By Tom Wilke
Grizzlies at Cowichan Valley
TV: FloHockey
Radio: Grizzlies Radio Network on MixLR
Match-Up Info
- The Grizzlies (21-10-6) (3rd in the Coastal Conference) and the Capitals (21-14-3) (5th in the Coastal Conference) meet for the fifth time this season
- The season series is tied at two a piece with Victoria winning twice in regulation and Cowichan winning once in regulation and once in overtime
- Victoria took the first meeting 4-0 on September 28th in Victoria before dropping the next one 4-0 in Cowichan on November 30th. Two weeks later the Caps would come into the Q Centre and pick up a 4-3 overtime win on December 13th before the Grizzlies hammered them 6-2 in Cowichan on January 10th.
- The Grizzlies are 6-2-2 in their last ten and 2-1-2 in their last five
- Cowichan is 5-5-0 in their last ten and 2-3-0 in their last five
- Reegan Hiscock has 11 points in his career against Cowichan (6-5-11)
- Chase Pirtle has 13 career points in 11 games against the Capitals (7-6-13)
- Tom Molson had five assists (a BCHL single game high this year) against Cowichan on January 10th.
- Oliver Auyeung-Ashton is 8-2-1 in his career against Cowichan Valley with two shutouts and a GAA just below 2.00.
- This will be Ryan Watt’s 18th career appearance against Cowichan Valley
Fast Facts
- Victoria 20 year old defenseman Charles Cote will be out of the lineup tonight serving a one game suspension for a fight instigator
- Reegan Hiscock is his last eight games has eight goals and twelve points (8-4-12)
- In Landon Mackie’s last 11 games he has seven goals and 12 points (7-5-12)
- Victoria had a eight game streak of picking up a point snapped last night
- Grizzlies 20 year old forward Julian Cull will return to the lineup this evening after serving a one game suspension
- Sam Ward has ten points in seven games with the Grizzlies (2-8-10)
- Oliver Auyeung-Ashton is 3-0-1 in his last four appearances with a 2.47 GAA and .921 SV%
Last Meeting – January 10, 2025: Vic 6 at Cvc 2
Victoria took on the Capitals in front of a sold out crowd in Cowichan looking for some revenge as the Caps had won both of the previous two meetings. Victoria certainly got that while also getting two goals in the first 14 minutes from Reegan Hiscock and the game was a 2-1 one score Victoria heading to the first intermission. The Grizzlies scored three unanswered in the second from; Seamus Latta, Chase Pirtle and Finn Kallay. In the third period Tobias Pitka scored on the power play for Victoria and Noah MacDonald scored a consolation goal for the Caps with 2:14 to play.
2024-25 Team Ranks
| Victoria | Cowichan Valley | |
| Goals For Per Game | 3.78 (8th) | 4.11 (5th) |
| Goals Against Per Game | 3.32 (9th) | 3.89 (16th) |
| Power Play Percentage | 23.7% (9th) | 19.1% (14th) |
| Penalty Kill Percentage | 83.1% (4th) | 76.2% (15th) |
| Penalty Minutes Per Game | 10.19 (5th) | 10.84 (9th) |
Last Game Played – February 7/25: Vic 0 vs NAN 5
Victoria fell at the hands of the Nanaimo Clippers in a game where they could not seem to get going and just weren’t quite on the same wavelength. There was no scoring through the first period however Nanaimo scored in the first minute of the second, before rattling off two more before the halfway point. It was 3-0 Clippers heading into the third period and they added another for good measure eight minutes into the final frame and another on an empty net with three minutes to play.
Last Five vs Nanaimo
- January 10/25: VIC 6 at CVC 2
- December 13/24: VIC 3 vs CVC 4 (OT)
- November 30/24: VIC 0 at CVC 4
- September 28/24: VIC 4 vs CVC 0
- December 16/23: VIC 5 vs CVC 2
Game Records Victoria
Most Goals Scored, Game: 9, Sept. 27/24 vs AVB
Most Goals Scored, Period: 5, Feb. 1/25 vs PG 2nd period
Most Goals Allowed, Game: 8, Nov. 2/24 at PG
Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4, 3x, Latest Jan. 11/25 vs PR 2nd period
Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 0, Nov. 30/24 at CVC
Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 0, Nov. 8/24 vs AVB
Most PPG Scored, Game: 2, 7x, Latest Feb. 1/25 vs PG
Most PPG Allowed, Game: 4, Nov. 2/24 at PG
Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, Jan. 11/25 vs PR
Most SHG Allowed, Game: 2, Oct. 16/24 at PEN
Most Shots, Game: 59, Oct. 26/24 vs LAN
Most Shots, Period: 27, Feb. 1/25 vs PG
Fewest Shots, Game: 20, Oct. 17/24 vs SA
Most Shots Allowed, Game: 44, Jan. 11/25 vs PR
Most Shots Allowed, Period: 22, Jan. 4/25 at AVB
Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 23, Oct. 25/24 vs SUR
Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 1, Dec. 13/24 vs CVC
