Salmon Arm B.C. — Salmon Arm Silverbacks general manager Brooks Christensen and head coach Tyler Shattock discuss the pod season in a little more detail in the video interview below, touching on team awards, the graduating 20-year-olds, NCAA scholarships and they look ahead to next season!
PHOTO: PURE LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are pleased to announce that broadcaster and communications coordinator Nathan Kanter has signed a two-year extension with the team. Kanter has been the play-by-play voice of the Backs for the past two seasons. “We are thrilled to have Nathan continuing his time in Salmon […]
PHOTOS: Lisa Mazurek Photography & Tami Quan Photography Burnaby, B.C. — After polling coaches and broadcasters from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, Vernon Vipers and West Kelowna Warriors, the BC Hockey League announced on Friday the winners of the individual Vernon pod awards. The Salmon Arm Silverbacks won three of the four voting awards, plus had […]
PHOTO: LISA MAZUREK PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm, B.C. — Salmon Arm Silverbacks forward Simon Tassy has finished the 2020-21 pod season as the top goal scorer in the BC Hockey League. The Mirabel, Que. native scored 18 goals in 20 games, three more goals than any other player. Tassy finished the season with 27 points, tied for […]
PHOTO: TAMI QUAN PHOTOGRAPHY Vernon, B.C. — The West Kelowna Warriors wouldn’t go away on Saturday night, clawing back from deficits of 3-0, 5-3 and 6-4, to eventually top the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 7-6 in a shootout. The Backs finish their pod season with a 9-7-3 record, while the Warriors improve to 8-9-2 with one game […]
PHOTO: TAMI QUAN PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks (9-7-3) will wrap up their 2020-21 pod season on Saturday evening against the West Kelowna Warriors (7-9-2) at Kal Tire Place. The Backs had their hopes of finishing first in the pod eliminated on Friday with a 3-1 loss to Vernon. West Kelowna’s last […]
PHOTO: LISA MAZUREK PHOTOGRAPHY Vernon, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks fired 38 shots on goal on Friday night, but were stymied for the most part by James Porter Jr. in a 3-1 defeat to the Vernon Vipers. Salmon Arm’s record drops to 9-7-3 with one game remaining, while the Vipers clinch first place in the […]
PHOTO: LISA MAZUREK PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks (9-6-3) take on the Vernon Vipers (11-5-2) for the 10th and final time this pod season on Friday night, in a must-win game. The Backs trail the Vipers in the standings by three points. Both teams have two games remaining in the season. The […]
PHOTO: TAMI QUAN PHOTOGRAPHY Vernon, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks scored twice in the final five minutes of Wednesday’s game, but it wasn’t quite enough to claw back from their 5-2 deficit, as they were edged 5-4 by the West Kelowna Warriors. The Backs drop to 9-6-3 on the season and remain three points back […]
PHOTO: TAMI QUAN PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks (9-5-3) will battle the West Kelowna Warriors (6-9-2) for the second straight game on Wednesday night at Kal Tire Place in Vernon. The Backs beat West Kelowna three nights ago by a 4-1 score. Salmon Arm controls their own fate as they head into […]
