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@ppanthersvijhl
are devastated with the death of 18-year-old forward Grant Gilbertson Monday evening. Our hearts go out to his family and friends. We have decided to play upcoming games and feel it is important to be with each other. Details at
Huge shout-out to Riley Braun, Denver Maloney, Evan Crawford, Logan Speirs, Griffin Gilmour and Aleko Sdrakas for visiting Grant's family and dropping off a food basket for the family. It was a tough drive out but lots of great feelings on the way back. Great! Thank you!
#ppants
Some of our players will visit Grant's family in Sooke later today and I know that will be an important and significant time for both the players and the family. Family will be at the game tonight. There will be laughs & tears but this is a celebration of Grant's life!
#ppants
A hard fought three to two loss to the Grizzlies brings to an end the most special of seasons.
Nothing but pride surrounds every one of the 25 players team staff volunteers and families
There won't be a bronze medal at the end but they will always be a team.
I am really proud of players and everyone in the
@ppanthersvijhl
Organization who made the evening last night special for Grant's family. Gas tank was a bit on empty last night but by this afternoon I will be putting up an open letter on my thoughts about these events. 1/2
74 games, 3 tough playoff series, an infinite number of practices and memories, a loss of a teammate and friend, and today is the culmination of all of that trial and tribulation.
Panthers take on Revelstoke for the bronze medal today at noon
One more roll for the 20s
LETS GO!
Tonight the Club will have a stress-free 80 minutes of pond hockey and then the 20's jerseys will be gifted to Braun, Speirs, Maloney, Lyon, Brown and Pascoe. Exit interviews will follow the next couple of days. What a fantastic group of young men on the Club this season!!
Please take out a couple of minutes to read the Obituary of 18-year-old Grant Ryan Gilbertson. What a great young man who left us all much to soon. RIP.
@ColegraveDarcie
@ppanthersvijhl
Thank you to the
@CougarsJrHockey
. The game had significant meaning in South Division standings but that was all put aside for the much bigger issue. So much has to be said about this past week. There is a lot of good that has happened coming on the heels of a terrible incident.
Tonight
@ppanthersvijhl
start the final stretch run to the Playoffs. "Panthers Strong" is our Motto the rest of the way this season. "Panthers Strong" in Memory of our fallen 'mate Grant.
Puck drops at 7:30 pm tonight vs.
@CowichanKraken
#ppants
Panthers lose in the 12th round of the shootout yes folks I said 12th round of the shootout ....kudos to number 33 Ashton Lukan who stood on his head for us today
@ppanthersvijhl
@PMHAEagles
@CycloneTC_BC
And to the parents of all of the boys on the Club, thank you for raising monies for the basket and to go towards the Go Fund Me. Just found message from Lana Speirs in my junk mail..thank you for taking the bull by the horns. Little wonder why we have such a great group!
#ppants
Monday is 6 days ago. At times it has felt like 6 years. At times it has felt like 6 minutes. An open Letter from
@ppanthersvijhl
Owner and Governor Pete Zubersky is up now at .
Rest in Peace "Gibby."
The game tonight between
@ppanthersvijhl
and
@CougarsJrHockey
will be streaming on HockeyTV this evening for those of you who cannot make it out to the game or could not get in due to capacity levels allowed. The feed will be able to watched at no charge, free at 7:30 pm sharp.
And now
@ppanthersvijhl
will move to the Cyclone Taylor Cup in Ladner this coming Thursday-Sunday April 7-10. Awards dinner set Saturday. (tomorrow) Grant Gilbertson, we will never forget....you are a Panther forever!! Article up soon.
#PanthersStrong
#ppants
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We have such a great relationship with
@PMHAEagles
! I just received a question about
#26
Helmet stickers from them. Looks like they want to have stickers for the entire PMHA. How cool is that! Thank you! Same question from a Beer League team at
@Panorama_Rec
. How cool is that!
Coreen and I were just reading the Go Fund Me page and it brought tears to her eyes and I was batting them back. The people that donated to Darcie and her family are really touching, really touching. We have a great big hockey family here on Vancouver Island.
#ppants
#Getto100k
!
Championship leader Riley Braun turns into a big right-hander on Saturday night at the
@victoriaharbourcats
game. Braun and the
@ppanthersvijhl
were introduced on the field as they were celebrated as VIJHL Champs.
The Grant Gilbertson Memorial going into the final day, hockey has been amazing! Only thing better is the organization of the tourney. Hats off to Grants Mom
@ColegraveDarcie
, sister Bev Berger, Danielle Strom, Heather Fitzpatrick an the army of volunteers. Truly unforgettable!
Hockey teammates are like family whether you start an IP and end at the Cyclone like Logan and Riley or play one year with your buddies. let's not forget the parents we cheer and support our players along the way..without them none of this happens
@ppanthersvijhl
@PMHAEagles
Hello to everyone! The pre-game ceremony and game tonight between
@CougarsJrHockey
@ppanthersvijhl
at
@Panorama_Rec
will be special. The pregame ceremony will start PROMPTLY at 7:30 and will run for 30 min. Please be in the rink by 7:15 You will need to be vaccinated X2. 1/3
@ppanthersvijhl
inked 18-year-old forward Carson Harris. The talented forward was signed Friday night at
@Panorama_Rec
with his father Mason and Grandfather Bill all smiles and at his side. All details up NOW at . "H-Bomb" has arrived!
#ppants
Just arrived home and had some time to think about the past 2 weeks. It was an amazing 7 games and could have gone either way in the end. Great effort by both teams and hats off to the
@CR_STORM
on the series win and on coming back from the brink when down 3-1 in games. A huge..
Fresh off their
@vijhlofficial
Championship win, the
@ppanthersvijhl
held their annual Awards Ceremony Saturday evening. Here is a link to both photos from the event and digital versions of the photo awards each player received!
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@ppanthersvijhl
want to congratulate
@WestshoreWolves
on a great 2 weeks. We had our hands full every night and if a bounce here or there went the other way the result could have been a different one. There were so many great 20's on Wolves it's a shame not two winners. 2/3
@ppanthersvijhl
leading scorer in 1999/2000 season Spencer Carbery just named as the Washington Capitals Head Coach earlier today and only 41 years old. He was one of the toughest competitors to play for this Club, still remember his tiny paper thin shoulder pads. Huge Congrats!
Congrats to
@ChrisAkerman2
who backstopped the
@ppanthersvijhl
to a couple weekend wins and then was named the VIJHL's player of the week this evening. Well deserved!
@ppanthersvijhl
super Fan Trista Post created this gem introducing your 2018/19 Peninsula Panthers. Who, btw, lead the
@CR_STORM
3 games to 1 in the first playoff round!!
Game 5 in Campbell River tonight!
@PMHAEagles
@SliderPenguin
Need three more but what a start to the playoffs with a HUGE away win!!!!
@ppanthersvijhl
4-2 over the
@CR_STORM
tonight.
Rematch goes Friday in CR again....HONK THAT HORN ON THE WAY OUT BOYS!!!
Pete, hope you brought the $5s.
I have never been to Humbolt but now it is a town I will never forget. With a population of only 5000, I would bet that every single resident will be touched by this awful accident this evening. We hope the young victims will rest in peace & pray for the ones who will live on.
A HUGE tip of the hat to
@NBuccaneers
new owner Clayton Robinson. Last night Clayton arranged the food for
@ppanthersvijhl
trip back home and really went above and beyond what is expected! We all want to win the games but the 9 teams are business partners. Good on you Clayton!
@ppanthersvijhl
have come to terms with new Bench Boss & General Manager
@tstanton191
. He is the youngest HC/GM in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League and has already hit the ground running. Every detail on the Stanton signing up now at
#ppants
Never used Social Media for this before but what the heck! We have room for one more player. If you are dropped from Jr. A or WHL and a great kid we are interested in talking to you. Check out our website and contact me. Have room for a 20.
It will be a long day and night but an article will be up on the evening's events probably sometime after midnight. On Saturday we will try and post a lot of the items that went up on the Jumbotron during the evening. If you were not able to get to the game you will get a taste.
Some very sad new to pass on. 20 year photographer for the
@ppanthersvijhl
and several other VIJHL teams and sporting teams around Greater Victoria has passed away in his early 60's. He did not feel well as of late and Coreen had been making calls to Hospitals to find him. 1/3
Presenting your official 2020-21 Peninsula Panthers team photo! It's been a bizarre year and season and one that we will always remember! This photo will definitely help us do that!
#VIJHL
@vijhlofficial
@ppanthersvijhl
"Young Guns" will welcome in
@WestshoreWolves
rookies Saturday night at 7:00 pm at
@Panorama_Rec
. Cats rookies have been skating for a couple weeks & are hoping to move to Main Camp starting Sunday afternoon. All details up at NOW
#ppants
@ppanthersvijhl
Captain Riley Braun captured some significant hardware in VIJHL end of season awards. Braun was awarded Top Scorer with 43 goals, 77 assists and 120 points. He was also named the League's MVP. Braun broke every single All-Time scoring record imaginable.
@ppanthersvijhl
have found their new Head Coach and General Manager in 27-year-old
@Eyebrows19
. Deal was sealed last night with a great meeting over three hours. Stanton will set to hit the ground running as the youngest HC/GM in the League. Article will be posted tomorrow.
@ppanthersvijhl
Bench Boss & GM
@tstanton191
has been busy since taking over one month ago. Last night he signed his first four pieces as he builds a team fans on the Peninsula are going to love. The four signed their contracts in front of family & returning Panthers players. 1/3
Tomorrow night 7:30 pm (Friday)
@ppanthersvijhl
host
@WestshoreWolves
in the 1st Exhibition game of the season. Both teams showcase signed rookies & camp hopefuls. Signed Panthers rookies include Horricks, Lyon, Maloney & Seale.
@LucPelletier16
still in WHL's Kelowna Rockets camp
@ppanthersvijhl
are looking for newly signed Colton Trotter to be in full gallop Friday night when the
@WestshoreWolves
invade the friendly confines of the
@Panorama_Rec
for exhibition action at 7:30 pm. Details up NOW on the Trotter inking at
#ppants
Really had enjoyable weekend at the Cyclone Taylor Cup, albeit, not the result we had hoped for. Positive vibes for the 4 days. An open letter will be up in the next several days discussing the CTC and the rest of
@ppanthersvijhl
tumultuous 21/22 Season.
#PanthersStrong
#ppants
Recent twitter post out of Nanaimo had
@jakegajda91
heading to Nanaimo in the deal. Much more discussion with
@NBuccaneers
rsulting in cash heading North to Nanaimo rather than Gajda for Sparrow. The big right winger is staying with
@ppanthersvijhl
right here on the Peninsula.
@ppanthersvijhl
believe they will have something tasty on the menu this coming season with the addition of some spicy Curry! Check out the details on the Club signing of goaltender
@CurrieSilas
out of the "Hat" at
@ppants
Can you spot the 8, 9, 10 line in this photo from many years ago....all still on the Peninsula playing with
@ppanthersvijhl
Here is the answer...Lingard back row 3rd from left. Braun front row 2nd from right....Wort kicking out pucks instead of putting them in! Priceless!
Big GAME 2 in VIJHL Championship Final Series.
@GeneralsJrB
are in to play
@ppanthersvijhl
for a 7:30 pm start at
@Panorama_Rec
. A big and perhaps sellout crowd is expected. PLEASE arrive early to make sure all fans get processed and into the barn in a timely manner.
#ppants
This Saturday night the
@ppanthersvijhl
are heading down as guests of the
@HarbourCats
. Panthers will be introduced as VIJHL Champs prior to the game with the Club down on the field and last years MVP and leading scorer Riley Braun will toss out first pitch. Join us!
#ppants
Tonight, while not the result we wanted, was a great start to the HOMETOWN HOCKEY festivities this weekend....thanks to all who attended.
@ppanthersvijhl
lose 4-1 tonight but seek to change this result tomorrow in a return engagement
#hometownhockey
@hometownhockey_
11 days ago this evening we were playing the Cougars in Game 2. I sat in my truck listening to the news and heard that Rudy Gobert from the Utah Jazz had tested positive. The world has changed in 11 days! Next 2-4 weeks will be crazy. Buckle up, listen to health experts. Isolate!
@ppanthersvijhl
won a pair of games on the weekend including a heart-stopper Saturday against
@GeneralsJrA
. But this was all overshadowed with the news of the untimely passing of Cats former Bench Boss Brad Tippett. All details up now at
#ripcoach
#ppants
@ppanthersvijhl
welcome in
@CowichanKraken
tomorrow (Friday) at 7:30 pm at
@Panorama_Rec
. Please arrive early and be in seats by 7:25pm. Pregame presentation discussing the time Head Coach & Director of Hockey Ops Brad Tippett was with the Cats for 5 1/2 years.
#ppants
@ppanthersvijhl
over
@IslandersKP
4-3 at
@Panorama_Rec
Friday nite on the strength of an electric four-point night (3 goals, 1 assist) by Carson Harris. Cats on the road Saturday taking on
@CR_STORM
. Details of both games will be up on Website Sunday in the afternoon.
#ppants
It's on Friday night at
@SliderPenguin
!!!
@ppanthersvijhl
host
@CR_STORM
for GM 6 in best-of-7 series. Panthers up 3-2 in this heart-pounding and at times heart-stopping series.
If you were not planning on attending, it's time to adjust your itinerary!! Pls arrive a bit early
@ppanthersvijhl
"Young Guns" dropped an exciting 5-3 contest against the visiting Westshore Wolves Saturday evening at
@Panorama_Rec
. It was a heck of a game! All details up now at
#ppants
@ppanthersvijhl
cash in early in overtime on huge break to take a 6-5 OT win over the
@CougarsJrHockey
in VIJHL action Sunday evening at Archie Browning. All details up now on the Exhibition tilt between feline foes at
#ppants
@ppanthersvijhl
are looking to fill roster this coming season as well as seeing some talent as possible affiliate players. Development Camp set for early August. Check out details now at . Register NOW. Click on CAMPS button for details/application.