GRIZZLIES COACH DIDMON LOOKS FOR TEAM TO CASH IN

Saturday, October 3, 2015 – Submitted by Mario Annicchiarico / Times Colonist Not ready to push any panic buttons, Victoria Grizzlies’ general manager and head coach Craig Didmon believes in the crew he has put together and has confidence they will begin to produce more positive results. “We didn’t finish on our chances and that’s […]

EXCITING FINISH MARKS GRIZZLIES HOME OPENER

Thursday, October 1, 2015 – Submitted by Victoria Grizzlies VICTORIA, B.C. — It was nearly the magical home opener the Victoria Grizzlies were after. Two goals in the final 1:20 of the third period salvaged a point for the Grizzlies, playing for the first time at the Q Centre after playing their first five games […]

ERRANT STICKS A REAL PAIN FOR GRIZZLIES PECK

Thursday, October 1, 2015 – Submitted by Mario Annicchiarico / Times Colonist Welcome to the league, rookie, and watch out for those errant sticks. First-year Victoria Grizzlies forward Alex Peck experienced an abrupt introduction to the B.C. Hockey League, losing half a tooth and a piece of his tongue in back-to-back Saturday games. “I actually […]

GRIZZLIES BEAT PRINCE GEORGE – END WINLESS SKID

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 – Submitted by Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist With many U.S. collegiate NCAA scouts in attendance, Brayden Gelsinger, Cole Pickup, Kevin Massy and Mitchel Benson of the Victoria Grizzlies picked a good time to come through with clutch performances. Blue-liner Massy scored on an assist from Pickup at 4:02 of three-on-three […]

NO PUCK LUCK AS GRIZZLIES RACK UP 4TH LOSS

Sunday, September 27, 2015 – Submitted by Mario Annicchiarico / Times Colonist Houston, they have a problem, which definitely needs to be rectified. For the fourth straight outing, the Victoria Grizzlies surrendered the first goal of the night and it ended up as a fourth straight defeat early into the B.C. Hockey league season. The […]

GRIZZLIES SUFFER THIRD LOSS

Saturday, September 19, 2015 – Submitted by Mario Annicchiarico / Times Colonist It’s either an awful coincidence or a bad trend. The Victoria Grizzlies have allowed the first goal of the game on three straight occasions and have come up with three consecutive losses to fall to 0-3 early into the B.C. Hockey League season. […]

GRIZZLIES COME CLOSE IN NANAIMO

Friday, September 18, 2015 – Submitted by Mario Annicchiarico / Times Colonist It was too little, too late for the Victoria Grizzlies, who dropped a 4-2 decision to the Nanaimo Clippers in B.C. Hockey League play at Frank Crane Arena on Friday night. Down 3-0 early in the third period and badly outshot, the offence […]

GRIZZLIES LATE SURGE COMES UP SHORT IN SEASON OPENER

Saturday, September 12, 2015 – Submitted by Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist Think of any asphalt cliché you want — road warriors to kings of the road — and the Victoria Grizzlies will have to be it to start the B.C. Hockey League season. The Grizzlies are beginning the campaign as nomads, not appearing at […]

GRIZZLIES PREPARE FOR SEASON OPENER

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 – Submitted by Victoria Grizzlies VICTORIA, B.C. — Hockey is here, at long last, and as the Victoria Grizzlies prepare for their season-opening game on Friday, the BCHL club is proud to announce the roster that will carry the team into that first outing in Duncan against the rival Cowichan Valley […]

CONLON NAMED GRIZZLIES TEAM CAPTAIN

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 – Submitted by Victoria Grizzlies A year ago, P.J. Conlon came to Victoria just hoping to make the squad. Now, the calendar flipped 12 months ahead, the product of Goderich, Ont., is the captain of the BCHL’s Victoria Grizzlies. The 20-year-old forward was named team captain this week by Head Coach/GM […]