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The 2021-22 BC Hockey League season is quickly approaching, and things seem to be heading back to normal. It appears as though all 18 teams will compete in a full 54-game schedule, after a very unusual season last year. The 2020-21 season went into the books as one of […]
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic canceling the 2020 BC Hockey League playoffs, they lived on as a simulation. The league recruited players from each remaining BCHL team and then recreated each team in NHL 20 using available in-game assets. This example isn’t the first time sports simulation games have been […]
I have done several jersey articles during my time here at BCHLNetwork. I’ve criticized teams and given suggestions to change, watched for changes teams have gone through in the off-season, and the top five jerseys in BCHL history. This time around I’m talking about some of the most questionable […]
Chalk up the 2020 BCHL Showcase as another thing the COVID-19 pandemic put the boots to. Last year, the BC Hockey League invited its teams to apply to host the annual event and Salmon Arm was chosen. However, due to the pandemic, the 2020 Showcase didn’t happen and as […]
The Calgary Flames American Hockey League affiliate team left Abbotsford in 2014 and the 7,000-seat Abbotsford Centre has been used primarily by the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds program and its U18, U16, and U15 teams since. However, with the announcement in May that the Vancouver Canucks are relocating their AHL […]
I have written a few jersey articles in the past including possible reverse retros, a BCHL jersey watch, and what teams could do to improve their current look. This time around, I’ll look at the top five BC Hockey League jerseys to ever grace the ice. Bear in mind, […]
The eight-player, four-team trade from Tuesday now has tentacles that reach two other teams, involve two more players, and another batch of future considerations. The roots of Wednesday’s deals start with the Chilliwack Chiefs acquiring 2004-born forward Andrej Kovacevic from Coquitlam via Prince George. Concurrently, the Penticton Vees sent […]
The Coquitlam Express, Prince George Spruce Kings, Chilliwack Chiefs, and Nanaimo Clippers are all part of a series of trades that sees eight players involved in changing teams. The deals, which were announced by the Clippers, Express, and Spruce Kings on Tuesday, came on the first day that BCHL […]
The Chilliwack Chiefs have sent 2001-born Jonathan Krahn to the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. This trade completes a loan agreement of future considerations from Feb. 25 which saw Krahn join his hometown team for the 2020-21 pod season. Krahn played 14 games for the Chiefs […]
The Doyle Cup was the annual event held between the BC Hockey League champions and the Alberta Junior Hockey League champions. The BCHL holds an overall record of 24-18 over the AJHL. In this article, I’ll look at the 2000 edition between the Fort McMurray Oil Barons and the […]
