On the latest "Inside the BCIHL" audio podcast, host Brian Wiebe chats with Simon Fraser University head coach Mark Coletta to preview the Clan's upcoming road trip to EWU and Selkirk College. Saturday's game in Castlegar shapes up as a battle for first place in the BCIHL standings and home-ice advantage through the playoffs.
Brian also chats with Trinity Western University head coach Barett Kropf, who recaps his team's recent road trip and previews a huge home match-up against Thompson Rivers that will go a long way in determining playoff positioning.
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HERE. About "Inside the BCIHL": The British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League's audio podcast, "Inside the BCIHL" highlights the top news and stories from around the league each week. Host Brian Wiebe talks with coaches, players and team broadcasters to bring BCIHL fans into the loop with the latest happenings around their favorite team.
About Brian Wiebe: Brian is in his second season as the SFU Men's Hockey team play-by-play broadcaster and has been involved in broadcasting sports in B.C. for 13 years. In addition, he is the Assistant Instructor for the Radio Arts and Entertainment Program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Prior to that, he served as Program Manager, Morning Host, and Sports Director with Merritt Broadcasting Ltd. in Merritt for close to ten years. Wiebe got his start in sports broadcasting as colour commentator on Burnaby Bulldogs radio broadcasts on CFML 104.5 in 2001.
Wiebe's career in sports also includes stints outside of the broadcast booth, as he was a member of the Merritt Centennials Board of Directors from 2006-2008, including one season as Team President. He also served as Centennials' webmaster from 2006-2012 and Media & Communications Coordinator from 2010-2012.
He also is a contributing writer to the BC Hockey League's Smart Hockey Magazine and maintains a hockey blog called
Brian's Banter covering the BCIHL, NCAA, BCHL, PJHL, KIJHL, BCMML and more. Wiebe is a graduate of the Radio Broadcasting Program at BCIT. Wiebe and his wife, Karla, live in Port Moody with their sons Evan and Riley. Contact Brian via
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