<img src="http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2007/07/salmonprospects.jpg" class="imageFloatRightFramed">Deja vu, as Yogi Berra would say, is looking backwards. The Victoria Salmon Kings experienced just that, as on the third consecutive night, the visiting opposition scored first. With Scott Howes in "the sinbin", the Las Vegas Wranglers struck when forward #22 Chris Neiszner closed the deal.
With the crowed eagerly anticipating showering the SOFMC ice surface with Teddy Bears,
<img src="http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2007/07/salmonprospects.jpg" class="imageFloatRightFramed">Perhaps inspired by the stylized maple leaf on their new jerseys, similar to that worn by the legendary Canadian Corps, victors of Vimy Ridge, the Victoria Salmon Kings overcame the adversity of being outshot and gained another crucial December victory.
Once again, the boys from Sin City struck first, on a fast break in. Robbie Bina, #6, corraled the puck and dished to #52 Ryan
<img src="http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2007/07/salmonprospects.jpg" class="imageFloatRightFramed">With the song words "its time for the countdown, we're gonna burn it down" playing during the warmups, one had to wonder if this would predict how the game might go.
Both teams looked sharp and ready to play as they took to the SoFMC ice. Prior to the anthem being sung, lights go out, and Marty the Marmot skated out to loud rock music and tried to fire up the crowd. Whilst this
At the "elite" level Vancouver Island, from Major Midget to the ECHL has 16 teams.
Representing Nanaimo north in the BC Major Midget League are the North Island Silvertips. Their counterparts are the are the South Island Thunderbirds.
Junior B provides the next level with the 8 team VIJHL (Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League). Starting with the Northern Division, teams include the Campbell River Storm, the Comox Valley Glacier Kings, Parksville's Oceanside Generals and Mill Bay's Kerr
Group Ticket Sales
To help raise money we have group sales nights. For every ticket purchased under our group sales account the Booster Club receives $3. Tickets are $16 each and can be purchased right up until 6 pm game night. Our upcoming nights are:
December 12
December 18
December 27
Please stop by our table during a game or contact us at salmonkingsboosterclub@gmail.com for more information. (or simply ask for the Booster Club group rate when purchasing your tickets at Selec
<img src="http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2007/07/salmonprospects.jpg" class="imageFloatRightFramed">December 10 to the 19th, nine days with six home games against Las Vegas and Stocton that may see the latter days of 2009 determine the fate of the Salmon Kings in early April 2010.
Having gone winless on the Nevada/Ontario swing, the upcoming pre X-mas schedule means six games against opponents the capital city crew are chasing for one of the two remaining playoff spots. Sunda
December 10, 11 & 12
Victoria v. Las Vegas
December 10th
The Mustard Seed will be on hand at the arena to collect donations for the food bank for the busy Christmas Season.
If you bring a non perishable food item in advance to the box office, you will get $3.00 off your game ticket and a ballot to win Cirque du Soleil tickets. If you bring a non perishable food item to the game you will get a ballot to win a pair of Cirque du Soleil tickets
December 12th
The annual Teddy
<img src="http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2007/07/salmonprospects.jpg" class="imageFloatRightFramed">No the title does not refer to a game on December 21, 2012, but to a quirk in the ECHL schedule that sees the last game between the Salmon Kings and the Ontario Reign taking place on Sunday (Dec 6).
In the seven games so far, Victoria has a lead with 4 wins to the Reign's 3, plus have outscored the LA King affiliated squad 17 to 13. Three of the Salmon King victories were home
<img src="http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2007/07/salmonprospects.jpg" class="imageFloatRightFramed">Having attended a hard fought Jr B game, I watched the hilights from Las Vegas on tv, and had a close look at the game summary on the ECHL website. For a brief moment the Salmon Kings gained the lead in the third period, only to see the Wranglers come back and round up a 7-5 victory.
What struck me was the total team plus/minus which if my calculations are correct ended up with
<img src="http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2007/07/salmonprospects.jpg" class="imageFloatRightFramed">December 1st game - A close one, losing in OT, just saw the CH hilights, Dirk Southern's goal was a carbon copy of the howizter he unloaded for a 2nd period marker Sat nite.
Three Wranglers of note---#11 Francis Lemieux, (2 goals, one the OT winner) had 2 AHL seasons, parlaying an outstanding average year in Chicoutimi into a pro career, recently reassigned to the ECHL. Career m
After two awesome wins over Ontario Reign the Kings are set to take on the Las Vegas Wranglers for the first time this season! The December 1, 3 and 4 series will be held in Las Vegas.
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The Victoria Salmon Kings are a proud affiliate of the Manitoba Moose and the Vancouver Canucks! They call Victoria British Columbia home and are Canada's only ECHL team!
We are the Victoria Salmon Kings Booster Club (VSKBC for short) and we proudly support our team in every way we can.
Be sure to check out our blog for updates on the team, events going on at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena and other hockey related events in Victoria!
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Friday December 11<br />
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Saturday December 12<br />
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<strong>Victoria v Stockton</strong><br />
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Wednesday December 16<br />
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Friday December 18<br />
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Saturday Decem
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Teddy</strong> <strong>Bear Toss</strong><br />
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December 12<br />
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The Booster club will be on hand to help collected Teddy Bears after the Teddy Bear Toss and will deliver them to local charities. <br />
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<strong>Ornament Auction</strong><br />
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December 16, 18, 19 Game Series<br />
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For the second time in three games, the Victoria Salmon Kings have won a game in a shootout by the identical 3-2 score. This time the victory came in a rink that has often frustrated Salmon Kings fortunes. Randall Gelech would open the scoring and in the second Chad Painchaud made it 2-0. Shortly after captain Wes Goldie missed on a breakway, the puck ended up on Aces captain Scott Burt's stick. Burt then send the puck flying into the Victoria net. With the Aces third line buzzing, they created
Weather patterns were reveresed on the second night of the new decade as a howling blizzard started near Victoria and roared into Cook Inlet. It raced through downtown Anchorage and reached its peak right over Sullivan Arena. Until a warm wind blew in from the Aleutian Islands near the end of the game, the Aces were floundering, with the Salmon Kings swamping them with six unanswered goals. Two goals for the Anchorage team at the end made it a 6-2 final for the Salmon Kings. Randall Gelech led
