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Smoke Eaters add Dawson for 2021-22 season COMMITMENT! The Smoke Eaters are thrilled to announce the addition of forward Ridge Dawson for the 2021/22 BCHL season! Article: https://t.co/Np70RGP25d Welcome to Trail Ridge! #WeAreSmokeEaters pic.twitter.com/iQYPkP3HeP — Trail Smoke Eaters (@BCHLSmokeEaters) May 14, 2021 The Trail Smoke Eaters announced the commitment […]
The 2021 National Hockey League playoffs get underway on Saturday and 25 players with BC Hockey League experience are on a quest for the Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche lead the way with four BCHL alumni on their playoff roster as of this writing, while the Edmonton Oilers (3), […]
The Nanaimo Clippers announced Thursday that general manager and head coach Darren Naylor and associate GM and associate coach Colin Birkas have each agreed to new two-year contract extensions through the 2022-23 BC Hockey League season. Naylor, 52, is in his third season with the Clippers organization. He started […]
Surrey Eagles forward Christian Fitzgerald, who was named most valuable player in the first-ever BCHLNetwork awards, headlines the list of players voted to the 2020-21 BCHLNetwork First All-Star Team. Flanking Fitzgerald as First Team forwards are Eagles teammate Holden Katzalay and BCHLNetwork rookie of the year winner Ellis Rickwood […]
Joughin named BCHL player of the week Congrats to West Kelowna Warriors F Marcus Joughin on being named the final @FortisBC Player of the Week for the season! Joughin led all scorers last week with 10 PTS in 4 games and finished as WK's leading scorer with 23 on […]
It began 40 days ago and ended Tuesday night with five champions around the province. When the BC Hockey League announced the league’s return to play plan in March, there was a lot of thought about COVID-19 shutting things down. The plan was to start April 2 and finish […]
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 […]
