Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks handed out their annual season-ending awards on Tuesday afternoon, recognizing individual success on and off the ice from this past year. There were 10 awards this season. Here are your winners: Academic Player of the Year — Mathieu Bourgault Most Improved Player — Kieran Ruscheinski Most Sportsmanlike Player […]
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 […]
Salmon Arm B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks would like extend a massive thank you to the city of Vernon, the Vernon Vipers organization and Kal Tire Place for hosting us this pod season. “To host both us and the West Kelowna Warriors for 30 games in 38 days is an incredible accomplishment,” Silverbacks general manager […]
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 […]
Salmon Arm B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are happy to announce the commitment of 17-year-old forward Mathieu Cobetto-Roy for the 2021-22 BCHL season. The Outremont, Que. native spent the 2019-20 season at Bishop’s College in Sherbrooke, Que., where he scored 35 goals and added 26 assists for 61 points in 50 games for their prep […]
