A much livelier end to Day Two of SilverBacks training camp saw Team Black earn a 6-4 victory in the second intra-squad game. Jeff Kennedy scored twice, added an assist and picked up a fighting major in Tuesday evening's game, as Black stormed out to an early lead, then withstood a White comeback late in […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks 2013 Main Camp is in full swing following a day of on- and off-ice activities at the Shaw Centre. About 55 players took part in two team practices Monday morning following a fitness testing session Sunday, then took to the ice in the first of two intra-squad scrimmages Monday evening. Returning […]
NHL stars and SilverBacks players will take the ice Tuesday in the annual Salmon Arm Hockey School Pro-Am Classic (7:00, Shaw Centre). Organizer Tom Marsh has worked hard to produce what looks like a very entertaining line-up for tonight’s game. Salmon Arm welcomes back local minor hockey product and first round pick of the Ottawa […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks have released the schedule for the club’s 2013 training camp, beginning Sunday, August 18th in Salmon Arm. The team’s thirteenth’s BCHL training camp will run for four days in advance of a five-game pre-season schedule beginning Thursday, August 22nd. All practices and intra-squad games are open to the public. The SilverBacks’ […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks have completed a trade with the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Fort McMurray Oil Barons. The SilverBacks have acquired defenseman Zach Urban (93) from the Oil Barons in exchange for forward Colten Meaver (93). The six-foot three Urban is a veteran of 118 BCHL regular-season games with Powell River, Vernon, Penticton and […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks are pleased to announce the hiring of Chris Mikolajek as the club’s new Athletic Therapist & Equipment Manager. Mikolajek, from Winnipeg, joins the SilverBacks after spending the last two seasons with the defending Manitoba Junior Hockey League champion Steinbach Pistons. The University of Winnipeg graduate and Certified Canadian Athletic Therapist has worked […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks are asking you, the fans, to help choose our team slogan for the 2013-14 season. We're looking for ideas that encapsulate our ideals: hard work, commitment, and being a positive part of the community. The top 10 slogan ideas will be posted as a Skydive Nova poll question here at www.sasilverbacks.com, […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks are pleased to announce the hiring of Scott Campbell as the team’s new Director of Game Night Operations. Campbell, a local media personality, will be responsible for the execution of all game-night operations at the Shaw Centre including on-ice promotions, customer care and the hiring of game-night staff. He served as […]
FORMER NHL’ER GODARD NAMED ASSISTANT COACH The Salmon Arm SilverBacks are pleased to announce the hiring of former National Hockey League forward and Stanley Cup champion Eric Godard as an assistant coach. Godard, a native of Vernon, played 8 seasons in the NHL with the New York Islanders, Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins, winning a […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks announce they have traded the rights to defenseman Connor Sutton (94) to the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Grande Prairie Storm for future considerations. Sutton, a native of Cochrane, Alberta, split last season between the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes and the AJHL’s Okotoks Oilers. In 13 games with Okotoks, the 6’2” 210 […]
