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Over the years I have always come up with ideas and concepts for hockey jerseys ranging from BC Hockey League and the National Hockey League through hand drawings and the Electronic Arts NHL games. Now that I’m in graphic design school, I’ve had the opportunity to come up with real […]
Another great season of BC Hockey League action is well underway. And with a new season comes new looks for some of the teams. Before the 2022-23 season, the Pentiction Vees did a massive overhaul of the look of their franchise. The BCHL has also changed out the large league […]
In April 2021, the BC Hockey League announced its withdrawal from the Canadian Junior Hockey League, which is the association of nine junior A hockey leagues and 118 teams across Canada. There were many questions and few answers regarding the BCHL’s decision to remove itself from the CJHL, with many […]
The BC Hockey League continues to be one of the top development leagues in North America. On Monday, National Hockey League teams were required to declare their rosters, and the BCHL is well represented. In total, 26 players on 19 NHL opening night rosters played in the BCHL. An additional […]
Times are changing and teams with logos and brands deemed derogatory to Indigenous communities are making changes for the better. The Cleveland Guardians (formerly Indians) of Major League Baseball, Washington Commanders (formerly Redskins) of the National Football League, Neepawa Titans (formerly Natives) of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, and Saanich […]
The Cranbrook Bucks named their 2022-23 leadership group ahead of their season opener, and it includes veterans Rhys Bentham, Cam Kungle, Noah Quinn, and Kellan Hjartarson. Bentham is Cranbrook’s captain for a second consecutive campaign, after previously serving as an alternate during the Bucks’ inaugural season in 2020-21. The 20-year-old from Calgary, AB, is one […]
(BC Hockey League official media release) The BC Hockey League’s Executive Committee and League Office have produced a document outlining various ways to improve junior hockey in our country, entitled: Modernizing Junior Hockey in Canada. It has been sent to Hockey Canada, BC Hockey and the Governance Review Committee overseeing the […]
The Cranbrook Bucks announced ahead of their 2022-23 season opener that they’ve added NCAA Division I University of Maine committed forward Nick Peluso to their current roster. Peluso, a 2004-born product of Rochester, NY, joins the Bucks after spending the 2021-22 season with the United States Hockey League’s Muskegon Lumberjacks. In […]
Smokies pick up Cobetto-Roy from Salmon Arm The Trail Smoke Eaters acquired 2003-born forward Mathieu Cobetto-Roy on Friday from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in exchange for future considerations. As a rookie for the Silverbacks in 2021-22, the Outremont, QC product posted 12 goals and 26 points in 46 games to […]
The Cranbrook Bucks begin exhibition play this upcoming weekend, kicking things off against the defending national junior A champion Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Bucks head east and open their preseason schedule in Brooks at 7:00 pm on Saturday, Sept. 10, before a date with the […]
