BC Hockey League sets 2022 exhibition schedule The BC Hockey League announced details for its 2022 exhibition season schedule on Tuesday. The schedule has a total of 49 games over 16 days, from Sept. 3 – 18. The schedule sees all 18 of the league’s teams play anywhere from three […]
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BCHL Bulletin: Cents nab veteran forward from Blackfalds, Heinen, Bellerive, and Reilly become NHL free agents, and more!
Cents pick up Sacchetti in a three-way trade with AJHL clubs The Merritt Centennials announced the acquisition of 2002-born forward Brandon Sacchetti and future considerations on Monday in a trade that also involves Blackfalds and Fort McMurray of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The complicated transaction saw the Bulldogs first […]
Dyck drafted by Ottawa to become first NHL pick in Bucks franchise history
On day two of the 2022 National Hockey League Entry Draft on July 8 in Montreal, QC, the Ottawa Senators selected Cranbrook Bucks forward Tyson Dyck in the seventh round, 206th overall. Not only did that make Dyck the first NHL draft pick in Bucks franchise history — it also put a […]
74 current and former BCHL players to take part in NHL Development Camps
(BC Hockey League official media release) The NHL Draft took place last week and teams wasted no time in announcing rosters for upcoming development camps in the days after. This year, there are 74 current and former BCHL players who will attend camps across the league. 30 of 32 NHL […]
2022 NHL Draft Preview
(BC Hockey League official media release) The 2022 NHL Entry Draft starts Thursday with Round 1 and continues with Rounds 2 through 7 on Friday. Like every year at the draft, there are several BCHL players expected to be taken. Today, we take a look at the top prospects from […]
Four BCHL alumni left in the chase for the Stanley Cup
And then there were two. Following the Tampa Bay Lightning’s win over the New York Rangers in game six of the National Hockey League’s Eastern Conference final on Saturday, it guarantees that at least one former BC Hockey League player will lift Lord Stanley’s chalice this year, and for the […]
Projecting 2022 BCHL Showcase matchups
The BC Hockey League released its full schedule on June 9. One of the league’s annual traditions is the five-day BCHL Showcase which gives NCAA, U SPORTS, Western Hockey League, and National Hockey League scouts an opportunity to watch all 18 BCHL teams in one place for recruiting. The location […]
New recruits for the Chilliwack Chiefs
With the 2022-23 BC Hockey League season just over three months away, teams are working their way to add new recruits and veterans to their rosters to contend for the Fred Page Cup championship. The Chilliwack Chiefs did a lot of recruiting last season and so far during the offseason […]
Record-setting 2011-12 Penticton Vees to be inducted to BC Hockey Hall of Fame
(BC Hockey League official media release) The 2011-12 Penticton Vees team who won the Fred Page Cup, Doyle Cup, and National Championship, while also setting the record for the longest winning streak in Canadian Junior A history, will be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame on July 22. […]
BCHL Bulletin: Eagles get Lorenz from Camrose, Shea heads from the Wild to the Wolverines, and more!
Eagles send Prazma and Feaver to Sherwood Park The Surrey Eagles announced on Friday that they have acquired 2002-born forward Logan Lorenz from the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Eagles noted that 2002-born goaltender Max Prazma and 2002-born forward Zack Feaver end up with the AJHL’s […]