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Geoff Grimwood continues to be busy. In July, he rounded out the Grizzlies’ hockey operations staff, promoting one coach and adding another. Victoria also added a director of player development and a director of player personnel. Grimwood also continued to sign players. In July, the Grizzlies added 2006-born forward Michael […]
Cowichan Valley Capitals head coach and general manager Cam Keith has been busy, signing several players to his roster for the 2025-26 season. 2006-born goaltender Jack Hirshorn has signed with the Caps after playing last season with the North Iowa Bulls of the North American Hockey League. 2007-born forward Brendyn […]
It’s been a season of change thus far for the Powell River Kings. The Kings added to their roster on Oct. 14 by signing veteran 2004-born forward Rhett Hamilton. The Kings also acquired 2006-born forward Tommy Karmiris and 2006-born defender Jason Davenport. The Kings signed the youngest Westhaver brother to […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Victoria Grizzlies have been busy this off-season. During June and July, the Grizzlies conducted several trades and signed several players to their roster. The Grizzlies welcomed two former Merritt Centennials to the roster as well as the return of their star goaltender Oliver Auyeung-Ashton. Joining Auyeung-Ashton in goal is […]
After being sold to new ownership last September, the Cowichan Valley Capitals started overhauling their roster. From November to February, the Capitals signed 10 new players to the roster. and saw five players depart the team. This kind of roster turnover also occurred last season. After the Capitals replaced Brian […]
In November, the Victoria Grizzlies traded future considerations to the Chilliwack Chiefs for forward Elliot Dutil. Dutil is a 2003-born forward from Montreal, Quebec in his final season of junior hockey. For 2024-25, Edutil will attend Lindenwood University in the NCAA. Dutil took a different path to reach the BCHL. […]
For graduating players looking to attend post-secondary schools, there are several options. Many British Columbia Hockey League players leave for schools in the NCAA in the United States and others attend U SPORTS schools in Canada. For several BCHL players, they attend schools in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League. […]
With British Columbia Hockey League connections, the Minot State University men’s hockey team claimed its third American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I title this past spring. In the Boston area, the top-ranked Beavers shut out No. 3 Adrian College of Michigan 1-0. Scoring the game’s lone goal was White Rock’s […]
