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BCHL unveils officiating group for 2023-24 The B.C. Hockey League announced on Thursday the personnel who will make up the officiating staff for the 2023-24 season. The staff includes five officiating managers, 26 referees, and 24 linespeople. The officiating managers, referees, and linespeople were selected by BCHL vice-president of hockey […]
As is customary each year, the BC Hockey League’s 18 teams aren’t permitted to make trades with any of the 118 teams in the Canadian Junior Hockey League due to a holiday trade freeze. Each year, the halt on deals is between Dec. 10 and New Year’s Day. However, it […]
The Victoria Grizzlies have replaced Craig Didmon as head coach and general manager with someone familiar to fans in BC’s capital. In fact, he was behind the bench in Victoria once before. Rylan Ferster is the new head coach and general manager of the Victoria Grizzlies. The 53-year-old was the […]
Coming off the 2021 Pod Season, the Cowichan Valley Capitals were rebuilding, busy recruiting new players to the team. However, there’s one who took an unconventional path and has specifically stood out in Duncan. On Nov. 26, the Capitals signed goaltender McCoy Bidewell after he played for Cowichan Valley as […]
COVID-19 hits pause on the Kings, Wild, and Grizzlies The BCHL announced on Thursday that the Powell River Kings and Wenatchee Wild have paused all team activities for the next five days in accordance with the league’s COVID-19 protocol and provincial health regulations. The Kings’ schedule had them hosting Surrey […]
As is customary each year, the BC Hockey League’s 18 teams aren’t allowed to make trades with any of the 117 teams in the Canadian Junior Hockey League between Dec. 10 and New Year’s Day. It’s simply because the national association of junior A leagues has an annual trade freeze […]
When the Nanaimo Clippers lost a few players at the end of the BCHL’s exhibition season, head coach and general manager Darren Naylor needed to find reinforcements. Naylor then signed 19-year-old Keighan Gerrie from Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Clippers are one of four teams competing in the Port Alberni pod, […]
Clippers bring in veteran forward Gerrie Nanaimo Clippers acquire Keighan Gerrie Posted by Nanaimo Clippers Jr. A Hockey Club on Thursday, October 15, 2020 The Nanaimo Clippers added a proven junior A scorer on Thursday with the addition of 2001-born forward Keighan Gerrie from the Waterloo Black Hawks of the […]
Warriors move veteran Viggars to Drumheller West Kelowna trades 2000-born defenseman Andrew Viggars to Drumheller (AJHL) for future considerations. Viggars had 2-2-4 in 20 games with the Warriors in 2019-20 as well as no points in two games with Calgary (WHL).#BCHL #BCHLNetwork — Brian Wiebe (@Brian_Wiebe) July 29, 2020 […]
