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Several Glacier Kings Still On Junior ‘A’ Tryouts

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The Comox Valley Glacier Kings still are awaiting to see what their final roster is going to look like. They have a number of players that are still not with the club as they continue to either tryout for other Junior ‘A’ teams or have committed to other teams in BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and down in the USA.

This last off-season, LW Rolan Amin committed to the Humboldt Broncos of the SJHL. Amin averaged over a point a game with the Glacier Kings last season amassing 10 goals and 22 assists in just 28 games. For Humboldt this pre-season, he has a goal in his 2 games that he’s suited up for.

Sheldon Alexander is still with the Humboldt Broncos as well. In fact, he was playing on the same line as Rolan Amin. Alexander had 12 goals and 31 points in 43 games last season which was split between the Glacier Kings and the Campbell River Storm. He has been held pointless in 3 pre-season games with Humboldt.

Ryan Harris has committed to the Neepawa Titans of the MJHL. Harris was tied for the team lead in goals last season with 13. He hasn’t played a pre-season game with the Titans yet. Neepawa hasn’t been able to play at home yet as their ice wasn’t ready until September 5th. The Titans had played one road pre-season game at the time of this post.

Defenceman Gavin Mowat is in the same situation as Sheldon Alexander as he is battling for a Junior ‘A’ job. Mowat has played for 3 teams in the VIJHL including Peninsula, Campbell River and Comox Valley. The 6’0″ 171 pound rearguard had 8 points in 26 games for the Yeti last season and tallied an assist in his only pre-season game this year.

Defenceman Kyle Mayenburg is in a battle for a roster spot with the Powell River Kings. Powell River has not played yet but their pre-season does start Saturday. The 6’1″ 175lb. blueliner collected 2 goals and 9 assists in 33 games last season.

Another big blow to the defensive corps is Dylan Lamberto who has left to play in the NCDC for the Northern Cyclones. For those not familiar with the NCDC, it is the National Collegiate Development Conference which is the top-level, tuition-free junior hockey league within the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The Northern Cyclones play in Hudson, New Hampshire. You might remember that Comox Valley was desperate for a defenceman at the trade deadline last season and traded goaltender Aaron Pichette to get him. The 6’3″ 200 pounder only ended up playing 4 games in a Glacier Kings uniform.

Darryl Skender

Curtis Toneff Is Refreshed And Ready To Go

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Curtis Toneff was thrust into a difficult position last year. He took over as the Glacier Kings bench boss and GM well after the 2024-25 VIJHL season had begun. It’s a situation that he is used to however. This is the 4th time that Toneff has taken over as head coach of a team mid-season. He loves the challenge and is excited about his first full season behind the bench in Comox Valley. His motto after taking over last year was to give the players on the current roster first chance at staying on the club but was forced to make some hard decisions to better the team. He was able to bring back some key players such as Austin Montgomery-Parsons, Brigham Nye and Mason Windsor after the Elliot Lake Vikings were forced to take a leave of absence from the NOJHL because of ongoing issues of their hockey rink. (The Vikings never had a single game or practice at home because of Rogers Arena being closed. They played all 27 games on the road until they were forced to drop out of the league during the Christmas break.) Former GKings coach Mike Nesbitt, now head coach & GM of the Westshore Wolves, had originally brought the threesome over to Ontario when he became the  head coach/GM of the Vikings. Despite bringing the 3 players back to Comox after Christmas, December would the Comox Valley’s best month going 4-2-0. Curtis would also acquire a big defenceman at the deadline in Dylan Lamberto from Nanaimo.

During the off-season, Toneff spent a lot of time all over the province between recruiting and hosting/attending hockey camps. However, he did also take a break from hockey to recharge his batteries. Curtis said, “For the first time in a long time, I took a little time away from the game. Hopefully it will pay off in the Dog Days of the Season. In the last few years, basically spent the whole summer doing hockey camps every week. This year I made sure to take at least a couple weeks where I don’t think too much about hockey. For me as a coach, that was important to refresh and be ready to go.” Hopefully that pays off in the long season that lasts at least 8 months including tryout camp, pre-season, regular season and playoffs.

Darryl Skender