The Port Alberni Bombers rode the goaltending of Joe Naccarato, some tenacious forechecking, and a solid power play to a 4-2 win over Lake Cowichan Kraken in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) play on Sunday night at the Alberni Valley Multiplex.The win keeps the Bombers slim playoff hopes alive as they now sit nine […]
The Port Alberni Bombers, on the strength of a 3-0 first period lead, defeated Saanich Predators 6-2 in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) action on Friday night at the George R. Pearkes Arena in Saanich. The win improved the Bombers record to three wins and two losses in January.Ethan Unger led the way offensively […]
In what could best be termed a “four-point” game, the Port Alberni Bombers fell 5-3 to Campbell River Storm in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) play on Sunday in Campbell River.A Bomber win, and they move to five points behind the Storm in the battle for the fourth and final playoff spot in the […]
The Port Alberni Bombers, scoring once in each period, defeated highly-ranked Westshore Wolves 3-2 in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League action on Friday night before 330 fans at the Alberni Valley Multiplex.Rylan Clark’s first period goal gave the Bombers a 1-0 lead after twenty minutes and Quinn Bouchard pushed the advantage to 2-0, scoring on […]
The Port Alberni Bombers ended a ten-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over Saanich Predators in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) action on Sunday night at the Alberni Valley Multiplex.Scoring in every period, the Bombers got goals from Malik Oliva, Ethan Unger, Mason Smith and Chase Pouchnik, and now sit seven points behind […]
The Port Alberni Bombers began the post-break portion of the 2025-26 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League schedule with a 2-1 loss to Comox Valley Glacier Kings on Saturday night in Courtenay.Ethan Unger scored the lone Bomber goal, his fourth of the season, giving Port Alberni a 1-0 lead after twenty minutes, a lead they carried […]
The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s Christmas Break couldn’t come soon enough for the Port Alberni Bombers as the locals will now head home for the holidays after losing 5-1 to league-leading Peninsula Panthers on Sunday evening at Panorama Recreation Centre.The Bombers trailed 2-0 and 4-0 after the first and second frames, respectively and were […]
The Port Alberni Bombers were on the losing end of a 4-2 decision to Comox Valley Glacier Kings in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) action on Wednesday night at the Alberni Valley Multiplex.The result stretched the Bombers losing streak to eight games – seven in regulation and one in overtime. It was also the […]
The Port Alberni Bombers dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to Nanaimo Buccaneers on Sunday night in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) action in Port Alberni.Trailing 1-0 after one period and 2-1 after forty minutes, the Bombers fell further behind at 3-1, six-and-a-half minutes into the third frame, but rebounded from there – Ethan Unger […]
The Port Alberni Bombers struggles continued on Friday night in Campbell River, as the locals dropped a 7-1 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League decision to the Storm.The hosts built a 5-0 lead after two periods, and led 6-0 midway through the second stanza, before McCall Nault scored a power play marker to break the shutout, […]
