The Victoria Grizzlies Jr A Hockey Club would like to invite all players in Minor Hockey to join us this Friday night at 7:15pm at Bear Mountain Arena as we celebrate the first of several Minor Hockey Nights, when we play the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. All players who wear their team jerseys to the game […]
The Victoria Grizzlies are proud to share our media resources with Mena Westhaver and her bid to raise money for the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. Here is a little info about Mena, why we are so proud of her and how you can support the cause. ————————————————————————————————– Life in a house with four boys between the […]
COQUITLAM 3 VICTORIA 2 The junior-age athletes on the Victoria Grizzlies and Coquitlam Express had any number of avenues from which to draw inspiration on an Olympian Saturday night at Bear Mountain Arena. Canadian eights 2012 London Olympic silvermedallist rowers Andrew Byrnes, Rob Gibson and Jerry Brown dropped the ceremonial first puck before the B.C. […]
In a strange bit of coincidence, the Victoria Grizzlies' fan bus broke down on the way to Nanaimo, forced to pull off the road in Chemainus on Friday night. The wheels also came off for the Grizzlies as the Clippers had a rude welcome for their former head coach Bill Bestwick, who is now the […]
Don't miss this Saturday night at Bear Mountain Arena as the Victoria Grizzlies face the Coquitlam Express at 7:15pm in a return match following last Sunday's superb win by the Grizzlies in Coquitlam. As an added bonus – meet several of Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes from London Games. The first 500 fans into the Arena […]
Hello Hockey Fans!! We are planning on renting a bus to bring Coach Bestwick a large cheeringsection for his first game back in Nanaimo. Depart at JDF upper parking lot 5:00 pmCost: $25.00 per person – must be pre paid by Wednesday, September 26th!Includes: Game ticket, pizza, bus transportation there and back. You can call […]
Just call him the turnaround artist. The Victoria Grizzlies, wallowing near the bottom of the B.C. Hockey League standings last season, have experienced a remarkable rebound under new head coach and GM Bill Bestwick. The former Nanaimo Clippers mentor has the Grizzlies ranked No. 8 in the first Canadian Junior Hockey League top-20 poll. The […]
Mike Stiliadis made 40 saves, and Gerry and Myles Fitzgerald provided the offence, as the Victoria Grizzlies defeated the Coquitlam Express 2-1 Sunday afternoon. The victory ended a successful road trip as the now 5-1-0-1 Grizzlies won two of three outings on the mainland. Stiliadis, making his third straight appearance in three days, lost his […]
It was a tough start to a three-game road trip for the Victoria Grizzlies, in particular the coaching staff. With head man and general manager Bill Bestwick sitting out a one-game suspension, associate coach Craig Didmon handled the duties in Surrey against the Eagles, until he was forced from the game to an injury, of […]
As a general manager, Bill Bestwick certainly isn’t standing still. The Victoria Grizzlies’ executive and head coach continues to make improvements to his B.C. Hockey League club in hopes of finding the right mix. His latest acquisition, David Mazurek, was brought in from the Ontario Hockey League where he spent time with the Barrie Colts […]
