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Now that the 2022-23 BC Hockey League season is over, let’s look at the top 2002-born players from each BCHL conference who were guaranteed to be playing their final junior hockey seasons as they’ll age out in 2023-24. The other age group all-star teams are available below: All 19-year-old teams […]
The Coquitlam Express finished fourth in the BC Hockey League’s Coastal Conference this season with a 28-19-4-3 record and faced the Chilliwack Chiefs in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Express fell to the Chiefs in five games. The Express has 11 players committed to NCAA […]
BC Hockey League sets 2022 exhibition schedule The BC Hockey League announced details for its 2022 exhibition season schedule on Tuesday. The schedule has a total of 49 games over 16 days, from Sept. 3 – 18. The schedule sees all 18 of the league’s teams play anywhere from three […]
Cents acquire veteran forward Lowe The Merritt Centennials have signed 2002-born forward Christian Lowe, who played with the Trail Smoke Eaters during the 2021-22 season. Lowe, a product of Port Moody, BC, finished with two goals and five points in 35 games with the Smokies. He also had a goal […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters finished in the eighth spot in the Interior Conference during the 2021-22 BC Hockey League season. The Smokies faced the powerful Penticton Vees in the first round and were knocked out in five games. Trail has seven players committed to NCAA Division I schools and three […]
Johnson and Finley invited to Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp University of Michigan forward Kent Johnson (61 goals and 86 assists in 112 games with Trail from 2018-20) and Spokane Chiefs forward Jack Finley (one goal in two games with Penticton in 2017-18) have each earned an invitation to Canada’s National […]
Vipers forward Carpendale suspended two games Vernon Vipers forward Tyler Carpendale has been suspended for two games for receiving a major penalty and game misconduct for a blow to the head during Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Salmon Arm The 2000-born forward was assessed the penalties at the 10:11 mark of […]
The Smoke Eaters will look a lot different this season. Gone is the high powered offence led by potential first-round NHL draft pick Kent Johnson. The Smoke Eaters will need to play an even better defensive game in front of last season’s rookie of the year, goaltender Logan Terness. […]
Smoke Eaters gain three commitments for 2020-21 COMMITMENT! The Smoke Eaters are proud to announce the commitments of Zack Feaver, Ethan Willoughby and Cameron Moger for the 2020/21 season! Article: https://t.co/VxsT32M6xc#WeAreSmokeEaters pic.twitter.com/9XTjOU5sWY — Trail Smoke Eaters (@BCHLSmokeEaters) February 6, 2020 The Trail Smoke Eaters announced their first commitments for the […]
