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Sockeyes’ season ends offering a new beginning
Published 2:26 PDT, Thu July 3, 2025
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As one season ends the next season begins and as you can imagine it all starts as ownership looks back on the past season that reflects on the overall performance in all areas.
It’s not just the point total at the end of the season but an overall reflection of how the team was built from pre-season to the final whistle at the end of the regular and playoff season that holds everyone accountable.
As this years’ season came to an end, we saw changes made that served as a reminder for growth, teaching and overall development for the new players that will be in the line-up at the start of the new season. Training camp was held over the weekend that featured four squads of (roughly) twenty players per squad that could see some players making the team while others might attend a WHL camp in hopes of taking their talent to the next level of the game.
Some players attended the camp so that the coaches could have a look at their skill level and the potential to make the roster in a couple of years. This would give the players the encouragement to perfect their skill level of the game.
Prior to the camp the ownership and the coaching staff take time to meet with the players attending their camp as well as their parents to get a better insight on what their goals might be that go beyond camp.
At this level of the game, players are faced with making various choices regarding what team camps they might be attending as some are by invitation only while others are a “show-up to try out” and based on their skill level they might make the team or are encouraged to come back next season.
One league that the Sockeyes have their sights set on is the BC Elite Hockey League and we are hearing that they have signed Jonathan Zhang who played last season for the Valley West U17 scoring 19 goals and 32 assists for 51 points in only 36 games.
This is only one of the future Sockeyes who will suit up and put his talent level on display at Richmond’s Minoru Arena for the coming season. As the Sockeyes are still building a team for the upcoming 2025-26 PJHL season we reflect back on the 1966 Richmond Juniors who were a finalist in BC also noting that in 1976 and 1977 the Richmond Rebels won their league championship.
As you can see, the longevity and success of the Richmond Sockeyes dates back years along with their involvement in the City of Richmond to build the future of the game working with both Richmond Minor Hockey and the now defunct Seafair Minor Hockey once hosted by the arena at No.1 Road and Francis.
This coming season offers several new and unique ideas that are on the horizon for the Sockeyes which will both embrace and welcome new fans to the “Fish Tank” better known as Minoru Arena.
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