A chat with BC Hockey League Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Commissioner Steven Cocker about a number of topics: 2022-23 season so far Growing revenue across the league Reaction to the BCHL’s “Modernize the Canadian junior hockey system” document And more!
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Trade freeze underway between BCHL and CJHL teams
As is customary each year, the BC Hockey League’s 18 teams aren’t permitted to make trades with any of the 118 teams in the Canadian Junior Hockey League due to a holiday trade freeze. Each year, the halt on deals is between Dec. 10 and New Year’s Day. However, it […]
Bulldogs acquire Desilets from Salmon Arm and welcome Buhr back from college
In the hours leading up to their game in Coquitlam on Dec. 14, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs announced a pair of separate transactions that significantly changed the outlook of their roster. First, the Bulldogs acquired defender Owen Desilets from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in exchange for a brother duo of forwards in Jules and Raoul […]
BCHL Wrap: Penticton loses first games, Nanaimo and Cranbrook extend win streaks
The number one storyline heading into last week’s BC Hockey League schedule was the undefeated Penticton Vees looking to extend their 24-game win streak. Penticton was in tough, however, as the Vees were visiting the Wenatchee Wild and the surging Cranbrook Bucks on a Southern Interior road swing. Here is […]
BCHL players should be allowed to play in the World Junior A Challenge
If you scan the list of players named to Canada West for this year’s World Junior A Challenge, you won’t find Penticton Vees forward Bradly Nadeau, who’s a projected second or third-round pick in the 2023 National Hockey League Draft. Nor will you see NHL Central Scouting draft-rated prospects like […]
Examining six former BCHL players with North American Hockey League ties
For some players, the BC Hockey League is a destination to play, and come from across North America to join one of its teams. One league the BCHL gets players from often is the North American Hockey League. The opposite is also true as NAHL clubs often bring in players […]
Explaining the Dec. 1 roster deadline
Dec. 1 marks one of the first two main roster deadlines facing BC Hockey League teams during the 2022-23 season. The second is on Jan. 10. The deadlines are imposed by Hockey Canada, and on Dec. 1, all junior A teams across the country see the number of cards available […]
Capitals Update: The return of Mike Vandekamp
On Nov. 16, there was a change behind the bench in Cowichan Valley. Brian Passmore was relieved as head coach and general manager. Replacing him is Mike Vandekamp. Vandekamp is familiar to Capitals fans as he coached the team from 2018 to 2020. After the 2020 playoffs were canceled, Vandekamp […]
Revisiting the Jackson Glassford trade and Hayden Dunford signing
Last December, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs completed several transactions. One trade saw goaltender Jackson Glassford go to the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Blackfalds Bulldogs. In exchange, Alberni Valley received defender Wyatt Wilson and a player development fee. Glassford played parts of two seasons with Alberni Valley, protecting the Bulldogs’ crease […]
Cranbrook’s Friday night game in Nanaimo postponed — here’s what went wrong
The Cranbrook Bucks are on the West Coast this weekend, where they were supposed to play three games in three days against Nanaimo, Alberni Valley, and Coquitlam. However, the trip to the coast included a series of unfortunate events that lead to the eventual postponement of Cranbrook’s Friday night game […]