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The Victoria Grizzlies have signed a new goaltender for the 2025-26 season. 2006-born Paolo Frasca comes from St. Andrew’s College of the Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association. Frasca is not the first St. Andrew’s alumni to play for the Grizzlies as goaltender Matthew Galajda and forward Alex […]
A total of 14 players with BCHL experience will compete in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Additional former BCHLers may be called up from the American Hockey League before the first playoff games on Saturday, but as of the end of the National Hockey League regular season, these are the […]
Last month’s 4 Nations Face-Off captivated the hockey world in more ways than one. Most will point to Canada’s thrilling overtime win against the United States, but as an exhibition tournament between the National Hockey League and its Players Association, there was the opportunity to experiment with some different rules. […]
On Jan. 20, the Powell River Kings goalie tandem became a goalie trio. Kings head coach and general manager Stephan Seeger Jr. signed 2006-born goaltender Ryan Tamelin, who hails from Invermere, B.C. Tamelin is a product of the Okanagan Hockey Academy who also has playing experience in the Kootenay International […]
The Victoria Grizzlies conducted two trades and one player signing to open the 2025 calendar year. On Jan. 15, the Grizzlies traded 2004-born defender Oscar Pantzare to the Penticton Vees for future considerations. Later that day, the Grizzlies signed 2004-born Major Junior defender Charles Côté to their roster. Finally, Victoria […]
Former Surrey Eagles defender Devon Toews has never represented Canada at a higher level than during the last week and a half at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and it ended with a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory against the United States at Boston’s TD Garden. For Toews, it was a moment […]
A routine Thursday during the 2024-25 BCHL season exploded when multiple reports came out that the Penticton Vees are set to leave the league and join the Western Hockey League next season as an expansion franchise. This move is confirmed by multiple sources, including Elite Prospects hockey insider Cam Robinson, […]
December was a busy month for the Blackfalds Bulldogs. By the holiday break, Blackfalds had won two games and conducted a series of trades. In total, Blackfalds made seven trades, welcoming four new players and saying goodbye to five others. Blackfalds also saw head coach Doug Quinn step down from […]
Before the 2023-24 season, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs signed several players, including 2004-born forward Grayson Badger. He was a solid addition, as Badger has led the Bulldogs in scoring for most of the season after finishing fourth last season. As of this writing, he tops Alberni Valley’s team scoring in […]
Junior hockey saw a seismic shift on Nov. 7 when the NCAA announced that effective Aug. 1, 2025, players with Canadian Hockey League experience were now eligible to play Division I college hockey. As of this writing, 37 players have left their BCHL clubs to join a team in either […]
