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Silverbacks name Sansbury as captain NEWS: We are thrilled to announce that Hunter Sansbury has been named team captain for the upcoming season! "We believe Hunter is everything you want in a captain…Building the culture of our organization starts with [him]." DETAILS 🔗 | https://t.co/seUdPNczjJ#BCHL pic.twitter.com/ynXVoN4Nbn — Salmon Arm Silverbacks […]
Sports in BC moves into Phase 3 Great news, sport enthusiasts! viaSport is very pleased to release the Return to Sport Guidelines for Phase 3: Progressively Loosen. Read the release and access the guidelines here: https://t.co/pVfw53YeNr — viaSport (@viaSportBC) August 24, 2020 The Government of BC announced on Monday […]
(This article was originally published on Aug. 23, 2020.) Since coming into the BC Hockey League in 1990, the Chilliwack Chiefs have played some highly intense games and playoff series against teams located in Langley. This is a look at how the rivalry between the two Fraser Valley cities […]
(This article was originally published on Aug. 22, 2020.) It may not seem like it, but there are some distinct ties between the BC Hockey League and the Kontinential Hockey League, which many see as the top professional league in Europe and Asia and second-best in the world behind […]
Kings add three new faces The Kings would like to welcome Ben Raymond, Josh Wessels and @CalebParkhouse to the Kings family for the 2020/2021 season. Check out our website at https://t.co/7MScmYGLaf for the full story. pic.twitter.com/lkEn9XaaKm — Powell River Kings (@BCHLKings) August 20, 2020 The Powell River Kings announced […]
(This article was originally published on Aug. 16, 2020.) From the mid-2000s until 2016, the BC Hockey League used the moniker “Smart Hockey” as part of its marketing campaign for league promotion. For years, the league has been noted as a fast track to NCAA hockey for its players, […]
(This article was originally published on Aug. 16, 2020.) One of my colleagues, Clifford Hofferd, is writing a series of articles about the Prince George Spruce Kings alternate jerseys the team has used over the years. Here we’ll take a look at the alternate or sponsor jerseys the Chilliwack […]
The Chilliwack Chiefs have had some great teams during their 30 year history. However, no team is better than the 2001-02 version. The Chiefs produced the best team they have ever had and it showed with the team setting records left, right, and centre. And it happened with the […]
Island teams to play in pre-season tournament Tournament arranged for BCHL’s Island teams Sports leagues and teams have to be creative and flexible in this time, and the Island Division teams in the B.C. Hockey League are proving just that. The Island Cup will begin October 2nd Read the […]
Some hockey teams choose to release a new alternate jersey every few seasons. Others choose to never release alternate jerseys. They are happy with their designs and see no reason to add another jersey. These two kinds of teams happen to be close rivals of the New York Rangers. […]
