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BCHL Today: Blueliner Wyatt Head returns to Warriors, Express defenceman De La Durantaye commits to Princeton and more

Written by Brian Wiebe on

Warriors blueline bolstered with Head’s return

The West Kelowna Warriors got a huge boost to their blueline on Tuesday with the return of 20-year-old Wyatt Head. The Kelowna native committed to Quinnipiac University starting this fall, but had yet to see a game with the Bobcats.

He had 63 points (9 goals, 54 assists) in 124 games with West-K between 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Express dman De La Durantaye secures education

Coquitlam Express defenceman Noah De La Durantaye is the ninth player from the team to commit to an NCAA school after his junior hockey career. The 19-year-old from Beaconsfield, QC has 20 points (6 goals, 14 assists) in 27 games with the Express this season, his first in the BCHL.

Express unveil third jersey

The Coquitlam Express are the latest BCHL team to release a third jersey. Check out the design in the tweet above.

Grizzlies alum McBride shifted from the AHL to the ECHL

Forward Shawn McBride (13 goals, 37 assists in 127 games for Victoria from 2012-15) was reassigned from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL to the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL. He had no points in two games with the Wolf Pack. The Victoria, BC product has four assists in 15 games with the Admirals this season.

BCHL Trade Tracker (since Dec. 1)
Trades Made: 4
Trades Made Within BCHL: 3
Trades Made With Teams Outside BC: 1
Players: 6
Future Considerations: 3
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Forwards: 4
Defencemen: 2
Goaltenders: 0
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1999-born: 0
2000-born: 5
2001-born: 1
2002-born: 0
2003-born: 0

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.