There are more than 8,700 kilometres between Colwood and Kazakhstan, the distance 20-year-old forward Artur Gross travelled to join the Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL.

The six-foot, 170-pound winger signed with the Grizzlies in the summer, and now, he is set for his Q Centre debut.

Gross began the 2025–26 campaign with Nomad Astana in the Pro Hokei Ligasy, Kazakhstan’s top professional league, before making his move to the Island. He recorded eight points through 13 games to start the season.

For Gross, the decision to cross the world for hockey wasn’t a difficult one.

“Canada is the home of hockey, and I’ve always wanted to experience playing here,” he told the Goldstream News Gazette . “When I heard about the Grizzlies, even players who had already been in the BCHL told me it’s a

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