Brian Drewry / Times Colonist JUNE 22, 2020 08:58 PM The Victoria Grizzlies continue to re-tool their roster for the 2020-21 season. On Monday the B.C. Hockey League club that was swept in the first round of the playoffs in March, swapped out some youth for some veteran experience on the blue line. The Grizzlies […]

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist JUNE 15, 2020 09:31 PM The Victoria Grizzlies of the B.C. Hockey League have acquired the playing rights of Trevor Longo from the Drumheller Dragons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The six-foot-three defenceman from North Vancouver has spent most of his junior career in the Western Hockey League. The […]

Defenceman Colton Kitchen five points in 23 games for the Grizzlies last season. Photograph By DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST Brian Drewry / Times Colonist JUNE 8, 2020 08:28 PM The Victoria Grizzlies made three moves last week to improve their forward group. This week, Grizzlies’ general manager and head coach Craig Didmon has turned his […]

Marty Westshaver was all set to play for University of Alabama-Huntsville this fall. Photograph By DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist MAY 22, 2020 09:22 PM Graduating Victoria Grizzlies captain Marty Westhaver is an example of how the myriad cancelled seasons and programs in sports are taking tolls on personal levels. The […]

There were a lot of empty seats inside The Q Centre last month when Brady MacDonald and the Grizzlies played the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in the first round of the playoffs. A short playoff and the recent COVID-19 pandemic have hit the Grizzlie’s bottom line. Photograph By DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST Cleve Dheensaw / Times […]

Brian Drewry / Times Colonist FEBRUARY 27, 2020 09:59 PM   When it comes to playoff hockey in the B.C. Hockey League, Marty Westhaver has seen it all. The 20-year-old captain of the Victoria Grizzlies has played 25 post-season games in the past two seasons. And it would have been more had he not injured […]

Brian Drewry / Times Colonist DECEMBER 14, 2019 10:17 PM The biggest crowd of the season was at The Q Centre on Saturday night so it was fitting the biggest story of the year for the Victoria Grizzlies scored the always-popular Teddy Bear Toss goal. Taking a smooth cross-ice pass from James Davenport, Grizzlies’ star […]

Cody Monds and the Grizzlies host the Nanaimo Clippers on Saturday night at The Q Centre. Photograph By ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST Brian Drewry / Times Colonist DECEMBER 13, 2019 10:15 PM It’s Help Fill a Dream Night at The Q Centre tonight when the Victoria Grizzlies host the Nanaimo Clippers. The charitable foundation’s slogan […]

Grizzlies winger Cody Monds leads all BCHL rookies in scoring with 32 points. Brian Drewry / Times Colonist DECEMBER 10, 2019 09:59 PM It took a while, but Cody Monds has finally shifted into high gear. The Victoria Grizzlies talented rookie winger goes into tonight’s B.C. Hockey League contest at Frank Crane Arena against the […]

Brian Drewry / Times Colonist JULY 8, 2019 07:26 PM The Stanstead College hockey pipeline continues to flow to Vancouver Island. One year after the Campbell brothers — Alex and Charlie — came west from the private prep school in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, the Victoria Grizzlies have added another pair of high-end prospects for the […]