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It’s not often a highly-skilled player makes his way to the BCHL halfway through his 20-year-old season but for Spruce Kings newcomer Luc Laylin, it’s better late than never. The St. Michael, MN product has fit like a glove with Prince George, averaging nearly a point-per-game since joining the Spruce […]
Donaldson is off to Cornell University Nanaimo Clippers forward Sean Donaldson has committed to Cornell University for September 2022. According to the college commitment list on the BCHL website, Donaldson is the 10th player on the Clippers roster to secure his future at an NCAA Division I school. The 2001-born […]
Cents and Vipers connect on a blockbuster The Merritt Centennials and Vernon Vipers connected on a blockbuster trade on Tuesday evening involving five players in total and future considerations. The deal sees 2004-born forward Luke Lavery and 2002-born defenseman Talon Zakall go from the Cents to Vernon in exchange for […]
Kings sign MJHL veteran netminder Smith The Powell River Kings have added a third goaltender to their crease with the signing of 2001-born Matthias Smith, who hails from Courtenay, BC. His signing was a necessity after 2002-born Thomas Wardle and 2003-born Zak Brice both recently went down with injuries. Smith […]
Express, Vees, and Capitals connect on a three-way trade The Coquitlam Express, Penticton Vees, and Cowichan Valley Capitals hooked up on a three-way trade on Friday. First, the Express sent 2001-born forward Shane LaVelle to the Capitals for 2003-born defenseman Owen Simpson. Then Coquitlam moved Simpson to the Vees for […]
Cents and Clippers swap forwards The Merritt Centennials and Nanaimo Clippers connected on a one-for-one trade involving a pair of forwards on Saturday. The deal sees 2002-born Walker Erickson join the Clippers while 2004-born Luke Lavery heads to the Centennials. Erickson, who’s from Surrey, BC, is in his third full […]
Eagles rookie Slipec commits to the University of North Dakota UND picks up commitment from Surrey Eagles forward Grayden Slipec https://t.co/NAvizA00mJ — Grand Forks Herald (@gfherald) October 10, 2021 Surrey Eagles rookie forward Grayden Slipec announced his commitment to the University of North Dakota on Instagram on Sunday. The […]
Silverbacks acquire WHL veteran Ladyman Salmon Arm acquires 2001-born defenseman Mike Ladyman from Winnipeg Blues (MJHL) for future considerations. Ladyman is a veteran of 96 WHL games with Spokane and Winnipeg, posting 4-26-30 over the last 2.5 seasons.#BCHLNetwork | #BCHL60 | #BCHL | @BCHLNetwork pic.twitter.com/Y3TCuHqEPb — Brian Wiebe (@Brian_Wiebe) […]
In 26 seasons, the Victoria Grizzlies have seen over a dozen starting goalies play for them. The latest to take the starting job is Carter Woodside. Woodside emerged as Victoria’s number one goalie during the Port Alberni Pod last season. He helped backstop the team to the pod championship. […]
With all BC Hockey League teams coming together to start the season, there are a lot of new and old faces hitting the ice. The Chilliwack Chiefs were busy this off-season adding a bunch of recruits. There are also a bunch of returnees that weren’t originally scheduled to return […]
