Last winter, a strong contingent of British Columbia Hockey League alumni helped the Rochester Institute of Technology men’s hockey team compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament for the first time since 2016. In the national tournament, the No. 15-seeded Tigers lost 6-3 to No. 2-seeded Boston […]
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Vernon pod three stars of the month for April
April has come to a close in the Vernon pod and with only a couple of weeks left in the season, I wanted to look at the top three players from each of the teams playing in the pod. The stats for each player are from the time I […]
BCHL Today: Castagna earns POW award, BCHL doles out suspensions, and more
Castagna named BCHL player of the week Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Stephen Castagna is on a tear this season and his efforts over the last seven days earned him the BC Hockey League’s player of the week award on Monday. The 2001-born uncommitted forward from North Vancouver, BC had […]
BCHL Today: Warriors announce captains, Caps add a new recruit, and more
Warriors name captains for 2020-21 BCHL season NEWS: The Warriors are excited to name our Leadership Group for the 2021 Pod Season. Please join us in congratulating the group which includes new Captain Elan Bar Lev Wise, Alternates Marcus Joughin, Carter Wilkie & Nick Ardanaz#BCHL pic.twitter.com/V4EDeaT2c8 — West Kelowna […]
Vees in the season: October 2020
Spooky season has come and gone, and the Vees ran wild in the Okanagan Cup. October started with a bang. The Vees traded defenceman Tanner Komzak to the Cowichan Capitals for future considerations and also shipped forward Drew Elser to the Trail Smoke Eaters for futures. On the ice, […]
BCHL Today: Bulldogs add Leafs draft pick, Salmon Arm brings in a forward from RPI, Bucks find their voice and more
Bulldogs add Leafs draft pick TRADE ALERT: Bulldogs Acquire Ryan Tverberg from OJHL. #BulldogsHockey #BCHL https://t.co/wvScirChj0 pic.twitter.com/ceRTEHxjRb — AVBulldogs (@AVBulldogs) October 26, 2020 The Alberni Valley Bulldogs added an impact player on Monday with the acquisition of 2002-born forward Ryan Tverberg from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the Ontario […]
West Kelowna Warriors: Graduating players and eligible returnees
The West Kelowna Warriors, despite finishing second to last in the BCHL this past season, have one of the most intriguing cores eligible to return in 2020-21. The Warriors have only two players from the 2019-20 roster moving on to college in defenseman Jake Harrison (University of Nebraska-Omaha) and forward […]
Carson Kosobud sends the Vees to round two
For the second straight night, the West Kelowna Warriors and Penticton Vees headed to overtime on Wednesday night to decide the game. Early in the extra frame, defenceman Carson Kosobud scored the series deciding goal, beatingĀ Warriors goalie Johnny Derrick, who was screened on the play. The Vees benched cleared […]
BCHL Today: BCHL discipline department working overtime and former Vipers AP Hannoun takes his game to Italy
Capitals veteran McIntyre, Cents rookie Clark each suspended one game Cowichan Valley Capitals forward Dan McIntyre and Merritt Centennials defenceman Braydon Clark each received an automatic one game suspensions for receiving a second fighting major on a single stoppage. The penalties came in Sunday’s game in Merritt where the Capitals […]
Chiefs come up big in Penticton
The Chilliwack Chiefs must have read my last article as they came up big with a 4-0 win over one of the top teams – the Penticton Vees on Friday night. Mathieu Caron got his second shutout of the season stopping 30 shots. The first period saw the Chiefs bombarded […]