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The Coquitlam Express have acquired 2003-born forward Raymond Hamlin from the Smith Falls Bears of the Central Canada Hockey League for future considerations. Hamlin, who’s from Windsor, ON, had three goals and 14 points in 12 games with the Bears during the CCHL Developmental Scrimmages between November and March. […]
Of all the brothers to play for the Victoria Grizzlies, the Benn brothers are the most famous. From 2004-07, Jamie Benn and Jordie Benn played together on the same teams. From the junior B Peninsula Panthers to the newly renamed (at the time) Grizzlies, they were teammates. It was only during the […]
The 2021-22 BC Hockey League season is quickly approaching, and things seem to be heading back to normal. It appears as though all 18 teams will compete in a full 54-game schedule, after a very unusual season last year. The 2020-21 season went into the books as one of […]
The Langley Rivermen have acquired 2002-born forward Daniel Juca from the Coquitlam Express in exchange for future considerations. Juca had a goal and four points in 19 games with the Express during the 2020-21 pod season. He added three assists in 10 games for Coquitlam in last fall’s exhibition […]
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic canceling the 2020 BC Hockey League playoffs, they lived on as a simulation. The league recruited players from each remaining BCHL team and then recreated each team in NHL 20 using available in-game assets. This example isn’t the first time sports simulation games have been […]
The Salmon Arm Silverbacks have acquired 2003-born forward Isaac Lambert from the Ottawa Jr. Senators of the Central Canada Hockey League for future considerations. Lambert, who’s committed to the University of Maine, signed with the Jr. Sens last August but didn’t play any games with them because of the […]
I have done several jersey articles during my time here at BCHLNetwork. I’ve criticized teams and given suggestions to change, watched for changes teams have gone through in the off-season, and the top five jerseys in BCHL history. This time around I’m talking about some of the most questionable […]
The Coquitlam Express has acquired 2002-born goaltender Connor Mackenzie from the Hawkesbury Hawks of the Central Canada Hockey League for future considerations. Mackenzie, who hails from Toronto, ON, was 4-0 with a 2.21 goals-against-average, and a .915 save percentage in four games with the Hawks during the CCHL’s developmental […]
For every team that has captured the Fred Page Cup, there is always a player considered a diamond in the rough. In the case of the 2003-04 Nanaimo Clippers, that player was Raymond Sawada. The power-forward from Richmond, BC proved to be a difference maker under legendary bench boss […]
Nothing indicates the transition from one hockey season to the next more than the release of the new schedule. Recently the BCHL released its 54-game regular season schedule for each team in the 2021-22 season. This year the BCHL has moved from a three-division league to a two-conference league. […]
