VIJHL expansion on the Westshore and Nanaimo

Westshore (name to be announced soon)

So official announcements from the VIJHL  regarding expansion for the 2012/13 season will be finalized and confirmed in the coming weeks.
Four Westshore businessmen will be putting into play a Jnr B team, to play out of Bear Mtn Arena (not the new Westhills Arena it was rumoured to be) where the determination to forge proper working relationships with the Juan de Fuca minor hockey, other minor hockey groups around the area and also the Victoria Grizzlies, should have a very stable and successful team on there hands. The new team rumoured to be called the Westshore Wolves should have a good selection of a number of promising young players coming out of the Juan de Fuca Grizzlies ranks, which should bode well for this fledgling Westshore team.
The new Westshore team, looks like there trying for Weds night home games which shouldn't conflict to much with other Jnr B and Jnr A teams in the area.
To be sure, this team has in no way any affliction to the last Westshore team the Stingers, which folded half way through the 2010/11 season. The Stingers demise, was brought on by poor management, a lack of ice time and a player revolt.

Nanaimo Buccaneers (rumoured name)

Also hoping to ice a team for the VIJHL 2012/13 season, which will play out of the Nanaimo Ice Centre (potentially Frank Crane Arena)is a new Nanaimo jnr B team, which is being brought to life by former Kerry Park Islanders owners Phil and Brenda Levesque.
Nanaimo, which should be a good fit for the league and is a city well known as a solid hockey town. A Jnr B team should thrive in the Harbour City and at this time are looking to play their home games on Thursday nights.
The Jnr B, should excite the managment team/fans of the Nanaimo Clippers and should make a for a very promising affiliate between the two clubs for developing local players of the 16-20 yr old age group, in the Nanaimo area.
The name Buccaneers, was originally the name of a former Nanaimo Jnr B team, which played out of the old Nanaimo Civic Arena in the 1970's.
Although reported by the Times Colonist's, Mario Annicchiarico that the new Nanaimo franchise is a go the for 2012/13, however, this may not be the case due to ice time for practices and a few other loose ends that need to be addressed first.

With two new teams added to the frey for 2012/13, this expands the VIJHL from 7 to 9 teams.
I am speculating, but, the most likely realignment for the North and South Divisions for the league should look something like this:

North Division                                                              South Division

Oceanside Generals                                                      Victoria Cougars
Comox Valley Glacier Kings                                       Saanich Braves
Campbell River Storm                                                  Pennisula Panthers
Nanaimo (Buccaneers)                                                 Kerry Park Islanders
                                                                                      Westshore


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