Brad Fast traded in his green and white colours of the Michigan State Spartans for the red and black of the American Hockey League’s Lowell Lock Monsters, the affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, in 2002-03. Fast appeared in seven games at Lowell to conclude the season, notching a single […]
Author: Brendan Pawliw
Crowning Moments with Brad Fast (part 1)
We’ve all heard the term “gradual progression” when referring to junior hockey players and former Prince George Spruce Kings star blueliner Brad Fast is no exception. After starring for two years at the U18 B level with the Fort St. John Flyers where he amassed 140 points in a […]
Clippers Confidential with Raymond Sawada
For every team that has captured the Fred Page Cup, there is always a player considered a diamond in the rough. In the case of the 2003-04 Nanaimo Clippers, that player was Raymond Sawada. The power-forward from Richmond, BC proved to be a difference maker under legendary bench boss […]
Clippers Confidential with Steve Kariya (Part 2)
Former Nanaimo Clippers star Steve Kariya saw his pro career span over 640 games across five different leagues in four countries. During part two of my chat with Kariya, he talks about life as a pro following his time with the University of Maine Black Bears as well as […]
Clippers Confidential with Steve Kariya (Part 1)
While Steve Kariya‘s time in the BCHL was short and sweet, the diminutive forward from North Vancouver, BC left it all on the ice. As a fresh-faced 16-year-old, Kariya starred for the Nanaimo Clippers during the 1994-95 season under head coach Garry Davidson. In 60 games, the Burnaby Winter […]
Crowning Moments with Mike Stutzel
A change of scenery proved to be a difference-maker for Mike Stutzel. After spending the first two and a half years with the Powell River Paper Kings, the Victoria, BC product was traded to the Prince George Spruce Kings and the rest is history. Once in the northern capital, […]
Crowning Moments with Bryan Adams
From Fort St. James to Germany, the game of hockey literally took Bryan Adams around the world. It all started in the 1993-94 season in the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League, suiting up for one of the teams he grew up watching, the Prince George Spruce Kings. That year, […]
Former Cariboo Cougars running with the big dogs in Alberni Valley
The whole point of the BCHL pod season was to get players showcased. Whether it was the 20-year-old veteran preparing for his last hurrah or a wide-eyed rookie getting his first taste of junior hockey, the experience was one and the same. In the case of Jaydon Merritt and […]
Spruce Kings have keen eye on the future after Chilliwack pod success
Now that the 2020-21 BC Hockey League season is done, the Prince George Spruce Kings are taking time to reflect while also looking towards the fall. The league’s most northern franchise ended the three-team Chilliwack Pod with a 14-5-0-1 record, beating out the host Chiefs and dominating the Merritt […]
Clippers’ LeDonne proved his dominance inside Port Alberni pod
In two short years with the Nanaimo Clippers, Trevor LeDonne went from a relative unknown to one of the most respected blueliners in the BCHL. The 21-year-old from Stony Creek, Ontario took his game to another level inside the Port Alberni pod, which included the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, Cowichan […]
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