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The Victoria Grizzlies have put together a new goalie tandem midway through the season. The team released 2005-born Carter Capton from its roster on Nov. 17, and he signed with Camrose of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. On Nov. 21, 2006-born Paolo Frasca departed the Grizzlies for the Ontario Hockey […]
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 […]
Cowichan Valley Capitals head coach and general manager Cam Keith has been busy, signing several players to his roster for the 2025-26 season. 2006-born goaltender Jack Hirshorn has signed with the Caps after playing last season with the North Iowa Bulls of the North American Hockey League. 2007-born forward Brendyn […]
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 BC Hockey League continues to thrive as a prime source of National Hockey League-calibre talent, even as it operates outside the Hockey Canada system. Seven players drafted in the NHL appeared in the league during the 2024-25 season, with five of them on BCHL rosters at the end of […]
A total of 14 players with BCHL experience will compete in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Additional former BCHLers may be called up from the American Hockey League before the first playoff games on Saturday, but as of the end of the National Hockey League regular season, these are the […]
Before the 2023-24 season, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs signed several players, including 2004-born forward Grayson Badger. He was a solid addition, as Badger has led the Bulldogs in scoring for most of the season after finishing fourth last season. As of this writing, he tops Alberni Valley’s team scoring in […]
Junior hockey saw a seismic shift on Nov. 7 when the NCAA announced that effective Aug. 1, 2025, players with Canadian Hockey League experience were now eligible to play Division I college hockey. As of this writing, 37 players have left their BCHL clubs to join a team in either […]
The Victoria Grizzlies have been busy. Aside from several roster moves, the Grizzlies introduced a new alternate jersey. On Nov. 29, the Grizzlies debuted their new Victoria Salsa alternate jerseys to celebrate the team’s 30th anniversary. This article recaps the changes that occurred in November and early December in Victoria. […]
