Erika Towne is an author at BVM Sports. She covers a range of themes including sports, competitive sports, and the intersection of culture and society, with a particular focus on individual and team sports as well as sports business. Erika's work has been featured in BVM Sports, NewsBreak, Voice For Cities, and Fear The Fin.
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Erika Towne's primary focus is on local sports, particularly hockey and more specifically the San Jose Sharks. She also covers community events and government announcements related to her geographic focus of California, specifically San Jose.
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With the San Jose Sharks winning the second overall pick in the NHL draft lottery, the team is in the enviable position of getting another potential forward to play alongside Macklin Celebrini and creating a top six that will be the envy of the NHL. It could become the most powerful young core in the NHL with Celebrini, Will Smith, Michael Misa, Igor Chernyshov, William Eklund and whichever young player the team drafts. There is no doubt that this is something that’s very tempting.
Oct 28, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; San Jose Sharks right wing Ryan Reaves (75) warms up before the game against the Los Angeles Kings at SAP Center at San Jose. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images
It’s official! The PWHL will play in San Jose next season. In a press conference this afternoon, officials from the Professional Women’s Hockey League were joined on stage by San Jose soccer legend Brandi Chastain and Bay Area skating legend Kristi Yamaguchi to make the announcement. While there are a lot of details to be ironed out before the season starts in December, there are some things that PWHL Executive Vice President of Business Operations Amy Scheer can promise.
Santa Clara Vanguard will be one 21 bands marching at the 2027 Tournament of Roses parade on Jan. 1 in Pasadena.
By: Erika Towne
The vehicle resale company CarMax agreed to settle a civil lawsuit for over $1 million that was brought by the district attorneys of six California counties alleging violations of state consumer protection laws in March. The suit was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court by the counties of San...
A juvenile justice court judge in San Jose found a minor guilty Friday of fatally stabbing a 15-year-old outside a Santana Row restaurant on Valentine's Day last year. David Gutierrez was taking his girlfriend to El Jardin Restaurant and wearing red clothing “to celebrate the day of romance,” prosecutors said.
By: Erika Towne
Santa Clara's Nuevo Dog Park remains closed — after roughly 10 months. Last summer, the city began getting reports that several dogs that had visited the park, located at Ryder Street and La Rambla Avenue, fell ill. One even died. Following the reports, the city closed the park in late July.
San Jose has a PWHL team, but it still needs players to take to the ice. Some of those players will be selected in the PWHL Draft on June 17. But there will also be players selected before the draft. These are the players who are currently in the PWHL and might be willing to switch to another team. That’s what’s happening starting on June 1, when the Preliminary Player Negotiation Period opens at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET.
Will Smith entered his sophomore season with the San Jose Sharks with high hopes. The then-20-year-old put in the work over the summer, spending time on the ice with Macklin Celebrini and working out with some of the top names in the league, including Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby. Smith also won a gold medal with the U.S. Men’s National team last summer, registering seven assists in ten games. He came into the 2025-26 season in better shape and better prepared to play among the best in the world.
