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The Cowichan Valley Capitals have acquired future considerations from the Summerside Western Capitals of the Maritime Hockey League for 2000-born defenseman Clark Webster. Webster hails from nearby Kensington, Prince Edward Island, which is about 15 kilometres from Summerside. He had two assists in eight games for the Capitals during […]
The Surrey Eagles have acquired 2001-born forward Jacob Slipec from the Powell River Kings for future considerations. Slipec, who’s from White Rock, BC, had seven goals and 24 points in 45 games with the Kings after being picked up from the Chilliwack Chiefs early in the 2019-20 season. He […]
The Powell River Kings have acquired future considerations from the Miramichi Timberwolves of the Maritime Hockey League for 2001-born defenseman Olivier Lépine. It’s the third time since June that the Montreal product had his junior A rights moved. First, Penticton picked up Lépine and 2001-born forward Ryan Upson from […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League trade deadline arrives on Thursday at 3 pm Pacific Time. That’s the deadline for teams in the BC Hockey League and the other nine junior A leagues in Canada to be able to make trades and releases from their rosters. When BCHL teams trade […]
(This article was originally published on Feb. 17, 2021) Angus Redmond set a high standard with his success after leaving Salmon Arm, with a high level of expectation for Silverbacks netminders to follow. Redmond’s career thus far has taken him all across North America, juggling between the American Hockey […]
(This article was originally published on Feb. 17, 2021) There have been calls on Hockey Canada recently to give an extra year of eligibility for junior hockey players born in 2000. It would apply to junior hockey players in Major Junior, junior A, and junior B hockey leagues across […]
(This article was originally published on Feb. 17, 2021) Whether the BC Hockey League season gets going or not (fingers are still crossed it happens), there are four players with ties to the Penticton Vees who made NHL Central Scouting’s most recent Players to Watch list for the 2021 […]
(This article was originally published on Feb. 12, 2021) A highlight-reel goal. The goaltender stopping a shot labeled for the top corner. A huge open-ice body check. These are all parts of a BC Hockey League game that you don’t have to be at the arena to witness. Everything […]
(This article was originally published on Feb. 11, 2021) In their 26 year history, the Victoria Grizzlies have only one BC Hockey League championship. One of the backbones of that 2001 championship team was goaltender Jordan Sigalet. Sigalet backstopped the team to a game seven win against the Merritt […]
(This article was originally published on Feb. 10, 2021) Sports fans around British Columbia and across the Canadian media landscape were shocked on the morning of Feb. 9 when Bell Media abruptly shuttered TSN 1040. There was a canned announcement after a commercial break and the morning hosts of […]
