The Port Alberni Bombers will host the next wave of new recruits, returning players and Bomber hopefuls this week at the Alberni Valley Multiplex. Camp Schedule: Wednesday August 16th – 6:30 to 9:00 pm Thursday August 17th – 6:30 to 9:00 pm Friday August 18th – 6:00 to 9:00 pm. If there are any questions, […]
THE JUNIOR B VANCOUVER ISLAND JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE (VIJHL) HAS APPLIED TO BC HOCKEY ASKING TO RECLASSIFY AS A JUNIOR A LEAGUE FOR THE 2023-24 SEASON. IF APPROVED, THE VIJHL (ALL 11 CLUBS) WOULD TRANSITION TO THE JUNIOR A LEVEL AND ADOPT NEW OPERATING STANDARDS. THE BCHL HAS CHOSEN AS OF JUNE 1 , 2023 […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are proud to announce a partnership with Ruel Athletics that will see Nicole Ruel serve as the Bombers Strength and Conditioning Coach for the 23-24 season. Born and raised in Port Alberni, Nicole returned home in 2022. Ruel specializes in movement performance and strength and conditioning. Along with her nursing diploma, […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are thrilled to announce Brad Knight as the clubs next Head Coach and General Manager for the upcoming 2023-2024 VIJHL season. Brad brings a wealth of experience to the Bombers including time in the BCHL with the Victoria Grizzlies, the Nanaimo Buccaneers in the VIJHL and with BC Hockey Elite programming […]
The VIJHL’s Port Alberni Bombers are in search of a new head coach and general manager after Gaelan Patterson announced to the club he was moving on to a new endeavour with a U14 program being established in Duncan. Patterson has been at the helm of the Bombers program since the club broke into the […]
In the end, the Oceanside Generals, as predicted were just too much to handle for a young Bombers squad that fought valiantly in a 4 game sweep at the hands of the league’s top team. On Monday night, the Generals defeated the Bombers 5-1 to clinch the series. Blake Power scored the lone goal for […]
For nearly 47 minutes, the Port Alberni Bombers played a near perfect playoff road game against the highly touted Generals. The Bombers clinging to a 1-0 lead thanks to a Justin Osborne 2nd period goal, could only hang on for so long. The Generals struck for 3 goals in the 3rd period and won Game […]
The effort was there on Thursday night, unfortunately for the Port Alberni Bombers, the final result was not. The Oceanside Generals defeated the Bombers 4-2 at the Alberni Valley Multiplex to take a 2-0 series lead. Much like Game 1, the shots wildly favoured the Generals who outshot Port Alberni 58-17 on the night. Felix […]
The Port Alberni Bombers dropped Game 1 of their Best of 7 series with the Oceanside Generals on Wednesday night 8-2 in Parksville. The 2nd period proved to be the Bombers undoing on Wednesday. Tied 1-1 after 20 minutes play, the Generals pounded the Bombers for 6 unanswered goals and outshot Port Alberni 27-3 in […]
From the outside looking in, few will give the Port Alberni Bombers much of a chance against the juggernaut that is the Oceanside Generals. To be clear, this is David vs Goliath on ice. The Oceanside Generals finished the 22-23 VIJHL season with just 3 losses. They posted a league-best record of 41-3-2-2. They were […]
