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BCHL Today: Spruce Kings blueliner Bochen to play at Quinnipiac, Bulakwa scores a pair for West Kelowna and more

Written by Brian Wiebe on

Spruce Kings defenceman Bochen commits to Quinnipiac

Nick Bochen became the ninth member of the Spruce Kings roster to commit to post-secondary school and college hockey on Monday. The defenceman from North Vancouver will join Quinnipiac for the 2021-22 season. Bochen has 52 points (11 goals, 41 assists) over parts of the last three seasons in Prince George, including five games as an affiliate back in 2017-18.

Three Stars of the Night

First Star: West Kelowna’s Max Bulakwa had two goals for the Warriors.

Second Star: Langley defenceman Brian Scoville chipped in with a pair of assists.

Third Star: Trevor Adams of the Chilliwack Chiefs finished the night with a goal and an assist.

Honourable Mentions: Langley forward Devin Leduc had a goal and an assist. Defencemen Wyatt Head and Nicolas Ardanaz each had two assists for West Kelowna.

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.