The 17-year-old age group in the BC Hockey League this season is an extremely talented group with a bright future, led by the Brett Hull Trophy winner in Penticton’s Bradly Nadeau, who pieced together one of the best offensive seasons in league history. His 113 points are the highest by […]
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BCHL players should be allowed to play in the World Junior A Challenge
If you scan the list of players named to Canada West for this year’s World Junior A Challenge, you won’t find Penticton Vees forward Bradly Nadeau, who’s a projected second or third-round pick in the 2023 National Hockey League Draft. Nor will you see NHL Central Scouting draft-rated prospects like […]
Wood, Lacroix set to represent their countries at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
(BC Hockey League official media release) Victoria Grizzlies forward Matthew Wood has been selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup under-18 tournament, while Chilliwack Chiefs forward A.J. Lacroix has been chosen to play for Team USA. The tournament goes from July 31 to Aug. 6 […]
11 BCHL players selected in 2022 USHL Phase II Draft
The United States Hockey League held Phase II of its draft on Tuesday and when the dust settled after 24 rounds, 11 players who skated in the BC Hockey League during the 2021-22 season were chosen. According to the BCHL website, four of the players selected are committed to NCAA […]
BCHL announces 2022 Top Prospects Game rosters
(BC Hockey League official news release) The BCHL has announced the two rosters for the league’s 2022 Top Prospects Game Friday, Jan. 14 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, B.C. 40 players, split into two teams, will compete against each other for 60 minutes to determine a winner […]
17 players score their first career BCHL goals on night two of the season
Penticton vs. Wenatchee first career BCHL goals Josh Nadeau scores his first BCHL goal as the Vees and Wild are knotted at 1-1 heading into the 3rd period SOG 20-14 Penticton#BCHL pic.twitter.com/vvv4eooxCt — Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) October 10, 2021 Penticton forward Jason Nadeau had the Vees’ first two goals – […]
Key returnees and new recruits for the Chilliwack Chiefs
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 […]
BCHL Today: Spruce Kings acquire OJHL defenseman Wright, Chiefs recruit Lacroix for 2021-22, Canada wins without Newhook, and more
Spruce Kings acquire defenseman Wright from the OJHL Per OJHL transactions, Prince George has acquired 2001-born defenseman Josh Wright from the Brantford 99ers of the OJHL. Wright, from Woodstock, ON, had 14 points in 43 games with Trenton in 2019-20. He was traded to Brantford last June.#BCHL | #OJHL […]