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Recently, the Victoria Grizzlies announced the 2021 details of their U18 and U16 BC Spring Hockey League teams. Prospective players looking to play can apply online for a chance to play on one of the two Grizzlies teams. The Grizzlies are one of several BC Hockey League teams who […]
(This article was originally published on Mar. 28, 2021) Fellow BCHLNetwork writer Eric Clarke recently wrote an article titled “Life as a BCHL Mascot.” In previous articles, it’s been established that I have worked a BCHL gameday disc jockey for a number of seasons. Goal songs have been examined, […]
The BC Hockey League was given the official okay to play in five pods across the province consisting of three to four teams. One of those five pods is based in the Chilliwack Coliseum. This isn’t the first pod, so to speak, to be hosted in Chilliwack because, for […]
Recently, the BCHL announced that Port Alberni would serve as a regional pod in the league’s return to play plan. All four Vancouver Island-based teams will take part in this pod, with games at Weyerhaeuser Arena. Each team will play between 18 and 20 games beginning in April. The […]
(This article was originally published on Mar. 22, 2021) Spending four years in the BCHL, Michael Garteig is arguably one of the best netminders the league has seen. Garteig spent the 2008-09 season playing for the Princeton Posse of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, where he posted […]
After close to 13 months since their last meaningful game action, the Prince George Spruce Kings are chomping at the bit to get for the abbreviated BCHL season to commence. The anticipation is slowly building for the league’s most northern franchise as they prepare for a trip to Chilliwack […]
The distinction of being the Cranbrook Bucks first-ever player will always belong to a product of San Diego, California. 2002-born forward Noah Leibl was introduced as the franchise’s first player back on January 27 of last year. A few months later, I wrote an article profiling his career to […]
In case you’ve ever wondered how your favourite BC Hockey League team wound up where it is today or what the franchise lineage is, here you go. I’ve used websites like Elite Prospects, HockeyDB, and Paul C. Beugeling’s excellent site at Vernon Junior A Hockey History to piece together a […]
The BC Hockey League put out an official announcement regarding how the pod structure breaks down, and on its website, stats and standings have rolled over to what’s being called “2020-21 Pod Season”. The stats from the 89 games which took place from September to November last fall have […]
With the season set to open in early April, it will be a short and sweet outing with only 18-20 games projected with only the potential for playoffs. Many players haven’t had a regular season on-ice match-up since March 6, 2020, and have been training for the moment to step […]
