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Brian Passmore was hired as head coach and assistant general manager of the Merritt Centennials on Wednesday, signing a three-year contract with the BCHL’s longest continuously-run franchise. The 43-year-old was head coach of the Kerry Park Islanders of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League this past season. He joined the […]
Caps add Butikis to their crease The Cowichan Valley Capitals have added 2005-born goaltender Cody Butikis for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. Butikis, who hails from Sewell, New Jersey, went 25-12-1 with a 2.61 goals-against average, and a .919 save percentage in 40 games at Mount St. Charles Academy […]
Sochan commits to RMU Surrey Eagles netminder Michael Sochan has committed to Robert Morris University for this September. Sochan, who’s from Redwood City, Calif., was 10-7 this past season with a 3.11 goals-against average, a .906 save percentage, and two shutouts in 17 starts for the Eagles. The 2002-born goalie […]
Since the British Columbia Hockey League announced it was leaving the umbrella of Hockey Canada on May 1, there are a number of questions about what it means. The fact is, the impact of the BCHL becoming a non-sanctioned league is wide-reaching. There are a lot of rumours and conjectures […]
The second round of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs is over after the two Eastern Conference series wrapped up in five games, one Western Conference series wrapped up in six games, while the other went the distance to seven games. Before the marathon for Lord Stanley’s mug began, […]
After looking at the top 2004 and 2005-born players in both the Coastal and Interior Conferences of the B.C. Hockey League, it’s time to examine those players who have one more season of junior hockey eligibility left. In many cases, these players will head to college this fall and forgo […]
Here we are on the final leg of the 2022-23 B.C. Hockey League season. This has been a crazy year for the BCHL from a fantastic regular season that saw Penticton only lose four games, to the success of the outdoor BCHL Prospects and All-Star games, and another wildly popular […]
The Salmon Arm Silverbacks finished fourth in the B.C. Hockey League’s Interior Conference this season with a 27-20-4-3 record and faced the Prince George Spruce Kings in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. Salmon Arm eliminated the Spruce Kings in four games before facing Vernon in the […]
The B.C. Hockey League announced its 2022-23 award winners on April 27, and a couple of Cranbrook Bucks were recognized for their accomplishments this season. Cranbrook head coach and general manager Ryan Donald was named the Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy winner as BCHL coach of the year, while goaltender Nathan Airey won the Michael Garteig Trophy […]
The BCHL shook up the hockey world on Monday with news that it was going it alone as an independent league after opting to not renew its agreement with Hockey Canada. There are far-reaching implications of this move with more likely becoming clear as details are released. BCHL Commissioner Steven […]
