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Before the 2023-24 season, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs signed several players, including 2004-born forward Grayson Badger. He was a solid addition, as Badger has led the Bulldogs in scoring for most of the season after finishing fourth last season. As of this writing, he tops Alberni Valley’s team scoring in […]
Junior hockey saw a seismic shift on Nov. 7 when the NCAA announced that effective Aug. 1, 2025, players with Canadian Hockey League experience were now eligible to play Division I college hockey. As of this writing, 37 players have left their BCHL clubs to join a team in either […]
The Victoria Grizzlies have been busy. Aside from several roster moves, the Grizzlies introduced a new alternate jersey. On Nov. 29, the Grizzlies debuted their new Victoria Salsa alternate jerseys to celebrate the team’s 30th anniversary. This article recaps the changes that occurred in November and early December in Victoria. […]
The Surrey Eagles are coming off their 2023-24 Fred Page Cup win against the Penticton Vees. The off-season saw several changes to the team. In a past article, I wrote about several of these changes. Since that article, several other changes have occurred. Cam Keith left to take over the […]
For the Victoria Grizzlies, the 2024-25 season is important as it’s their 30th anniversary of joining the B.C. Hockey League as an expansion team. Starting as the Victoria Salsa, the team filled the hole left by the departing Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League. The Cougars moved north […]
Like all British Columbia Hockey League clubs during the off-season, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs were busy recruiting players for the 2024-25 season. From May to July, the Bulldogs added four players. In August, the Bulldogs signed eight players. In a past article, I wrote about some of these recruits, including […]
The Cowichan Valley Capitals have been busy this off-season. The summer months have seen several new players join the team and on June 25, the Capitals also hired a new head coach and general manager. The Capitals brought in Cam Keith as their new bench boss. He was the GM […]
Last winter, a strong contingent of British Columbia Hockey League alumni helped the Rochester Institute of Technology men’s hockey team compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament for the first time since 2016. In the national tournament, the No. 15-seeded Tigers lost 6-3 to No. 2-seeded Boston […]
On June 1, the Powell River Kings conducted a trade with the Nanaimo Clippers where they acquired 2006-born goaltender Massimo Urbani for future considerations. This transaction completed an earlier trade from the British Columbia Hockey League trade deadline on Feb. 10. In that deal, the Clippers acquired 2005-born forward Remi […]
The Surrey Eagles are BCHL champions after defeating the Penticton Vees in six games to win the Fred Page Cup earlier this spring. After winning the Fred Page Cup, the Eagles lost the Rocky Mountain Challenge to the Brooks Bandits. Meanwhile, like all BCHL clubs, the Eagles are preparing for […]
