Newhook tops NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch List

16 CJHL players named to preliminary NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch List Alex Newhook, Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) highest rated CJHL prospect CALGARY, Alta. – National Hockey League Central Scouting released Monday its preliminary Players to Watch List as a prelude to the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft and 16 current Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) skaters […]

Newhook leads way as Grizzlies top Kings

Brian Drewry / Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 09:54 PM Alex Newhook is alive and well. Just ask his Island Division opponents. After not getting a goal and having just four assists in his first four B.C. Hockey League games, the Victoria Grizzlies captain has racked up six points in his last three games, all […]

Guiney gives Grizzlies an all-around bite

Brian Drewry / Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 09:47 PM Go to a Victoria Grizzlies practice early and you’ll see a guy in a black or green jersey skating by himself in the corner. It’s usually Jordan Guiney. Working on his skating. It’s a work ethic like that that has allowed him to make a […]

Newhook leads Grizzlies over Capitals

VICTORIA, B.C.: September, 4, 2018 – Alex Newhook skates during practice at the Juan de Fuca Arena. (ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST). For Sports story by Brian Drewry. Photograph By ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST Brian Drewry / Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 09:58 PM A string of four straight road games ended on a high note for the […]

Grizzlies wary of rebuilt Capitals

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 09:56 PM The Cowichan Valley Capitals were the only team to miss the B.C. Hockey League playoffs last spring, not an easy feat in a 17-team league. But it will be a rejuvenated Capitals team the Victoria Grizzlies (3-3) meet tonight at the Island Savings Centre in […]

Alex Newhook, Grizzlies get back on track

Cleve Dheensaw/ Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 10:01 PM The Victoria Grizzlies seemed to wilt under the glare of the NHL and NCAA scouting eyes on them in the Bauer B.C. Hockey League Showcase last week in Chilliwack. All they seemed to need, after dropping their two games in the Showcase, was an escape from the […]

Victoria Grizzlies on hunt for win in Nanaimo after double loss

Brian Drewry / Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 09:57 PM The bad news for the Victoria Grizzlies is they now sit at 2-3 on the season after losing both games at the Bauer B.C. Hockey League Showcase. The good news is, there’s no time to dwell on the back-to-back losses to the Merritt Centennials and Salmon Arm […]

Grizzlies go winless at Showcase

Brian Drewry / Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 10:07 PM Keenan Rancier is going to want to forget his first B.C. Hockey League start between the pipes for the Victoria Grizzlies. The 18-year-old rookie made his first appearance of the season on Friday at the Bauer BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack, but he was beaten before he even […]

Centennials stymie Grizzlies’ offence in Showcase opener

Cleve Dheensaw/ Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 10:12 PM The Merritt Centennials rode two first-period goals to a 2-1 victory over the Victoria Grizzlies on Thursday night at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack. The game was the feature match on the opening night of the Bauer B.C. Hockey League Showcase, in which about 200 scouts from the […]

Bauer BCHL Showcase starts today in Chilliwack

The seventh Bauer BCHL Showcase begins today at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack with six games on the agenda starting with a 10 a.m. matchup between the Penticton Vees and Surrey Eagles. There are six games on the slate for today, six more on Friday and six Saturday starting with the Prospects Game featuring future Junior hockey talent and some […]