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The Trail Smoke Eaters found themselves in a tough situation during training camp last year. 20-year-old Gabriel Waked and 19-year-old Donovan Buskey appeared to be the front runners to make the opening night roster. After all, both had previous junior A and Canadian Hockey League experience. But a just-turned […]
BCHL adjusts roster rules as they relate to Major Junior players I received word the #BCHL has the following roster rules as it relates to CHL players: – Max. of two 2000-born CHL players– Max. of two U20 CHL players– CHL players who previously played in the BCHL on […]
(This article was originally published on Oct. 30, 2020.) 2021 signaled the 20th anniversary of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks joining the BC Hockey League. However, Salmon Arm had a junior A team before anyone knew the Silverbacks. Salmon Arm kicked off its BCHL debut back in 1982-83 as the Shuswap […]
(This article was originally published on Oct. 30, 2020.) Merriam-Webster defines success as “degree or measure of succeeding”, “favourable or desired outcome”, also the “attainment of wealth.” In the world of hockey, team success is determined often by what trophy, if any, the team hoists at the end of […]
Spooky season has come and gone, and the Vees ran wild in the Okanagan Cup. October started with a bang. The Vees traded defenceman Tanner Komzak to the Cowichan Capitals for future considerations and also shipped forward Drew Elser to the Trail Smoke Eaters for futures. On the ice, […]
(This article was originally published on Oct. 30, 2020.) Kyle Rutherford, who is one of my fellow contributors at the BCHL Network, recently did an article about the Coquitlam Express logo changes over the years. The Express has gone through three colour changes, similar to the Chiefs, but has […]
Kings bring in Milliken NEWS: The Powell River Kings have signed 2002-born forward Dawson Milliken. 📰: https://t.co/TtZdc5m6QT#OurKingdom @GoBCHL pic.twitter.com/iwaGKuRO34 — P🎃well River Kings (@BCHLKings) October 29, 2020 The Powell River Kings announced the signing of 2002-born forward Dawson Milliken on Thursday. Milliken, who’s from Canmore, Alberta, committed to the Wenatchee […]
They say familiarity breeds success. In the case of Darwin Lakoduk, he’s happy to finally be on the Prince George Spruce Kings instead of lining up against them. The 20-year-old forward made his way to the BCHL’s most northern franchise in a summer trade with the Penticton Vees for […]
Seven BCHLers featured on Central Scouting Players to Watch List NHL Central Scouting has released the 2020-21 Preliminary Players to Watch List on https://t.co/ONjCiALkyX – Listing the top 2021 #NHLDraft prospects. — NHL Central Scouting (@NHLCentralScout) October 27, 2020 NHL Central Scouting came out with its preliminary Players to […]
Bulldogs add Leafs draft pick TRADE ALERT: Bulldogs Acquire Ryan Tverberg from OJHL. #BulldogsHockey #BCHL https://t.co/wvScirChj0 pic.twitter.com/ceRTEHxjRb — AVBulldogs (@AVBulldogs) October 26, 2020 The Alberni Valley Bulldogs added an impact player on Monday with the acquisition of 2002-born forward Ryan Tverberg from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the Ontario […]
