The Langley Rivermen made it official. For the first time in franchise history, the Rivermen won’t take part in a scheduled BC Hockey League season, instead choosing to opt out of the recently approved pod concept. A notice on Rivermen social media states the team decided to decline to […]
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BCHL Today: Shortened 2020-21 BCHL season is a go, lots of alumni news, and more
BCHL gets the go-ahead for 2020-21 season BCHL Board of Governors approve 2020-21 season RELEASE: https://t.co/Q3seNVOTwI pic.twitter.com/aVY1vSqdR6 — BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) March 12, 2021 The BC Hockey League finally got the answer it was looking for from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in conditional approval of a […]
Details emerge about BCHL pod locations for the 2020-21 season
A number of details have begun to emerge regarding the five pods being used for the shortened 2020-21 BC Hockey League season. The BC provincial government announced on Friday following conditional approval of the BCHL’s safe return to play plan by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, the five […]
Langley Rivermen opt out of 2020-21 BCHL season
The Langley Rivermen won’t play as part of the abbreviated 2020-21 BCHL season. An official announcement hasn’t been made and teams have until Saturday to officially declare their intentions for the return-to-play season, but as first reported by The Athletic Vancouver’s Rick Dhaliwal, the Rivermen have decided to opt […]
Q&A with BCHL commissioner Chris Hebb: 2020-21 season gets approval from PHO
The BC Hockey League is set to begin its 2020-21 season in early April after receiving conditional approval from the provincial health officer for a safe return to play. The return-to-play plan includes three to four teams playing in five pod locations around the province – Port Alberni, Chilliwack, […]
Game on! BCHL season approved by Provincial Health Officer
Exactly 365 days after the BC Hockey League officially cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 season, it officially announced the approval of the proposed 2020-21 season by British Columbia provincial health authorities. The cancellation a year ago came on the eve of the second round of the Fred Page […]
BCHL Today: Express add three affiliates, BCHL alumni earn college honours, and more
Express add three affiliate players #PJHLSteelers Player Updates: Forward Tyler Schweitzer, Defenseman Gabriel Adam and Defenseman Quinn Myles have been called up to the Coquitlam Express. While rookie Marcus Taylor has signed with WHL's Regina Pats. #LETSGO #SteeltownPride pic.twitter.com/PFDIby6Ji1 — Grandview Steelers (@steeltownhockey) March 11, 2021 The Coquitlam Express […]
Report: BCHL receives approval to play 2020-21 regular season
The BC Hockey League has made progress with Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in its return-to-play plan and a modified 2020-21 regular season should be able to begin soon, Postmedia’s Steve Ewen reported this afternoon. .@GOBCHL teams have started to tell their players that they've gotten an OK […]
BCHL Today: Eagles move spring camp to July, Golder joins Smoke Eaters, and more
Eagles shift spring camp dates Due to the current Health Restrictions, we've decided to move our Spring ID Camp back to July 2-4. #SoarWithUs https://t.co/BvHHcBV1ZF — Surrey Eagles (@SurreyEagles) March 10, 2021 Because of the current restrictions in place from the Public Health Officer, the Surrey Eagles have shifted […]
Victoria Grizzlies vs. Alberni Valley Bulldogs: A decade of rivalry
(This article was originally published on Mar. 10, 2021) Aside from the Powell River Kings, the Victoria Grizzlies have developed another close rivalry with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Their rivalry stretches back to when the Bulldogs first arrived in Port Alberni back in 2002 after four seasons in Burnaby. […]