Salmon Arm, B.C. — There’s no doubt the Salmon Arm Silverbacks had a slow start to Friday’s pre-season road win over the West Kelowna Warriors. The Backs’ gave up the first goal and it took them nearly half the game to find the back of the net themselves. With a more experienced roster compared to the […]
For the first time ever, you can now buy Salmon Arm Silverbacks tickets from the comfort of your own home! Thanks to the team’s new online ticketing system, getting your own tickets can be done in four easy steps. Head to Tickets.SASilverbacks.com and find the game you’d like to attend. Click ‘Find Tickets’ and either […]
The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are looking to hire a trainer for the upcoming season. Job Description: The trainer position includes: Game night setup Gear inventory and repair Road trip preparations First aid Skate sharpening Laundry duties Maintaining a clean dressing room & gym facility Manage player medical communication & appointments Maintain player medical records […]
Salmon Arm was the better team Friday night, but it was the Alberni Valley Bulldogs who capitalized on their chances in a 6-3 win in Port Alberni. Outshooting the Bulldogs 37-33, the visitors were stopped on a number of good chances by misses, blocks, or John Hawthorne back in goal. In his first shift as […]
Both teams were on the road last night. Salmon Arm beat the Penticton Vees 3-1 and Surrey played in Trail losing 4-3. Both met in the second weekend of December where the Silverbacks went down 2-0, but came back and eventually won the game in overtime thanks to Cole Nisse scoring his first BCHL goal […]
Two teams will look to open the new year with a win. Salmon Arm entered the Christmas break falling 3-1 to the Langley Rivermen in the George Preston Arena. Prior to that game they had defeated the Vernon Vipers Sunday afternoon extending their winning streak against their Southern rivals giving them a 5-0 record against […]
Four goals on one power, and both teams had two goals each. Merritt scored two shorthanded goals in the second period on a five minute Silverbacks power play enroute to a 3-2 win in the Shaw Centre. Coming in with just one regulation loss at home, Salmon Arm had to face the team that dealt them […]
Salmon Arm will be looking to continue their streak in Penticton tonight. Last time these two sides met, it was the final game of the 2017-18 regular season with the Silverbacks winning 5-4 thanks to an overtime goal from Tanner Campbell. Two weeks ago, Salmon Arm was one of the least up and down teams […]
Two tough road losses for Salmon Arm have lead to a much needed weekend at home. Losing 5-0 last Saturday night to the Prince George Spruce Kings, the score would be repeated in Merritt Wednesday night. Salmon Arm has played and defeated the Alberni Valley Bulldogs once this season already. In Game 2 of their […]
(Image by John McCreary) The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are proud to share that alumni Nick Hutchinson was named the Atlantic Hockey Association’s Offensive Player of the Week! A member of Canisius College, in their opening weekend Hutchinson scored three goals and added one assist. Playing Holy Cross the team split the weekend thanks to a […]
