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Vernon Vipers captain Connor Elliott is trying to soak in all he can about his final junior season with his hometown team. The 20-year-old from Coldstream, B.C., which is part of Greater Vernon, is in his fourth and final British Columbia Hockey League campaign. Last season, he was swapped to […]
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!
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 […]
A chat with West Kelowna Warriors general manager and head coach Simon Ferguson about several topics, including: The wildfire situation in West Kelowna and the Okanagan Carolina Hurricanes draft pick Charles-Alexis Legault’s development The Warriors’ strengths heading into 2023-24 And more!
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 […]
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 […]
Bucks bring in Yakesh for 2023-24 The Cranbrook Bucks have brought in 2003-born defender Brady Yakesh for the upcoming B.C. Hockey League season. Yakesh, who hails from Delano, Minnesota, is committed to the University of Minnesota to start his NCAA career in September 2024. Yakesh spent the 2022-23 season in the United States Hockey League split between the […]
