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Yesterday the Prince George Cougars were in Red Deer for their annual pre-season mini tournament. The Cougars had already won their first game over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday afternoon by a score of 3-2. They would face off against the Calgary Hitmen, who lost to the Red Deer […]
Let the games begin! Tonight at Prospera Place, the Kelowna Rockets embark on the exhibition game portion of the pre-season, with a number of roster spots still up for grabs. Rookie camp and main camp are both in the books, with initial roster trimming taking place a couple of days […]
*cover photo Kevin Light Photography The Victoria Royals begin their preseason action Friday night at the McArthur Island Sports in Kamloops, taking on the Blazers and moving one step closer to the start of the regular season. The Royals ended training camp with the intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday night, which saw […]
In addition to the two combatants, there is another team in action at every Western Hockey League arena during junior hockey games. They are generally adorned in uniforms, with perhaps the most obvious member observed operating the zamboni prior to and during the games. But behind the scenes and during […]
The Victoria Royals main camp opened Monday as a lot of familiar faces hit the ice in preparation for the 2017-18 season. Names like Phillips, Soy, Outhouse, Nagy and Walford were all in attendance on day one of the main camp. Notable changes from last year’s main roster include: Additions […]
TRAINING CAMP HOPEFULS INVADE KELOWNA The Kelowna Rockets have won 93 regular season games over the past two years. Each edition of the team has reached the Western Conference final, only to succumb to the Seattle Thunderbirds on both occasions. The Rockets’ core group has certainly played plenty of hockey these […]
Victoria Royals training camp continued yesterday with the first day of the Rookie Camp. Rosters today featured players born in 2001 or 2002, who have been drafted or listed by the Royals, as well as some free agent invitees. The camp program yesterday featured on ice sessions and practices, followed […]
Photo credit Allen Douglas/Kamloops Blazers With the summer winding down and training camps opening in the next week or so, it is a good time to get an idea of where some of the teams in the league stand. The Blazers were six points back of the Prince George Cougars […]
On May 30, 2017 news came that Dave Lowry was leaving his position of head coach of the Victoria Royals for an assistant coaching position in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings. Lowry had coached the Royals for five seasons, during which he became the franchise’s winningest coach and […]
A tough off-season got a little bit easier for general manager Todd Harkins with the news the Prince George Cougars has signed the Detroit Red Wings first round pick (20th overall), defenceman Dennis Cholowski to a WHL standard player agreement. This means, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the 6’1″, 196lb defenceman […]
