Eddie Yan and the Grizzlies face the Nanaimo Clippers on Tuesday in the Island Cup final. Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist NOVEMBER 16, 2020 10:19 PM Darren Naylor nailed it when discussing the most unusual year in sports history. “Nobody ever thought they would see playoff hockey in November,” said the GM and head coach […]

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist NOVEMBER 5, 2020 09:22 PM Victoria Grizzlies general manager and head coach Craig Didmon says his team is rounding into form for a December start. The pandemic has hip-checked the B.C. Hockey League schedule and sent almost half of it flying over the boards. The league announced Thursday that teams […]

Victoria Grizzlies general manager and head coach Craig Didmon says play among BCHL teams “has been as physical as in previous seasons.” TIMES COLONIST Photograph By BRUCE STOTESBURY, TIMES COLONIST Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist OCTOBER 9, 2020 06:30 AM It is so far so good for Island sports teams that have returned to play. […]

The Grizzlies, Alberni Valley Bulldogs and the rest of the BCHL will try to get their season started on Dec. 1. Photograph By DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist JULY 17, 2020 09:43 PM The B.C. Hockey League has announced a pandemic-delayed target start date of Dec. 1, but is facing 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 […]