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(This article was originally published on Apr. 2, 2021) The Doyle Cup is the annual series between the champion of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and the champion of the BC Hockey League. The BCHL holds a record of 24-18 over the AJHL. In this article, I’ll look at […]
Saturday, April 3, 2021 is a monumental day in Cranbrook Bucks franchise history. For the first time ever, the puck will drop on a regular-season game involving the expansion team. The Bucks’ inaugural game is against the Vees in Penticton — one of five pod locations scattered throughout the […]
The BC Hockey League lists 387 players on the official season-opening rosters of the 16 teams participating. Included in the 387 are players signed as affiliates, signified by an ‘A’ next to their name on the BCHL website. Rosters are restricted to 25 this season, which is two more […]
For any local hockey player to be successful, their talent needs to be cultivated and fine-tuned all the way through the development process. In the case of Victor Gervais, the scoring touch and offensive instincts he developed at a young age took him on a journey as a player. […]
Salmon Arm will play in Vernon’s pod at Kal Tire Place where the Silverbacks face off against West Kelowna, as well as continuing their heated rivalry with the Vernon Vipers. These match-ups will be a true show of determination and integrity in dealing with the same two teams over […]
Back on Nov. 24. 2020, the Cranbrook Bucks posted a news release announcing they had rounded out their roster. Included in the release was the following message, indicating they had finalized their roster ahead of the regular season. “The Cranbrook Bucks now sit at 24 rostered players to start […]
The 2020-21 season is just around the corner, and the Penticton Vees march to top the league after an impressive Okanagan Cup starts now. We know it won’t be a typical season. With five hub locations, the Vees are one of the teams hosting two others, the Cranbrook Bucks […]
More than a full calendar year after the 2019-20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BC Hockey League is set to drop the puck on the 2020-21 season in five pods around the province. The season includes 16 teams participating, as the Wenatchee Wild and Langley […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected a lot of people, and in many different ways. For Christian Trianni, it led to the difficult decision to end his BCHL career before it really even started — for now. Recently, Trianni joined me for a conversation about how he ended up in […]
The City of Vernon and the Vernon Vipers were named a pod city in the BC Hockey League’s recent return to play. The Vipers, Salmon Arm Silverbacks and West Kelowna Warriors will play out of Kal Tire Place in a shortened season starting this Friday. In this article, I […]
