For the Powell River Kings, their upcoming 2023-24 season will be different. For starters, it’s the first season the Kings are independent of Hockey Canada after the B.C. Hockey League left the national governing body on July 1. Secondly, the Kings have a new primary logo. In August, they revealed […]
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BCHL Bulletin: Bucks, Eagles, Vees, and Express sign new recruits, MacGillivray leaves Cowichan Valley, and more!
Bucks bring in Yakesh for 2023-24 The Cranbrook Bucks have brought in 2003-born defender Brady Yakesh for the upcoming B.C. Hockey League season. Yakesh, who hails from Delano, Minnesota, is committed to the University of Minnesota to start his NCAA career in September 2024. Yakesh spent the 2022-23 season in the United States Hockey League split between the […]
BCHL Bulletin: Cents and Bulldogs add new recruits, Murphy-Johnson commits to SFU, and more!
Cents bring Grabner in for the 2023-24 season The Merritt Centennials reinforced their blueline on Wednesday with the signing of 2004-born defender Sam Grabner out of the Ottawa Jr. Senators of the Central Canada Hockey League. Grabner, from Ottawa, notched three goals and 13 points in 45 games with the […]
BCHL Bulletin: Clippers, Cents, and Kings add new recruits, Dubinsky gets an extension in Salmon Arm, and more!
Clippers bring in Deturris for 2023-24 The Nanaimo Clippers bolstered their forward corps on Thursday with the addition of 2004-born Connor Deturris, who hails from Naperville, Illinois. He is committed to the University of New Hampshire and will attend the Durham, New Hampshire campus next fall. Deturris posted 19 goals and […]
New den members: Looking at more Victoria Grizzlies recruits
After my previous article examing new Grizzlies players, the list was updated, and the B.C. Hockey League website now shows three more players set to join the Grizzlies roster. Heading the Grizzlies this season are Spencer Caines, Luke Chappelle, and Chase Pirtle. They are part of the 10 players listed […]
BCHL Bulletin: Backs, Kings, Smokies, and Cents get new recruits, BCHL reveals officials’ awards, and more!
Silverbacks add two new forwards for 2023-24 In a busy afternoon for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, the team announced the signing of 2005-born forwards Christian Kim and Cole Cooksey for the 2023-24 season. Kim, from Torrence, California, played 50 games for the Wenatchee Wild in 2022-23, scoring 10 goals and 28 […]
BCHL Bulletin: Bulldogs, Silverbacks, and Rivermen nab commitments, NHL development camp news, and more!
Bulldogs add Finn to their roster 2003-born defender Matias Myllykoski has committed to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. Myllykoski, who hails from Oulu, Finland, played 44 games this past season with Kiekko-Espoo U20 of the U20 SM-sarja league, which is the top tier of […]
BCHL Bulletin: Cents, Warriors, Rivermen, Silverbacks add new players, BCHL alumni get NHL qualifying offers, and more!
Centennials get Fancy for 2023-24 The Merritt Centennials have signed 2004-born defender Ocean Fancy for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. Fancy hails from Orleans, Massachusetts. He had five goals and 14 points in 35 games with the Boston Advantage in the National Collegiate Development Conference during the 2022-23 season. […]
BCHL Bulletin: Rivermen refresh their brand, Vipers and Express add new players, and more!
Rivermen hit refresh The Langley Rivermen announced that they will hit the refresh button on their brand for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. The move comes after Dana Matheson and Jamie Schreder took over the Rivermen as new owners earlier this month. The logo and lettering are getting an […]
BCHL Bulletin: Chiefs make a pair of trades, Bucks add two new recruits, and more!
Cents pick up Stenberg from Chilliwack The Merritt Centennials have acquired 2004-born forward Michael Stenberg from the Chilliwack Chiefs for future considerations. Stenberg is committed to Providence College to start playing NCAA Division I hockey in September 2024. The native of Needham, Massachusetts had four goals and 13 points in […]