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After the Langley Rivermen clinched a spot in the 2024 playoffs this past March, they signed a Black Ace player and forward Caden Lee joined the Riv for its playoff run. Black Aces are emergency backup players for teams used during the post-season. Black Aces practice with the team and […]
With a five-deep contingent of former British Columbia Hockey League players, the Hobart College Statesmen won their second straight NCAA Division III men’s hockey national championship in March. On the road in Hartford, Connecticut, the Statesmen shut out host Trinity College 2-0 in the national championship game. Hobart College is […]
The British Columbia Hockey League prides itself on its ever-growing contribution to the NCAA Division I hockey system. Each year, a record number of BCHL players commit to continue their education and hockey dreams in the NCAA. Every spring, the schools compete to be one of the 16 teams selected […]
With British Columbia Hockey League alumni playing key roles, the Vancouver Island University Mariners captured their first British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League championship on Mar. 3. In the championship tilt against the University of Victoria, the Mariners triumphed 6-2. Logan Kurki, who played a few games in the BCHL with […]
Life in the British Columbia Hockey League agrees with Nathan Free. In Free’s first 16 games since his Brooks Bandits joined the BCHL from the Alberta Junior Hockey League, the forward had posted a team-high 19 points. The 5-foot-9, 145-pounder is second on the team in goals with 10. He […]
While the 2023-24 season is ongoing, B.C. Hockey League teams have started recruiting players for next season. This list includes the Victoria Grizzlies. As of this writing, the Grizzlies have recruited four players, according to the BCHL website. Coming from the Pacific Coast Hockey Academy U18 Prep team are defender […]
After being sold to new ownership last September, the Cowichan Valley Capitals started overhauling their roster. From November to February, the Capitals signed 10 new players to the roster. and saw five players depart the team. This kind of roster turnover also occurred last season. After the Capitals replaced Brian […]
For the Powell River Kings, the 2023-24 season is one of change. After the Kings partnered with the Birch Group, their roster was made over. Over several weeks, 10 players departed the team, and 13 players joined. The team also welcomed a new assistant coach as Vancouver Canucks legend Cliff […]
(British Columbia Hockey League official media release) The BC Hockey League (BCHL) has announced that five Alberta-based teams have signed franchise agreements and are now officially members of the league, as of yesterday. Prior to this, the teams had agreed to terms on a framework of what joining the BCHL […]
Since Jan. 19, big changes have been happening in the Western Canada college tracking hockey landscape with the news that five Alberta Junior Hockey League teams have agreed to terms with the British Columbia Hockey League to join it for the 2024-25 season. One of those teams is the Blackfald […]
