PHOTO: GARRETT JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are excited to announce the acquisition of 18-year-old forward Brandon Santa Juana from the Powell River Kings in exchange for forwards Braden Fischer and Philippe Jacques. Santa Juana was traded to Powell River from the Surrey Eagles earlier this off-season to complete a previous […]
Burnaby, B.C. — The BC Hockey League released its full 54-game schedule today for the 2021-22 regular season, which is set to begin on Friday, Oct. 8. The Salmon Arm Silverbacks season opener is set for Saturday, Oct. 9 on the road against the Merritt Centennials. Their home opener will be the following weekend against the […]
PHOTO: PURE LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are excited to announce that assistant coach and director of scouting Carter Cochrane has signed a two-year extension with the team. Cochrane, 24, has been an integral part of the Backs the past two seasons thanks to his incredible attention to detail, knowledge of […]
PHOTO: LISA MAZUREK PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are extremely excited to announce that 18-year-old forward Noah Serdachny has committed to play NCAA Div. I hockey at Colorado College. The Edmonton, Alta. native was one of the top rookies in the entire BCHL during the pod season, recording six goals and 18 […]
Salmon Arm B.C. — Salmon Arm Silverbacks forward Noah Serdachny and defenceman Joaquim Lemay were both listed by NHL Central Scouting on their final rankings for the 2021 NHL Draft, released on Thursday. The 18-year-old Serdachny was ranked 208th among North American skaters, while the 18-year-old Lemay was ranked 224th. Serdachny recorded 24 points in […]
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: PURE LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are thrilled to announce that trainer and equipment manager Brodie St. Jacques has signed a two-year extension with the team. St. Jacques has been an integral part of the Backs the past two seasons thanks to his incredible work ethic, attention to detail and […]
PHOTO: TAMI QUAN PHOTOGRAPHY Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are ecstatic to announce that 19-year-old forward Cameron Recchi has committed to play NCAA Div. I hockey at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. The Pittsburgh, PA native has been a spark plug for the Backs since joining the team last fall, always […]
