The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have traded 2000-born defenseman Loeden Schaufler to the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for future considerations. The Dewinton, Alberta product notched a pair of assists in five games with the Bulldogs during the BCHL’s training season last fall. Schaufler played 39 games in […]
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BCHL Today: Capitals acquire two new defensemen, Kings and Bulldogs each trade a forward, and more
Capitals bring in Calder from Portage Cowichan Valley acquires 2002-born defenseman Kian Calder from Portage (MJHL) for future considerations. Calder had 4-1-5 in five games as a rookie with the Terriers this season.#BCHL | #BCHLNetwork | @BCHLNetwork pic.twitter.com/pxaoI4BmUE — Brian Wiebe (@Brian_Wiebe) February 24, 2021 The Cowichan Valley Capitals […]
The case for and against 2000-born players returning to the BCHL for 2021-22
(This article was originally published on Feb. 17, 2021) There have been calls on Hockey Canada recently to give an extra year of eligibility for junior hockey players born in 2000. It would apply to junior hockey players in Major Junior, junior A, and junior B hockey leagues across […]
BCHL Today: Coquitlam and Alberni Valley add new recruits for 2021-22, Cranbrook loses a pair of players to the NCDC, and more
Express bring in Coghlan for next season NEWS| The Coquitlam Express are excited to announce the commitment of Ben Coghlan. Coghlan currently plays for the Campbell River Storm in the VIJHL. –> https://t.co/joCI5KOcaA pic.twitter.com/ZfjmZ6cvB3 — Coquitlam Express (@BCHLExpress) February 16, 2021 The Coquitlam Express announced the addition of 2003-born […]
BCHL Today: Bulldogs forward Bono heads to Merrimack, Kings and Bucks add new recruits for 2021-22, and more
Bulldogs forward Bono commits to Merrimack Congrats to Alberni Valley Bulldogs F Ethan Bono on his commitment to Merrimack College!#ModernHockey @ShawInfo 📸 Chaisson Creative pic.twitter.com/dyTcGt2CPu — BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) February 9, 2021 2004-born Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Ethan Bono has committed to play NCAA hockey at Merrimack College. […]
The inaugural BCHL mega-mock draft
(This article was originally published on Feb. 5, 2021) Inspired by a recent exercise by 32 writers at The Athletic where they conducted a draft to select everything needed to build an alternate version of the National Hockey League, we wondered if it could be done at the BC […]
Revisiting the Henri Schreifels trade
Recently, the Victoria Grizzlies announced that former player Henri Schreifels is rejoining the team. He previously played for the Grizzlies during the 2018-19 season and 2019-20 season. Schreifels committed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute last year but because of COVID-19, the Engineers men’s hockey team cancelled its season. He rejoins […]
BCHL Today: Alumni in the running for the Hobey Baker Award, Silverbacks bring in scoring forward Recine, and more
11 former BCHLers up for Hobey Baker Today, the initial list of nominees for the 2021 Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's top player was announced and 11 BCHL alums are up for the award. RELEASE: https://t.co/N41xnGbMJD pic.twitter.com/3c4neMj9zN — BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) February 1, 2021 The initial list […]
Spitballing possible future BCHL expansion sites
(This article was originally publishedon Jan. 30, 2021) BCHL expansion is definitely a sign of growth for the league. It’s always an interesting debate to talk about which community could be the next to have junior A hockey. Prior to the addition of the Cranbrook Bucks at the start of […]
BCHL Today: Grizz reacquire defenseman Clark, Capitals swing a pair of out-of-province deals, Eagles recruit Gabrielson, and more
Grizzlies bring Clark back into the fold Victoria acquires 2002-born defenseman Braydon Clark from Winkler (MJHL) for future considerations. The Flyers acquired Clark in a trade from the Grizzlies last June, a day after Victoria picked him up from Merritt.#BCHL | @BCHLNetwork pic.twitter.com/NYKrOV6K06 — Brian Wiebe (@Brian_Wiebe) January 28, […]