The Vipers continued to address their surplus of 20-year-olds by sending forward Braedan Russell to the Powell River Kings in exchange for future considerations Wednesday. “He’s a good kid, but we’re high on 20-year-olds and we had to start making adjustments,” said Vipers’ head coach Jason Williamson. A highly touted prospect coming into last season, […]
League unveils 2013-14 regular-season schedule Monday, June 24, 2013 – Submitted by BCHL Media The BCHL has released its regular-season schedule for the 2013-14 campaign. Visitors to the BCHL website (www.bchl.ca) can find each team's slate of games for the upcoming season or simply view the entire schedule month by month. Under the 'Scoreboard' […]
Mallette brings playoff touch to Vernon Viper bench By Graeme Corbett – Vernon Morning Star Published: June 21, 2013 Vernon Vipers’ head coach/GM Jason Williamson had a coaching vacancy that needed filling. He didn’t have to look far to find the right candidate. Williamson plucked Kris Mallette from the North Okanagan Junior B Knights as […]
JUNE 18th, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club is pleased to announce that Liam Coughlin, a 95 born forward from South Boston has committed to come to Vernon. Coughlin has played last season at Catholic Memorial High School. Catholic Memorial has produced several Viper players as of late which include Marc Hetnik, Mike Collins […]
League AGM produces several noteworthy items Thursday, June 13, 2013 – Submitted by BCHL Media The British Columbia Hockey League completed its 2013 annual general meeting last week in Richmond with a number of changes made to the administration of the league moving forward. First, the league will conduct a 58-game season in […]
JUNE 11TH, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Vernon Vipers Hockey club is pleased to announce two commitments for the upcoming season. Kenny Citron, an 18 year old defenseman, and Matt Saharchuk, an 18 year old forward, have both committed to play for the Vipers in the upcoming season. Citron, who hails from Hartsdale New York, was captain of […]
BCHL releases the schedule for September's Bauer BCHL Showcase Monday, June 10, 2013 – Submitted by BCHL Media The BCHL has finalized the schedule for September's Bauer BCHL Showcase, being hosted for the second consecutive year at Chilliwack's Prospera Centre. The Showcase schedule was an item on the recent BCHL annual general meeting last […]
Viper d-man Crisfield traded to Spruce Grove Saints By Graeme Corbett – Vernon Morning Star Published: June 07, 2013 With potentially eight returning 20-year-olds, plus a few more coming via trades and other off-season dealings, the writing is on the wall for a number of Vernon Viper veterans. Team are allowed a maximum of six […]
Kal Tire Place official By Richard Rolke – Vernon Morning Star Published: May 31, 2013 The name change is almost reality. It was announced in April that Kal Tire was taking over sponsorship rights of Greater Vernon’s multi-use facility, and the 43rd Avenue facility will officially be known as Kal Tire Place starting Saturday. “It’s […]
CJHL makes new rulings for Junior A governance Thursday, May 30, 2013 – Submitted by CJHL Media The Canadian Junior Hockey League held its Annual General Meeting on May 23 in Charlottetown, PEI. The CJHL Board approved several new policies aimed to strengthen the national organization for its member leagues, teams and athletes. The […]
