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(This article was originally published on May. 24, 2020) Many in the Okanagan won’t forget the Penticton Vees 2011-12 season. At the helm was head coach and general manager, Fred Harbinson. While under his watchful eye, the Vees racked up the accolades throughout the season, winning the Interior Division, […]
(This article was originally published on May. 21, 2020) The 4,300 seat Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee, Washington is home to a very passionate ice hockey fan base. I’ve been around hockey for quite a few years now and have been a fan as well as involved with teams […]
With the cancellation of the remainder of the BCHL playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vernon Vipers have no fewer than nine players not returning to the team for the 2020-21 season. Connor Marritt Marritt spent three seasons with the Vipers. He played in one game for the […]
With the remainder of the BCHL season canceled in the second round of the playoffs due to COVID-19, the BCHLNetwork All 20-year-old teams were born. Now, after the response that the article got, I have decided to take a deep dive into each age group, and up next is […]
With the sudden abrupt end to the 2019-20 BCHL season due to COVID-19, the league was unable to crown a champion. It’s unfortunate for all players but especially sad for the 20-year-old players. A lot of these young men have spent years working hard trying to chase down a national […]
Recently, I caught up with Wenatchee Wild general manager Bliss Littler. He touched on various items from the past season to their development teams and more. While the team didn’t make it as far as everyone in the organization hoped, Littler thought that head coach Chris Clark did a nice […]
The Langley Rivermen front office is continuing to work hard during the offseason to improve their roster for 2020-21. Since COVID-19 has canceled spring prospect camps they have had to rely heavily on their scouts and connections throughout the hockey world to find high-level players. And it looks like they […]
(This article was originally published on May 2, 2020) Since joining the BCHL in 2011-12, the Langley Rivermen have had their fair amount of notable alumni who have gone on to do big things in hockey and in their own communities. The organization has also been lucky enough to […]
As the world navigates through the global pandemic, the BCHL 2019-2020 is canceled. The Vees were in midst of what many hoped would be a deep playoff run. When the season paused, the Vees had already booked their ticket to the second round of the playoffs, where they would have […]
A busy offseason continued for the Langley Rivermen as on Saturday the team announced they have received a commitment from 2002-born forward Samuel Marburg. Marburg, who turns 18 in July, was ecstatic when he heard the news that the Rivermen were interested in him. “When Bobby (Henderson) reached out saying […]
