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No positive COVID-19 tests among BCHL personnel An update on COVID-19 testing ahead of the BCHL season. pic.twitter.com/HIBHIMB4ad — BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) April 1, 2021 The BC Hockey League announced on Thursday that there were no positive COVID-19 tests after the first round of testing ahead of the season start […]
Saturday, April 3, 2021 is a monumental day in Cranbrook Bucks franchise history. For the first time ever, the puck will drop on a regular-season game involving the expansion team. The Bucks’ inaugural game is against the Vees in Penticton — one of five pod locations scattered throughout the […]
The BC Hockey League’s 2020-21 regular season will commence Friday, Apr. 2, 2021, with a five-game slate, highlighted by the defending Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy champion Coquitlam Express facing the Surrey Eagles at Scotia Barn in Burnaby. The other four games on the first night of the 2020-21 season […]
The BC Hockey League was given the official okay to play in five pods across the province consisting of three to four teams. One of those five pods is based in the Chilliwack Coliseum. This isn’t the first pod, so to speak, to be hosted in Chilliwack because, for […]
In case you’ve ever wondered how your favourite BC Hockey League team wound up where it is today or what the franchise lineage is, here you go. I’ve used websites like Elite Prospects, HockeyDB, and Paul C. Beugeling’s excellent site at Vernon Junior A Hockey History to piece together a […]
BCHL changes social media branding New season, new us… We've updated our social media handles on all platforms to @BCHockeyLeague#BCHLIsBack pic.twitter.com/X5rYm2Bmmi — BC Hockey League (@BCHockeyLeague) March 15, 2021 The BC Hockey League changed its handles on social media on Monday. Rather than being known as @GoBCHL on Facebook, […]
The BC Hockey League has made progress with Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in its return-to-play plan and a modified 2020-21 regular season should be able to begin soon, Postmedia’s Steve Ewen reported this afternoon. .@GOBCHL teams have started to tell their players that they've gotten an OK […]
The 2020-21 BC Hockey League trade deadline — the first for the Cranbrook Bucks — came and went on February 25. The Bucks’ first trade deadline remained consistent with their first season as a franchise, as likely the most unusual they will ever experience. We all know about the situation […]
The BC Hockey League board of governors has changed course and decided not to vote on Friday to cancel the 2020-21 season. The BCHL now says the vote will come early next week. The league’s latest return-to-play proposal is still in the hands of Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie […]
BCHL partners with Shaw to raise funds for charity The BCHL and @ShawInfo have teamed up with charities in all 17 of our local BC communities in an effort to make things a little brighter. Find out more about how you can help out a great cause in your […]
