Sports

B.C. athletes returned from the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games with 357 medals after five days of competition in Medicine Hat, Alta.

The Revelstoke Grizzlies will open a new era of Junior A hockey with back-to-back road games as the British Columbia Hockey Conference begins its inaugural 2026-27 season.

The Golden Rockets will open a new chapter in franchise history when they begin play in the inaugural Western International Junior Hockey League season on Friday, Sept. 18.

The British Columbia Hockey Conference and the Pacific Junior Hockey League have signed a player development agreement aimed at creating a clearer pathway for athletes advancing through sanctioned junior hockey in British Columbia.

Golden Rockets forward Brock McIlwain will continue his hockey career at the collegiate level after committing to Maryville University for the upcoming season.

Golden Rockets forward Brayden Bissell will continue his hockey career with the Portage College Voyageurs next season.

B.C. is set to overhaul its Junior A hockey system this fall, bringing all sanctioned teams under a new provincial conference aimed at unifying competition and development.

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League says the planned departure of eight teams is a “disappointing outcome” for community-based junior hockey in British Columbia.

Several junior hockey teams in southeastern B.C. are breaking away from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League to form a new independent circuit starting in the 2026-27 season.

The Golden Rockets are one loss away from elimination after falling 3-1 to the Fernie Ghostriders, who now hold a 3-1 lead in their Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff series.