(This article was originally published on Feb. 5, 2021) Inspired by a recent exercise by 32 writers at The Athletic where they conducted a draft to select everything needed to build an alternate version of the National Hockey League, we wondered if it could be done at the BC […]
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Crowning Moments with Alex Murray
Alex Murray considers himself one lucky individual. His playing career spanned three countries and two continents, making countless memories along the way. Murray played the 2013-14 season in the BC Hockey League with the Prince George Spruce Kings and recorded a stellar 23-11-0 record in addition to a 2.41 […]
Clippers Confidential with Grant McDonald
If there was one player who knew how to balance skill and grit for the Nanaimo Clippers it was Grant McDonald. He recorded four stellar seasons with the orange and black, all while dealing with the likes of the Richmond Sockeyes, Delta Flyers, New Westminster Royals, and Powell River […]
The conversation starts now regarding women in hockey
We would like to recognize how both BCHLNetwork and DUBNetwork have welcomed us and give our sincerest thanks to Brian Wiebe and Paul Figler for supporting women in sports and allowing us to speak out to open this conversation on each platform. First and foremost, this is not meant […]
How Penticton Vees alumni have fared so far this NHL season
Hockey is back as the National Hockey League has already wrapped up its first calendar month of the new season. While the start of the new BCHL is still a few weeks away (hopefully), the 2021 NHL season is underway in a flash. Typically in a normal year, the […]
Spitballing possible future BCHL expansion sites
(This article was originally publishedon Jan. 30, 2021) BCHL expansion is definitely a sign of growth for the league. It’s always an interesting debate to talk about which community could be the next to have junior A hockey. Prior to the addition of the Cranbrook Bucks at the start of […]
Silverbacks alumni on the cusp of the NHL
Salmon Arm Silverbacks alumni are making bounds in the hockey world, with three leading the charge in the NHL and others just on the cusp. These players have all attended NHL camps with aspirations of cracking the roster and securing a role in “The Show”. Taro Hirose, Chase Priskie, […]
Clippers Confidential with Cole Maier
From the coastline of Vancouver Island to the Manitoba capital, Cole Maier makesĀ an impact wherever he goes. The 25-year-old from Pequannock, New Jersey is gearing up for his second pro season with the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. Like most athletes, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned their […]
Vipers alumni: Mike Zalewski
(This article was originally published on Jan. 27, 2021) Mike Zalewski played for the Vipers for only a couple of seasons but the New Hartford, New York, native made it all the way to the National Hockey League. This is a look at the career of Zalewski thus far […]
Clippers Confidential with Shaun Peet: From Nanaimo to NASCAR (Part 2)
(This article was originally published on Jan. 24, 2021) Over the course of his career, Shaun Peet has brought a crowd to its feet in more ways than one. In part one of his story for BCHLNetwork, he touched on suiting up for the Nanaimo Clippers, playing the pro […]