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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 […]
The 2019-20 BCHL season is just around the corner, all teams have started training camp and their pre-season schedules. The Chiefs opened their pre-season schedule August 23 in Hope, BC at the Hope Recreation Centre against the Wenatchee Wild. It’s an annual event the Chiefs put on for the residents […]
The Chilliwack Chiefs are coming into the 2019-20 season with a revamped roster from the ground up. Right now the Chiefs only have eight players returning from the roster that was the BCHL’s best team in the regular season and was bounced in the second round by the eventual Fred […]
The Victoria Grizzlies announced that they have signed American Forward Benjamin Biester from the Anaheim Junior Ducks out of the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League. The Danville, California product spent the last two seasons playing for the organization. He put up 27 points in 37 games for the U16 team […]
The youngest age a player can currently play in the BCHL is 16, but over the years, not many that age have made an impact. However, there are some who have gone on to have solid NHL careers, like Kyle Turris, Duncan Keith, Jeff Tambellini, Colton Sissons and Jujhar Khaira. […]
The British Columbia Hockey League has released the 2019-20 regular season schedule where each team will play 58 games. 28 at home, 28 on the road, plus two games will be played at the BCHL Showcase presented by Bauer. #BCHL announces schedule for 2019-20 season. Full release: https://t.co/xqYTJXFfVu pic.twitter.com/G34X2lMtao — […]
