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The Surrey Eagles rebuild continues. On Oct. 28, the Eagles participated in this season’s first blockbuster trade, involving five players. The Surrey Eagles traded 2006-born defender Hunter Heisten, 2005-born forward — and captain — Gavin Rocha, and 2007-born forward Brendyn Van Oene to the Cowichan Valley Capitals for 2007-born forward […]
The Spengler Cup is a six-team, invitation-only event that has been presented since 1923 and heralds itself as the oldest invitational hockey tournament in the world. It is held annually in Davos, Switzerland. This year’s competition is unique, as the United States is sending a Collegiate Selects roster compiled of […]
The BCHL season begins Friday, and with it comes the first real look at how the league’s new roster regulations will shape lineups. The changes represent a notable shift in how teams are constructed. Gone are last year’s quotas tied to “branch” roots and passport categories. In their place are […]
The BCHL continues to carve out its own identity in the Canadian junior hockey landscape, and its latest announcement for the 2025-26 season underscores that direction. On Thursday, the league unveiled its 54-game regular season schedule, a new divisional alignment, and a playoff format designed to stoke rivalries and reduce […]
The 2025 BCHL playoffs are down to the league final, with two teams remaining in the quest for the Fred Page Cup. Under the current BCHL playoff structure, only five teams missed the playoffs. The two Coastal Conference teams that didn’t make the playoffs were the Powell River Kings and […]
Last month’s 4 Nations Face-Off captivated the hockey world in more ways than one. Most will point to Canada’s thrilling overtime win against the United States, but as an exhibition tournament between the National Hockey League and its Players Association, there was the opportunity to experiment with some different rules. […]
A routine Thursday during the 2024-25 BCHL season exploded when multiple reports came out that the Penticton Vees are set to leave the league and join the Western Hockey League next season as an expansion franchise. This move is confirmed by multiple sources, including Elite Prospects hockey insider Cam Robinson, […]
While much attention at this time of year is given to the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship and the BCHL players and alumni competing in that tournament, it is also worthwhile to check out the Spengler Cup, one of the oldest hockey tournaments held in Davos, Switzerland. The six-team, invitation-only […]
Welcome to another edition of the BCHL power rankings. From this point on the statistics will be consistent. The last rendition I felt gave an unfair advantage to teams that were special teams heavy, as in they were excelling on both the power play and penalty kill (I’m looking at […]
Let’s get familiar with the BCHL power rankings. The goal is to understand how teams are performing offensively, defensively, on the power play and penalty kill, and in goal, compared to other teams. For those of you familiar with my Kootenay International Junior Hockey League power rankings from years ago, […]
