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BCHL roster numbers heading into the trade deadline

Brian Wiebe

With the Hockey Canada roster deadline and BCHL trade deadline arriving on Tuesday, I’ve calculated each BCHL team’s number of roster players, number of 20-year-olds (or 2002-born), and number of imports. These numbers may change before the deadline, but this is where they stand as of this writing.

Teams are allowed 23 players overall on their roster, of which no more than six can be 2002-born players and no more than six can be import players. Only American-born players are considered imports for the 17 BC-based teams.

Wenatchee has a completely different set of rules when it comes to what’s considered an import. Players not considered imports for the Wild are those from Washington State, California, Colorado, and Arizona. The Wild’s imports are also broken down into being allowed six American players from the remaining 46 states and four Canadian players.

This should show what some teams are able to add or subtract before the deadline arrives. All numbers for roster size, 20-year-olds, imports, and injured reserve are calculated as currently shown on the BCHL website.

Alberni Valley (14-15-3 – 6th Coastal)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 6
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0
  • Number of imports: 4
  • Number of imports able to add: 2
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Chilliwack (15-15-1 – 5th Coastal)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 2
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 4
  • Number of imports: 6
  • Number of imports able to add: 0
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Coquitlam (16-11-5 – 3rd Coastal)

  • Number of players: 22
  • Number of players able to add: 1
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 3
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 3
  • Number of imports: 6
  • Number of imports able to add: 0
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 1

Cowichan Valley (7-23-3 – 9th Coastal)

  • Number of players: 21
  • Number of players able to add: 2
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 4
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2
  • Number of imports: 4
  • Number of imports able to add: 2
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 1

Cranbrook (22-10-1 – 2nd Interior)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 4
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2
  • Number of imports: 6
  • Number of imports able to add: 0
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Langley (10-19-3 – 8th Coastal)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 4
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2
  • Number of imports: 4
  • Number of imports able to add: 2
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Merritt (9-21-4 – 9th Interior)

  • Number of players: 22
  • Number of players able to add: 1
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 4
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2
  • Number of imports: 3
  • Number of imports able to add: 3
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 1

Nanaimo (25-6-1 – 1st Coastal)

  • Number of players: 22
  • Number of players able to add: 1
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 6
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0
  • Number of imports: 6
  • Number of imports able to add: 0
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 1

Penticton (30-3-0 – 1st Interior)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 6
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0
  • Number of imports: 4
  • Number of imports able to add: 2
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Powell River (11-17-4 – 7th Coastal)

  • Number of players: 22
  • Number of players able to add: 1
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 3
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 3
  • Number of imports: 3
  • Number of imports able to add: 3
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Prince George (17-12-3 – 4th Interior)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 6
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0
  • Number of imports: 2
  • Number of imports able to add: 4
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Salmon Arm (16-13-3 – 5th Interior)

  • Number of players: 25
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 4
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2
  • Number of imports: 7
  • Number of imports able to add: 0
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 3

Surrey (22-7-2 – 2nd Coastal)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 4
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2
  • Number of imports: 5
  • Number of imports able to add: 1
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Trail (14-14-4 – 8th Interior)

  • Number of players: 22
  • Number of players able to add: 1
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 5
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 1
  • Number of imports: 6
  • Number of imports able to add: 0
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Vernon (15-14-4 – 6th Interior)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 4
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2
  • Number of imports: 3
  • Number of imports able to add: 3
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Victoria (15-12-5 – 4th Coastal)

  • Number of players: 21
  • Number of players able to add: 2
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 5
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 1
  • Number of imports: 6
  • Number of imports able to add: 0
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

Wenatchee (15-16-3 – 7th Interior)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 4
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2
  • Number of Canadian imports: 1
  • Number of Canadian imports able to add: 3
  • Number of imports from outside WA, CA, AZ, CO: 6
  • Number of imports from outside WA, CA, AZ, CO able to add: 0
  • Number of players on injured reserve: 0

West Kelowna (18-10-4 – 3rd Interior)

  • Number of players: 23
  • Number of players able to add: 0
  • Number of 20-year-olds: 5
  • Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 1
  • Number of imports: 6
  • Number of imports able to add: 0

Brian Wiebe

Brian's been involved in the BCHL in a variety of capacities for 17 years. From 2002 to 2012, he served in several roles around the Merritt Centennials organization, including as team president, board member, beat writer, colour commentator, webmaster, media and communications coordinator and marketing assistant. He's been writing about the BCHL since 2008 and served as colour commentator on the TSN 1040 broadcasts in 2012-13. BCHLNetwork is one of Brian's many passion projects that he balances around his full-time job as an instructor in the Radio Arts and Entertainment Program at BCIT in Burnaby.