The Port Alberni Bombers began their 2024-25 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season with a convincing 6-2 win over Nanaimo Buccaneers on Thursday night in Nanaimo.Six different players scored their first goals of the season. Sean Richards, Leim Smith, Elliot Kuprash, Grayson Salmon, Luke Ridgway and Joel Dorn paced a balanced attack, while Richards added […]
The Port Alberni Bombers defeated the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday night at the Comox Valley Sports Centre. Leim Smith, with his third goal of the evening, scored the winner 37 seconds into the extra frame to cap off an impressive performance.Smith added an assist to go with his hat […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are excited to announce the addition of 2007 born Forward Leim Smith, of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta for the 2024-2025 season. The 5’10 161 pound Smith played the previous two seasons with Edge School in the Canadian Sports School Hockey League. In 73 regular and post season games he scored 31 […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are excited to announce that they have added 2007 born Port Alberni native Grayson Salmon for the 2024-2025 season. The 5’10, 161 pound Forward played the last three seasons with the Delta Hockey Academy in the Canadian Sports School Hockey League. Over 101 regular and post season games he scored 44 […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are excited to announce another important piece to their roster for the 2024-2025 season. Returning is 2006 born Forward Kash Nicklin, from Port Alberni. Nicklin appeared in 46 games last season and scored 15 goals and added 11 assists for 26 points. Nicklin scored the second most goals amongst Bomber rookies, […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are excited to announce the return of three important pieces to their roster. Returning for the 2024-2025 season are: 2005 born Defenceman Zachary Ellis-Winters, from Gibsons, B.C. Ellis-Winters appeared in 47 games last season and scored 4 goals and added 9 assists for 13 points. In his VIJHL career he […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are excited to announce that they have added 2006 born Forward Jack Barrett for the 2024-2025 season. Barrett is 18 years old, and is from Port McNeill. The 6’2, 180 pound forward played with the Tier II Tri-Port Eagles last season. In 22 games he scored 39 goals and added […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are excited to announce that they have added 2006 born Forward Elliot Kuprash for the 2024-2025 season. Kuprash is 18 years old, and is from Calgary, Alberta. The 5’10, 161 pound left handed shooting forward played with the Lethbridge United U18 team last season in the Junior Prospects Hockey Hockey […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are excited to announce the return of the bulk of their leadership core, and their leading scorers. Returning for the 2024-2025 season are: 2005 born Forward Kai Verbrugge, from Port McNeill, B.C. Verbrugge was named Captain last season. He scored 14 times and added 22 assists for 36 points. In […]
The Port Alberni Bombers are excited to announce that they have added 2009 born Forward Joel Dorn for the 2024-2025 season. Dorn is 15 years old, and is from Port Alberni. Changes to Vancouver Island Junior Hockey regulations afforded the Bombers the opportunity to sign one 15 year old, and Dorn was without question the […]
