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Build Program From Ground Up
Head Coach and GM of the Rattlers Greg Jockims spent 13 years as the Head Coach of the Saskatchewan Huskies Basketball...
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Women's World Cup France 2019
We knew that the Canada National Women’s Soccer Team are good and now we are hearing that they are heading into...
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Top Dollar Value - Family Affordable
Given the hype of basketball in Canada the focus on this night was more focused on the Raptors rather than the...
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St.Mary's Baseball Hall Of Fame
We mentioned two of the inductees for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, so now we will introduce you to the...
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Dress For Weather Conditions
If you are considering taking up hiking for the multiple benefits of great exercise, spectacular vistas, wildlife sightings and the serenity...
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Dempster/Bay Inducted to Hall of Fame
Living in the lower mainland we are excited for the start of the Vancouver Canadians as they get set to throw...
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Rattlers Hire Former Huskies Bench Boss
Head Coach and GM of the Rattlers Greg Jockims spent 13 years as the Head Coach of the Saskatchewan...
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Canada Heading Into Round 16
We knew that the Canada National Women’s Soccer Team are good and now we are hearing that they are...
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CEBL – New Era
Given the hype of basketball in Canada the focus on this night was more focused on the Raptors rather...
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Hall Of Fame Recognition
We mentioned two of the inductees for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, so now we will introduce you...
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Proper Nutrition During Hike
If you are considering taking up hiking for the multiple benefits of great exercise, spectacular vistas, wildlife sightings and...
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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Living in the lower mainland we are excited for the start of the Vancouver Canadians as they get set...
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Team BC Special Olympics Training
Training for any sport requires commitment for not just the athlete, but more so the coaching staff behind them...
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Giants Michael Dyck Named Bench Boss
Winning has its advantages and given the upcoming 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup set to get underway in August it’s...
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One Win Away!!
Canada hasn’t had the opportunity to cheer for a team on a National level for some time and given...
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Charles Wilton Inspires Wheelchair Boxing
To excel at any sport requires hard work, discipline, passion and believing that you will overcome all obstacles to...
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What price Do You Put On Freedom?
As we reflect on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day the older generation will remember those who gave their lives...
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“Village of Vancouver”
Reflecting back on our younger days we often have fond memories or the past thinking of how things were...
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National Health and Fitness Day
Every year on the first Saturday in June is National Health and Fitness Day and this year it happens...
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Mountain Bike World Cup
The weather brings the sunshine and of course the cyclists either in the rural areas or on the street’s...
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Impressive 2019 Class
Paying tribute to sport individuals who make their mark either in Canada or around the world is something special...
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Ride Don’t Hide Fundraiser
Almost everyone knows somebody that’s been affected by mental health issues. To ask a rhetorical question, how much progress...
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Bandits Hit Hardwood
Realistically speaking the one Pro Sport to cover in the lower is the Vancouver Whitecaps and given the fact...
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Women’s Hockey Growing
The growth of Women’s hockey in Canada and around the world continues to grow with huge numbers and shocks...
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Women’s Soccer Shocks Mexico
Some were shocked, others were surprised but others within the sporting community of Soccer knew it could be done...
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SpeedSkating Gaining Popularity
While the sport of Speed skating has grabbed the attention of many individuals around the world, it’s gaining popularity...
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Andy Milne’s Fight
Canadian multi-talented composer, pianist and music professor Andy Milne is recognized internationally for his brilliance. A New York resident...
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Raiders First Title In 34 Years
Many think the season that just wrapped up for the Vancouver Giants was simply the fact that they got...
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Nighthawks down Bandits
As one would expect for a first game the hype was electric, the crowd was full of excitement for...
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Giants Force Game 7
The Western Hockey League will see a game 7 played in it’s history for only the 11th time and...
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Whitecaps Cool Red Hot Timbers
The Vancouver Whitecaps cooled off a “red hot” Portland Timbers managing a 1 nil win in front of 18,356...
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Giants Draw Record Crowd
Hot and humid outside and warm and muggy inside and the Giants are hoping the fan base can help...
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Healthy Lifestyle Too Costly
Following a healthy lifestyle is crucial to maintaining or improving your quality of life. There may be times in...
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Giants Back Against Wall
The Prince Albert Raiders are on the verge of their first Western Hockey League Title dating back to 1984-85...
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Wheat Kings/Armstrong Part Ways
We are hearing that former North Delta Minor Hockey player Grant Armstrong and the Brandon Wheat Kings have parted...
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Huge Blow To Women’s Hockey
The sport of women’s hockey has officially come to a crossroads. Given the state of the economy and the...
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Stay Fit On Dream Vacations
Anyone can be challenged to stay fit while on vacation, even professional athletes because, after months of dedication to...
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Lord Stanley Takes Centre Stage
Playoff hockey takes centre stage this time of the year with the level of play and intensity escalating in...
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Chiefs Drop 2-0 Lead
The game opened up with both teams playing an exciting, fast paced game that saw Spokane took away time...
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Wilson Signs Extension
For those living in the lower mainland it’s not uncommon for a trip south to take in NFL games...
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Giants Steal Game One
The Western Hockey League finals are in full swing in both the Eastern and Western conferences that will see...
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Seattle NHL Expansion Cost Rise
When we think of hockey we think of the teams presently in the league and given the hype that...
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BC Sports Hall of Fame Recognition
It’s great to get news from various sources that concern the sports community and while news is news, some...
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Whitecaps First Season Win
Playing under new head coach Marc de Santos saw the Vancouver Whitecaps come out on the winning side in...
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Bring Back Endurance
We hear about various sports that pertain to the local area, but seldom hear about Equestrian events, albeit that...
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Warriors Impressive Win
The Vancouver Warriors took to the floor for their second to last home game of their first full season...
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Tiger Wins Masters
Say what you will, the fans never really forgot about Tiger and what he means to the Golf world,...
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World Synchronized Skating Championships
While other sports seem to be front and centre one that deserves promotion is the ISU World Synchronized Skating...
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Series Shifts To Victoria
Making it past the first round of the playoffs was the goal from the start of the season for...
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Humboldt Memory Lives On
Memories last a lifetime and they can never be taken away, but some are harder to get over and...
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Delta Approves Cricket Pitch
When you do a search for a Cricket Pitch in the area, realistically speaking there aren’t many for those...
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Babes In Business Suits
Felicia Pizzonia caught the entrepreneurial spirit in high school when she created a business plan interwoven with her passion...
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March Madness
What started out the top 16 teams in the Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship run in 2019 this past weekend...
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Twins Names Team Of The Year
Tsawwassen beach volleyball 21-year old twins Megan and Nicole McNamara have been named Sport BC’s Team of the Year...
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Whitecaps Strong Play
The Vancouver Whitecaps play host to their rival Seattle Sounders in the start of the Cascadia Cup following a...
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Top 5 Spring Running Tips
Just when it seemed Old Man Winter was tightening his death grip on the country, Mother Nature mercifully stepped...
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2019 Special Olympic World Games
Sports is something that everyone wants to be a part of and regardless of the sport, not all athletes...
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Canada Qualify For Gold Cup
Canada scored three first half goals en-route to a 4-1 victory in a Gold Cup playoff match up in...
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Mammoth Win
Height has its advantages and Mammoth veteran 6’5” tender Dillon Ward closed the door on the Vancouver Warriors in...
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Recipe For Healthy Living
Wolfgang Sterr is living his dream as an executive chef and competitor in many outdoor sports such as snowboarding,...
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Wolfpack Win League Championship
The North Vancouver Wolf pack formerly known as the Hope Icebreakers completed a magical playoff run to capture the...
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Changes To Hawks Nest
With the recent elimination for the Delta Ice Hawks we should remember that a few short years ago they...
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Canada Run Club
Meet Rob Guy, former elite runner, past CEO of Athletics Canada and founder of the recently launched Canada Run...
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Trappers Eliminate Ice Hawks
The PJHL finals are finally set beginning March 15th with the North Vancouver Wolf Pack having home ice advantage...
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Kelsey Attends X-Games Skier Competition
Kelowna’s Olympic silver medallist, Kelsey Serwa, is heading to Aspen, Colo., in January to compete in the X Games...
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New Season – New Questions?
Reflecting back, I was asked to re-post this again with a recent question of can this happen in the...
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Canucks Sign Top Prospect
We watched him play at the recent World Junior Hockey Championships and many in the area were in awe...
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Weekend Of Fun
Rugby Sevens once again hit the world stage at BC Place and to continues to arouse the support with...
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Rule Changes
We all have rules that we simply don’t like and quite often think that they were invented by individuals...
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Huskies Win Provincial Title
I remember a while back talking to John Buis about the success that the North Delta Huskies had winning...
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Huskies Advance
North Delta Huskies are hoping to become the City’s first high school basketball team to win a provincial championship...
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Tiger Battle Neck Issues
With the warm weather soon approaching, many are looking at hitting the links in hopes of forgetting about the...
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Healthy Eating
Holistic nutritionist Sandra Millward practices what she preaches when it comes to giving expert advice to athletes and to...
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From Sport To City Council
Years back I had the privilege of meeting and dealing with Cliff Annable who at that time was the...
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Rugby 7’s Sign Extension
Given the success of Rugby 7’s in the area, it’s no real surprise that a few short days prior...
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Tacoma Signs Defenders
Tacoma Defiance made it official and announced they have signed defenders Aleks Berkolds and Matt Nance in addition to...
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New Look Whitecaps
The Whitecaps are celebrating their anniversary of the 1979 Soccer Bowl win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Giants...
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Passion For Running
Canadian runner Noel Paine has had a passion for running and writing since the age of 12. And for...
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Allegations Brought Forward
The Vancouver Whitecaps are set to kick-off their 2019 season at BC Place and are expecting a huge crowd...
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Tribute To Lonnie
Officiating is considered an essential part to any game or sport, but it takes a truly trained individual to...
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Team BC Speed Skating
Team BC Men and Women skated in the short track speed skating 3000m relay in the A Final at...
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2019 BC Junior Boys Basketball
After cracking the top 10 last year, the Burnaby South Rebels are aiming higher in 2019 and judging by...
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Setting Your Fitness Goals
Achieving your fitness goals takes hard work, discipline, and a positive mindset. In other words, you need a strong...
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Fraser Valley Championship
The Fraser Valley championship final is set while another two teams punched their tickets to the provincial tournament in...
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Cricket Coming To Delta
Cricket isn’t a sport that you hear a lot about and even if you visit their website there isn’t...
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Team BC Adding To Medal Count
It’s great to be able to promote not just athletes, but more so athletes coming from various regions in...
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Major Changes To Whitecaps
The Vancouver Whitecaps enter their 40th season with only one Soccer Bowl Title in 1979 which is significant as...
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BC Hockey Hall Of Fame Inductees
Cam Moon, Joey Kenward and I were fortunate enough to be the on-air broadcast team for the 1998 Royal...
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Don Cherry Themed Night
The Giants took to the ice at the Langley Events Centre in front of 4044 Giant supporters that sees...
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Sean Graham Shares Key To Success
When Jack Frost rears his sometimes ugly head, it can affect safety and be an issue for runners. Yet...
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Warrior Country
Given the recent conversation in the area following the WLA Draft and who goes where, its interesting to see...
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Pro Players Need To Step Up
We try to teach the kids to play games safe and respect each other, but we continue to hear...
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WLA Draft
To the surprise of no one former BCJLA “standout” Christian Del Bianco and Minto Cup MVP as the 1st...
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PJHL 2018-19 Play-Offs
The 2018-19 Pacific Junior Hockey League season concluded Sunday night with the Steelers pulling out a 5-4 O/T win...
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Sports For 2020 Summer Games
With the Canada Winter Games set to “kick-off” in Red Deer with some of BC Athletes attending, it’s time...
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Nordic Walking
Cross training is excellent for most athletes regardless of their sport and especially for runners. It keeps your mind...
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Put Parents In Penalty Box
When will parents let kids be kids and play sport without getting involved and acting like “clown’s” in the...
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Halftime Success – Questionable
Anyone tuning in to watch the 53rd edition of this year’s Super Bowl expecting to have a “magic” experience...
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New LED Screen In Vegas
Each and every summer Sportswave.ca covers and attends their now named Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium that continues...
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Registration Registers Success
Registration for the 2019 Harry Jerome Track meet is expected to equal or better the 700 entries that signed...
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Pre-Race Anxiety Tips
Standing at the starting line ready to race is always exciting despite butterflies in my stomach. Once I am...
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2019 FISU Winter Universiade
It’s the time of the year once again when we hear about the Winter Universiade takes place in various...
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Al’s Win – Fire Coach
One would have thought that playing with home field advantage would help elevate the team to perform taking on...
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Prospects Game – Huge Success
The Annual Pacific Junior B Hockey League Prospects game was hosted at home of the expansion White Rock Whalers...
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Team BC Names Athlete’s
It’s official and Boxing BC released a statement that six (6) athletes will be representing the Province and attending...
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Warrior’s Surprise Mammoth
The Vancouver Warriors rebounded from a halftime deficit of 7-4 managing a come-back managing to defeat the Colorado Mammoth...
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Volunteers Make It Happen
We have the BC Winter Games as does most Provinces, but the Winter Games are extra special for Canada’s...
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Fitness Journey
Eating healthier and exercising is usually at the top of most everyone’s Near Years resolutions. For cancer survivor...
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Curling Rocks
Many think that curling is somewhat of a dying sport, but to the thousands that play recreational or at...
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Suspension Or Disqualification?
Can sport become more violent than is necessary and if so what will the governing bodies of the specific...
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Superbowl Countdown
After a long season on the field the divisional winners in each conference as well as two wild card...
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From Soccer To Cycling
While growing up in Auburn, California Kyle Bryant was an aspiring athlete who was active in many sports from...
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Sungod Skater Shines
We have covered figure skating and most recently at UBC with the Championships where we watched several compete for...
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Sexual Abuse In Sport
Coaching is and can be rewarding for many volunteers, but it can also come with facets of criticism from...
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PJHL All-Star Game Action
The annual Pacific Junior Hockey League All-Star game was hosted by the Ridge Meadows Flames held at Planet Ice...
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Co-Ed Soccer
The league and teams play throughout the Greater Vancouver Urban area in setting up the Urban league since the...
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T-Birds Drop Game
The University of Alberta Golden Bears scored with 2.8 seconds remaining while on a two-man advantage in double O/T...
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Food Tips for Active Living
If your New Year’s resolution is to start exercising to get back into shape, it’s going to take more...
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Canadian’s Announce Coaching Staff
Received the following from Rob Fai with the Vancouver Canadians regarding the upcoming season for the coaching staff for...
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BC Rugby Names New Coach
Sports groups and/or organizations have a regular turnover with executive members, board of directors or league personal each year,...
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USA Olympic Committee Review
While the USA Ice Hockey team played in Vancouver for the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championships, controversy surrounds the...
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Finland Crowned IIHF Champions
The hype that rocked both Vancouver and Victoria has officially come to an abrupt end with almost fanfare as...
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Russia Outplays Switzerland
The semi-final match-up with Russia playing Switzerland, the country that many called the underdogs was a game not to...
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USA Advances To Final
The hype was on given that Canada was eliminated from any chance of a Gold Medal match-up between Canada...
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Finland Ousts Canada
Following the devastating loss on New Years Eve to Russia in a thriller the pressure was on with Canada...
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High Hit Proves Costly
High hits in hockey can and will result in a suspension from the governing body of the game and...
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Russia Pulls Out 2-1 Win
New Year’s Eve brought the last two games of the 2019 World Jr. Tournament Round Robin schedule officially to...
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Frost Hot Hands Dominate
The battle was on as the Czech Republic were playing Team Canada in front of an emotionally charged crowd...
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Journey In Time
The official photographer of Sportswave Laird Allan hit the road to cover the contest between Team Sweden against Team...
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Sweden’s Bid For 2026
It might have taken some time but now we can all rest easy knowing that the Swedish Olympic Committee...
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Canada Toy’s With Denmark
Canada’s Junior Hockey Team opened with an in impressive 14-0 win or thumping against Team Denmark in the second...
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O/T Thriller
The hype surrounds the hockey world in Vancouver and Victoria for the upcoming two weeks as future stars hit...
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Coach of The Month – Know One?
The dedication of the Coaches that take the time out of their schedule to not only coach but develop...
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Hart Giving Back
A few years back we spoke with Brett Hart who at that time was the spokespersons for the March...
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United Under One Flag?
Given all the strife in today’s world, the tension we see daily on TV ranging from country to country...
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
President Riccardo Fraccari (69) of the World Baseball Softball Confederation has issued his year end address to the members...
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Russia Pulls Off 4-1 Victory Over Switzerland
The National Junior teams from both Russia and Switzerland battled at Burnaby’s Bill Copeland Arena in one of many...
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Canucks Prospect On Display
Game two of the exhibition series at the Langley Events Centre as the US played host to the Czech...
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Roughnecks Spoil Warriors Home Opener
The Calgary Roughnecks rebounded from the O/T loss this past weekend avenging to loss against the Warriors managing to...
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New Name – New Venue – New Ownership
The move is complete and the wait is over marking a new era in pro sports hitting the floor...
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Respect In Sport
Most think that ball is played only during the summer months, but on Canada’s west coast we have the...
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Stress And Today’s Youth
It’s the time of the year, more so than other times of the year where stress can and does...
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Finland Hammers Denmark
The opening exhibition games are kicking off with the first of two played at the Langley Events Centre in...
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Injury Raises Questions Surrounding Safety
Injuries can and do cause major concern to everyone, but if and when they happen in a sports environment...
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NHL Officials Lose Another
Officiating is an “art” that not everyone understands, nor can they perfect it and it goes without saying that...
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Byram Added To Prospects Roster
The Vancouver Giants are pleased to announce that 2001-born defenceman Bowen Byram will represent the Vancouver Giants and the...
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Kihira Nails Gold
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Championship held in Vancouver came to an end of impressive skating by...
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Reigning Honduran Champions Pay Visit
The Whitecaps played host to the reigning Honduran champions C.D. Olimpia in the club’s second of four CONCACAF Champions League matches...
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911 Remembered
Reflecting back 14 years the day the world changed as we now know it, 911 means something different to everyone,...
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Pat Quinn Legacy Fund
The Vancouver Giants Hockey Club, in association with the Canadian Hockey League and the Western Hockey League, celebrated its...