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The Surrey Eagles finished second in the B.C. Hockey League’s Coastal Conference this season with a 35-16-2-1 record and faced the Powell River Kings in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Eagles eliminated the Kings in five games. They met the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in the […]
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 […]
Often, a player’s 18-year-old season is an integral one in his development as he strives to gain attention from NCAA Division I schools one year out of high school. This season’s crop of 2004-born players in the BCHL is no different, as some of the top players in the league […]
Last season, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs were preparing for a deep playoff run and on January 5, 2022, made a trade with the Coquitlam Express. The Bulldogs acquired 2001-born forward Arlo Merritt from the Coquitlam Express for 2004-born forward Mirko Buttazzoni and future considerations. For both teams, the trade served […]
In the hours leading up to their game in Coquitlam on Dec. 14, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs announced a pair of separate transactions that significantly changed the outlook of their roster. First, the Bulldogs acquired defender Owen Desilets from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in exchange for a brother duo of forwards in Jules and Raoul […]
With a new season approaching, the Victoria Grizzlies are preparing their roster. They’ve already recruited several players from across North America. One player that stands out is forward Zakery Anderson. Last season, Anderson played 40 games for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Kamloops Storm. In those 40 games, Anderson […]
At the end of the 2021-22 season, eight Victoria Grizzlies players departed the team. Of those eight players, six have NCAA college commitments. Grizzlies team captain Ellis Rickwood committed to Clarkson University while forward Andrew Amousse is off to American International College and forward Kalen Szeto heads to Yale University. […]
Kings add Jones to their roster 2004-born defender Will Jones has signed for the 2022-23 BC Hockey League season with the Powell River Kings. The blueliner from Brentwood, TN played the 2021-22 season with the Shattuck St. Mary’s 18U Prep team where he suited up for 55 games, collecting two […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs had a fantastic season in 2021-22, finishing as Coastal Conference champions. The Bulldogs had high hopes entering the post-season, but a disappointing result. Alberni Valley topped the Cowichan Valley Capitals in a four-game sweep before being upset by the Langley Rivermen in six games in the […]
The Victoria Grizzlies are preparing for the future and before the 2022 playoffs start, the team has signed four new players for next season. Whenever it comes, the end of the playoffs will see several Grizzlies players depart the team. The new players signed will form a big part of […]
