Sports

Illness has been taking its toll on the Comox Valley Glacier Kings, but their offence is looking a lot healthier.

The annual Antler Measuring Day at the Courtenay and District Fish and Game Protective Association (CDFGPA) clubhouse on Saturday was an outstanding success on more than one front.

When the Legendary Hockey Heroes hit the ice Tuesday, Jan. 25 at the Comox Valley Sports Centre, they will have a Vancouver Island native lacing up the blades.

Hockey teams love going to out-of-town tournaments because they get to play teams they have never faced before. That鈥檚 why it was a little strange when two Comox Valley Peewee teams, the Anco Motel Biters and the Western One Gladiators, travelled the dark and twisty road to the Jan. 7-9 Gold River Hockey Tournament only to face each other in their first game.

The Strathcona Nordic Ski Club (SNSC) braved frosty -20 C temperatures and an epic drive to race in the BC Cup #1 in Prince George last weekend.

On Sunday, Feb. 13 the Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports (VISAS) is holding its 23rd Herb Bradley Coca-Cola Classic (HBCCC) Fundraiser on Mount Washington.

The Brown鈥檚 Bay Packing North Island Edge female Bantam hockey team hit the ice in 2011 with a bang.

The Ecofish Whalers women鈥檚 hockey team was in town on the weekend playing their first home games of the season. Being forced to play most of their games out of town due to very little ice availability in the Comox Valley, the Whalers had yet to play in front of their family and friends.

The Comox Valley Glacier Kings hosted the 2010-11 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League All-Star and Prospects games in style this past Sunday at the Comox Valley Sports Centre.

Does what happens in Vegas stay in Vegas?