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With their victory on May 9, the Victoria Grizzlies pod season came to an end. The Grizzlies finished with a record of 14-6-0-0, earning them 28 points. They were also the number one team in the Port Alberni pod. Many surprises emerged during the season. Several players stood out […]
Continuing on our world travels through BC Hockey League players past and present, our journey stops over in the wonderous continent of Asia. The BCHL has had at least nine players from three of Asia’s most prominent countries. Some had long-lasting careers in both league and international play, while […]
For young men growing up in St. John’s, Newfoundland, there aren’t many pro hockey success stories to immediately model and aspire towards. Of course, see the magnificent careers of Michael Ryder and Ryane Clowe for context, it isn’t an impossible feat, but the scouting exposure is difficult to attract […]
The Coquitlam Express have hired Brandon Shaw as its new head coach and assistant general manager, signing the Barrie, Ontario product to a two-year contract on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Shaw joins the Express after spending two seasons with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs as their director of player development and […]
With this article, I thought it would be fun to look through some of the international players in the BCHL – past, and present. I’ll group players on a continental basis, so let’s hit the globe and talk about the first nine global sensations to play in the BCHL. […]
Now that the 2020-21 BC Hockey League season is done, the Prince George Spruce Kings are taking time to reflect while also looking towards the fall. The league’s most northern franchise ended the three-team Chilliwack Pod with a 14-5-0-1 record, beating out the host Chiefs and dominating the Merritt […]
In a 2020-21 BC Hockey League season that was anything but regular, the league decided to forgo awarding the traditional annual awards in favour of pod-based awards. Although we don’t know who would have won the awards if they were handed out by the BCHL, we can answer who […]
Baird snipes his first BCHL goal 🚨Baird🚨The PP strikes again and it’s the 1st for @Mattbaird21! Bulldogs lead 4-3! #bulldogshockey — AVBulldogs (@AVBulldogs) May 12, 2021 2001-born Alberni Valley Bulldogs defenseman Matthew Baird scored his first BCHL goal on a power play at 15:53 of the second period in […]
In two short years with the Nanaimo Clippers, Trevor LeDonne went from a relative unknown to one of the most respected blueliners in the BCHL. The 21-year-old from Stony Creek, Ontario took his game to another level inside the Port Alberni pod, which included the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, Cowichan […]
Klassen suspended one game by the BCHL The BCHL Department of Player Safety has suspended Alberni Valley Bulldogs F Chase Klassen 1 game for receiving his second Fighting major and a Game Misconduct of the seasonhttps://t.co/xS4MiWIRj8 — BCHL Department of Player Safety (@BCHL_DOPS) May 10, 2021 Alberni Valley Bulldogs […]
