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The 2023-24 British Columbia Hockey League season starts Friday with 16 of the circuit’s 17 teams in action. The only team not on the ice to open the season that day is Prince George, and the Spruce Kings open their season on Saturday in Salmon Arm. Although the BCHL started […]
A chat with BCHL Commissioner Steven Cocker about several topics on the eve of the 2023-24 regular season, including: His thoughts on how the pre-season went The future of the Wenatchee Wild franchise BCHL-USA Hockey transfer agreements And more!
In a past article, I wrote about the recent history of the Cowichan Valley Capitals because the past several seasons were pretty eventful for the team. Related: The recent history of the Cowichan Valley Capitals In their history, the Capitals have had two deep playoff runs. In 1994, they advanced […]
For the Powell River Kings, their upcoming 2023-24 season will be different. For starters, it’s the first season the Kings are independent of Hockey Canada after the B.C. Hockey League left the national governing body on July 1. Secondly, the Kings have a new primary logo. In August, they revealed […]
The start of the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season is coming quickly on Sept. 22. A lot has happened since the Penticton Vees won the Fred Page Cup back in April. This is the first season since 1969 that the BCHL is a fully independent league. The Chiefs themselves had […]
Stefanek signs with the Smoke Eaters After posting 32 goals and 77 points in 70 games with Mount St. Charles Academy’s Under-16 AAA squad in 2022-23, 2006-born forward Chase Stefanek has signed with the Trail Smoke Eaters for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. The product of Yorba Linda, California […]
Kings bring in Jetté for 2023-24 The Powell River Kings have signed 2006-born forward Théodore Jetté out of the Saint-Eustache Vikings program in the Ligue de développement du hockey M18 AAA du Québec. Jetté, who’s from Blainville, Que., put up a dozen goals and 28 points in 42 games with […]
A chat with Victoria Grizzlies assistant coach Geoff Grimwood about several topics, including: The recent passing of Mike Hammond The strength of the Coastal Conference in 2022-23 Ottawa Senators prospect Hoyt Stanley’s development And more!
On June 19, Powell River completed a trade with West Kelowna that saw 2004-born forward Kailus Green and 2005-born forward Matthew Lee join the Kings while 2004-born forward Trent Wilson headed to the Warriors. The Kings had acquired Wilson on June 1 as part of a trade to complete an earlier transaction they made with the […]
During the second round of the 2023 Fred Page Cup playoffs, the Surrey Eagles lost a close seven-game series to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Since then, the Eagles have undergone several changes after their playoff exit. One of these changes involved a goaltending trade with the Langley Rivermen. On June […]
