The Peninsula Panthers have named former Head Coach Tyler Stanton as the Director of Hockey Operations/General Manager (GM) effective immediately. Transitioning from the role of Head Coach, Stanton will continue in his role as the Panthers’ GM while also stepping into the Director position, granting him the responsibility of overseeing the Panthers’ entire hockey operations, […]
Peninsula erased a two-goal deficit and completed the dramatic comeback in overtime The two best words in sports: Game Seven. That was the stage as the Peninsula Panthers and Campbell River Storm met in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) finals at a jam-packed Panorama Recreation Centre, with 825 in attendance. The series had been a back-and-forth […]
Story and Photos by Christian J. Stewart March 30, 2025 North Saanich, BC – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” wrote Charles Dickens many years ago, and after four wildly entertaining games of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) finals, both the Peninsula Panthers and Campbell River Storm can […]
Story and Photos by Christian J. Stewart March 24, 2025 North Saanich, BC – The Peninsula Panthers have advanced to the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) Championship final series for the first time since winning the title in the 2021-2022 season. The Panthers will now face the Campbell River Storm in a best of seven […]
The VIJHL playoffs begin Monday, Feb. 22 with the Peninsula Panthers playing host to the Westshore Wolves Just two days after the conclusion of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) regular season, the Peninsula Panthers and Westshore Wolves will kick start the eight-team post-season Monday night. Peninsula Panthers head coach Tyler Stanton said their Saturday night […]
Story and Photos by Christian J. Stewart February 10, 2025, North Saanich, BC – With three wins in their past five games, the Peninsula Panthers seem to be emerging from their post-Christmas slump as they head into the home stretch of the 2025 season. The Panthers dropped a 6-2 decision to the first place Kerry Park […]
Story and Photos by Christian J. Stewart February 3, 2025 North Saanich, BC – When you are competing for something important and you are doing so on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, sometimes, much like the popular reality show “Survivor,” you just need a visit from family to provide some motivation and […]
North Saanich, BC – If anyone out there has access to a time machine, the Peninsula Panthers would like to speak with you. After amassing the best overall record in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) with a 26-2-2 record prior to the Christmas break, the Panthers are just 2-6-0-1 since the new year started […]
Story and Photos by Christian J. Stewart January 12, 2025 North Saanich, BC – The Peninsula Panthers are hoping that their “puck luck” returns from the Christmas break very soon. After cruising through the first 30 games of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) season with just two regulation losses and two overtime losses prior […]
