Vancouver BC  –  The Canucks took a two game lead after a 7-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.  Four goals were scored during a wild first period. Aaron Rome’s tripping penalty resulted in Logan Couture decking Roberto Luongo and shooting the puck into the empty side of the net at 2:28. Ben Eager found [...]

Vancouver — Almost perfect through two periods, and making a couple of dazzling saves late in the second, Sharks goalie Antti Niemi couldn’t hold the Canucks at bay, as Vancouver took the first game of the series 3-2. Making 35 saves, to Roberto Luongo’s 27, Niemi stopped 24 of 25 shots in the first 40 minutes [...]

The city of Salmon Arm is situated half way between Calgary, to the east and Vancouver, to the west on the Trans Canada Highway in the interior of beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Shuswap Lake, with its 1000 kilometers of contiguous shoreline, draws hundreds of tourist each to the clean, uncrowded beachs. Boating and watersports make [...]

The Ice won their third WHL title tonight after beating the Winterhawks 4-1 in Portland, taking the series 4 games to 1.

CRANBROOK, B.C. — With a crowd of 3,593 looking on, the Kootenay Ice beat the Portland Winterhawks 5-4 to put them on the verge of becoming WHL champions.  Matt Fraser’s power play goal in overtime on Wednesday night won it for the Ice who now lead the Western Conference final series 3-1. “I kind of [...]