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GAMEDAY (VETERAN’S NIGHT) VICTORIA GRIZZLIES HOST SURREY EAGLES

The 8-3-0 Victoria Grizzlies take on the the 4-6-0 Surrey Eagles. The Grizzlies are coming off a tight 5-3 win over the Cowichan Capitals thanks to a hat trick from Kalen Szeto. Who will come out on top? Pre-show starts at 6:45pm puck drop at 7:05pm. Come on down to the Q Centre and make […]

Grizzlies land American NHL draft prospect Delay

Massachusetts product Tim Delay will be in the Grizzlies den next season. Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist MARCH 10, 2021 09:57 PM When you get a recommendation from Alex Newhook, you donโ€™t Delay. The Victoria Grizzlies didnโ€™t. As a result, they have landed a player ranked for the 2021 NHL draft. Forward Timmy Delay from […]

Junior hockey teams hail decision to let older players return to practice

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist DECEMBER 28, 2020 09:57 PM What many in sports saw as a gap in logic has been rectified. Nineteen and 20-year-old junior hockey players are again allowed to practice with their younger teammates. The previous provincial ruling had set the cut-off at athletes 18-and-younger being allowed to train with a […]

Colby Joseph finds defense niche with Victoria Grizzlies

Robin Wark / Virden Empire-Advance DECEMBER 23, 2020 04:36 PM Elkhornโ€™s Colby Joseph has seized an opportunity and taken his hockey skills west. The son of Dawn and Gord Joseph has earned a contributing role in his first season with the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Hockey League. Joseph, who turns 18 on Dec. […]

BCHL delays start of regular season to Dec. 8 amid COVID precautions

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist NOVEMBER 23, 2020 10:00 PM The B.C. Hockey is giving the pandemic process a safe six extra days by pushing back the start date of its regular season from Dec. 2 to Dec. 8. All remaining exhibition games have been cancelled. The provincial health orders announced last week, extending to […]

It’s playoffs in November for BCHL’s Island Division

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. โ€œNobody ever thought they would see playoff hockey in November,โ€ said the GM and head coach […]

BCHL announces 32-game regular season

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 and Island teams in BCHL ready for pre-season

Victoria Grizzlies Kenny Johnson, left, and Riley Hughes get the puck on Alberni Valley Bulldogs goaltender John Hawthorne during their BCHL game at the Q Centre on Jan. 31, 2019. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 10:01 PM The new age of cohort competition has come to the B.C. […]

Grizzlies sniper Monds ready to build on impressive rookie season

Cody Monds during the start of Victoria Grizzlies training at The Q Centre. Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 10:20 PM Cody Monds knew this year would be about building on his standout rookie season with the Victoria Grizzlies. What he didnโ€™t know was it would be played wearing a full face shield, […]

After ‘weird summer,’ Victoria Grizzlies set to open camp

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 10:18 PM The Victoria Grizzlies will open training camp today in a changed world. โ€œWe had our temperatures taken and were issued our [mandatory] full shields with the spit catchers,โ€ said returning defenceman Brady MacDonald, during Mondayโ€™s orientation at The Q Centre. โ€œThe safety issue is being […]