American star Jack O’Leary joins Victoria Grizzlies’ den

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist APRIL 10, 2018 10:36 PM You can’t buy a reputation. It must be earned. The Victoria Grizzlies of the B.C. Hockey League have to be glad they have a good one. It has netted them another prize recruit in forward Jack O’Leary. Committed to the Cornell Big Red of the […]

Follow the U16/U18 Junior Grizzlies at www.jshl.ca

This JSH (Junior Showcase Hockey) league is an independent spring showcase program organized by Junior A teams to give top players in their region the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of coaches and scouts from various levels of hockey. This League is designed to be a stepping stone for athletes hoping to play, […]

Statement from the BCHL for the Humboldt Broncos

The BCHL, like the rest of the sports world, is in mourning in the wake of the news from Saskatchewan about the Humboldt Broncos Friday evening. Humboldt’s team was certainly familiar to the BCHL and a big name on the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) landscape, having hosted the RBC Cup national championship in 2012 […]

Grizzlies send a Nother to Bemidji State

The Victoria Grizzlies are pleased to announce Ethan Nother has agreed to a scholarship with the Bemidji State Beavers NCAA Division 1 hockey team. Former Victoria Grizzlies’ Gerry, Myles, and Leo Fitzgerald also earned scholarships to Bemidji state and just finished their 4th season with the Bemidji Beavers.   Nother who hails from London Ontario, played […]

Dayne Finnson Accepts NCAA Scholarship

The Victoria Grizzlies are pleased to announce current Grizzlies defenseman, Dayne Finnson, has accepted a scholarship to play for the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers, NCAA Division 1 hockey club, next season. The 20 year old Finnson has been a impact defensemen for the Grizzlies over the past two season. This year the Arborg, Manitoba native, […]

Chapman stands tall as Grizzlies claw back

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist MARCH 19, 2018 10:45 PM In a battle of steely wills in the crease, Kurtis Chapman’s proved the steeliest. He wouldn’t have been out of place in Hamilton or Pittsburgh. Chapman, who overcame the loss of his best friend in an Alberta car crash at the beginning of the B.C. Hockey […]

Grizzlies complete historic series comeback against Bulldogs

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist MARCH 12, 2018 10:43 PM It felt to the Victoria Grizzlies like the B.C. Hockey League’s version of Survivor. “There’s a lot of relief. It’s great to be alive and still going,” said Grizzlies GM and head coach Craig Didmon. The top-ranked Grizzlies rebounded from a 3-0 deficit to defeat […]

GRIZZLIES VS KINGS – Round 2

The Grizzlies set some records and came back from being down 3-0 in Round 1 against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs winning Game 7 by a 3-1 score. The BCHL record books are incomplete but this is the first such comeback in memory since the league website was created in 2003-04.  Now the Grizzlies turn their […]

‘Never-say-die’ Grizzlies take series to seventh game

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist Photograph By DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST MARCH 10, 2018 10:49 PM VICTORIA  4 ALBERNI VALLEY 2 The Victoria Grizzlies have pushed back hard against the wall that their backs were pinned against in the B.C. Hockey League playoffs. The B.C. Division regular-season champion Grizzlies, who were trailing 3-0 in their […]