Salmon Kings

Kevin Welsh, OP Contributor

 

 
   
  
 
   
      
   
 
  
   
  
  
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
  
   
  

Winter is looming, and Vancouverites everywhere are Spokane Chiefs, and Lethbridge Hurricanes. He
preparing for a hockey-less season. Sure, junior hockey of also spent two seasons as an assistant coach with NY
all levels will still be found throughout the Lower the Los Angeles Kings. In total, Maxwell spent
Mainland, but the professional game seems far, far away. over 400 games as player in the NHL and
No Markus Naslund, Brendan Morrison, Ed Jovonovski ;
or Trevor Linden. No Todd Bertuzzi either, but that
going to happen anyway. Our hope for pro hockey
pinned on the Vancouver Blazers and the new \
Hockey Association, but the chances of that leag
dropping a puck look slimmer than Gary Bettma
Bob Goodenow suddenly getting warm and fuzzy.
On Vancouver Island, however, things are lo
On October 22, the Victoria Salmon
pro game in the California desert ag

Francisco Spiders of the
International Hockey
League announced they
would be relocating to
Victoria for the 1996/97
season, but the move never
came to fruition.
The days of Victoria play-
ing a major role in western
professional’ hockey are
long overt. No more
matches against the
cross-town Canucks or
clubs from Los Angeles
Condors, ushering in a new era. i tract. present Maxwell’s or San Francisco. For years to come, Victoria fans will
fessional maces No, 4 ed 47 need to be content with the Salmon Kings facing off
against teams like the Grrreenville Grrrowl (proper
returns tooth i i 1 i y spelling), Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies, and the
1 _ Wheeling Nailers. However, it beats having no pro hock-

 

  

tions, moving north into Ohio and Tiga
th into Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
CHL merged with the West Coast Hockey on the WaduThe Kings won't make
established a nationwide presence. At that home debut until Prebes >»
gue adopted the acronym “ECHL” as its,
r, rather than the East Coast Hockey Victoria has quite a history in ‘epi .
there are 28 teams in 17 states and one fessional game, though i it has not played a Geta Sony Ericsson 1237

  
    

  
 

 

 
            
  
   
 
 
 
  
 
 

 
 

 
 

  
       
  

 

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cessful is coach and general manager Bryan Maxwell, a Since then, Victoria hockey fans have [5
former NHL defenseman who skated with the been limited to the junior Victoria | STUDENT
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