alberta (February 25, 2013) – Two western teams are starting to emerge as favorites in their leagues as we are on the eve of the playoffs in some leagues and just days away in others. In the BCHL, the Surrey Eagles are […]

At this point, coach Bill Bestwick is glad he doesn’t have to face the Cowichan Capitals in the B.C. Hockey League playoffs. For the fourth time this season the Capitals dumped Bestwick’s Victoria Grizzlies, this time by a 5-4 score in overtime on Saturday at the Island Savings Centre in Duncan. That’s now three of […]

A staggering 44 points separated the top Island Division team from the bottom heading into Friday night’s encounter at Bear Mountain Arena. One could hardly tell as the basement-dwelling Cowichan Valley Capitals toppled the Victoria Grizzlies — who are also the No. 1 team in the entire B.C. Hockey League — 6-2 in front of […]

David Walchuk has been battling a wrist injury for most of the year, but the hands looked just fine on Saturday night. The Victoria Grizzlies forward scored a pair of goals to pace the home side to a 3-1 victory over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, sending 1,440 fans home happy from Bear Mountain Arena. “It […]