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(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Summer is coming to an end and the Langley Rivermen are set to open up their season this Saturday, September 7 as they welcome the Coquitlam Express to “The Lodge”. After going 2-2-0-1 in the pre-season, Head Coach and GM Bobby Henderson was impressed with what he saw. “We were […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters will open their BCHL season on Friday with high expectations. The 2018-19 season saw the Smoke Eaters finish at the bottom of the Interior Division with a sub .500 record. A first-round upset of the 2nd ranked Merrit Centennials and a hard-fought second-round loss in seven […]
The puck will drop on the 2019-20 BCHL season on Friday, September 6. For the Trail Smoke Eaters, they will host a familiar opponent as Interior Division rival the Penticton Vees make their way to Cominco Arena for back to back games. Penticton is coming off a 2018-19 season that […]
The preseason schedule is over and the 2019-20 regular season kicks off for the Victoria Grizzlies on September 7 when they travel up the Malahat and face their Vancouver Island rival Cowichan Valley Capitals. The teams faced off in the preseason and split their two games with intensity, but it […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters dropped the back half of a two-game set versus the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League on Sunday afternoon at Cominco Arena in Trail. The Smoke Eaters closed the door on a very busy week. Trail players hit the ice for 16 practice […]
The Coquitlam Express are looking to not only make the playoffs but win a championship. That’s what every team is looking to do, according to Express Head Coach Jason Fortier. “It’s something we believe is not out of the realm. Character is what really decides championship teams, and with the […]
