The Alberni Valley Bulldogs split a home and home with the Nanaimo Clippers on September 13th and 14th. In the first game, the Bulldogs lost 2-1 in a defensive struggle. In the second game, they came back from being down 2-0 in the second period to win their home opener […]
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Chiefs off to Rocky Start
The Chilllwack Chiefs season is off to a rocky start after starting 1-3. The Chiefs started off on a high note, going into George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley and handing the Rivermen their second loss in two days 5-3 on Sept. 8 with goals from Joey Larson, Cooper Moore, […]
Bulldogs Come Up Short on Opening Weekend
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs started the 2019-20 season last weekend with two games in Powell River. In the first game on Sept. 6, despite more power plays than the Kings, the Bulldogs lost 6-3. Two of the Bulldogs’ three goals came with the man advantage. On Sept. 7, the Bulldogs […]
Weekend Preview: Victoria Grizzlies Hit the Road
The early 2019-20 schedule is certainly not friendly to the Victoria Grizzlies. They spend the first seven games of the season on the road due to their home rink, The Q Centre, being preoccupied with their other tenant’s Mann Cup chase. The Western Lacrosse Association’s Victoria Shamrocks have the building […]
Langley Rivermen Name Leadership Group
The Langley Rivermen named its leadership group before puck drop on Saturday night. With the departure of last year’s captain Alec Capstick, who is playing for the University of Miami-Ohio, it meant that the captaincy was up for grabs. Many thought former captain Brendan Budy would be called upon once […]
Rivermen Winless After Opening Weekend
The 2019-20 BCHL season kicked off this past weekend and it saw the Langley Rivermen play two games at home. The Rivermen opened up the season on Saturday night against the Coquitlam Express and in a game where special teams dictated the action, the Rivermen eventually fell short and lost […]
30 Years of Chiefs Hockey: Part 1 – The Early Years
(This article was originally published on Sep. 8, 2019) Not many teams can say they have played 30-plus seasons in the BCHL. In fact, only Vernon, Powell River, Penticton, Merritt – and now the Chilliwack Chiefs – can. Here is a three-part series looking back at 30 years of […]
Vees all Business in Season Opening Weekend Against Trail
The Penticton Vees took care of business in Trail on the weekend with a sweep of the two-game series versus the Smoke Eaters and setting the bar for the Interior Division. The opening weekend at home versus the Vees was a great opportunity for the Smoke Eaters to ignite a […]
Capitals Smother Grizzlies in Home Opener
The goals came early and often for the Cowichan Valley Capitals as they defeated the Victoria Grizzlies 8-2 in front of 1002 fans in the home opener at the Island Savings Center in Duncan on Saturday night. Fresh off a 2-0 win against the Nanaimo Clippers the night before, the […]
Wardle Leads Express to Victory in Season Opener
After suffering their only loss of the preseason at the hands of the Langley Rivermen, the Coquitlam Express were victorious in their first game of the season against those same Rivermen Saturday night at George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, British Columbia. The Express had a preseason to remember winning […]
