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The Cowichan Valley Capitals have traded 2001-born defenseman Logan Rands to the Virden Oil Capitals of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The deal completes future considerations from the Feb. 22 trade that saw the Portage la Prairie, MB product added to the BCHL’s Capitals. Rands finished the BC Hockey […]
With their victory on May 9, the Victoria Grizzlies pod season came to an end. The Grizzlies finished with a record of 14-6-0-0, earning them 28 points. They were also the number one team in the Port Alberni pod. Many surprises emerged during the season. Several players stood out […]
Continuing on our world travels through BC Hockey League players past and present, our journey stops over in the wonderous continent of Asia. The BCHL has had at least nine players from three of Asia’s most prominent countries. Some had long-lasting careers in both league and international play, while […]
With this article, I thought it would be fun to look through some of the international players in the BCHL – past, and present. I’ll group players on a continental basis, so let’s hit the globe and talk about the first nine global sensations to play in the BCHL. […]
In two short years with the Nanaimo Clippers, Trevor LeDonne went from a relative unknown to one of the most respected blueliners in the BCHL. The 21-year-old from Stony Creek, Ontario took his game to another level inside the Port Alberni pod, which included the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, Cowichan […]
In April, I wrote an article looking at BCHL games played at alternate venues. In response to that article, several Twitter users pointed out games I missed in the original article. With this article, I’ve decided to follow up and examine several more games which I missed. Thanks to BCHLNetwork managing […]
Sombrowski nets first career BCHL goal Nikolas Sombrowski’s first in the @BCHockeyLeague! pic.twitter.com/7FKC1sD56K — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) April 25, 2021 2001-born Cranbrook Bucks forward Nikolas Sombrowski scored his first BCHL goal at 4:47 of the second period in a 3-2 loss to the Penticton Vees on Saturday. Sombrowski’s marker […]
In the last decade, several BC Hockey League games were played at alternate venues. Sometimes, maintenance issues forced a team to vacate their home arena. This happened to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and they actually played two “home” games in a different arena. Other times, BCHL teams took part […]
Leibl tallies first BCHL goal Caps push late but an empty netter seals it #BlueCollar pic.twitter.com/DqOfx7xJgo — Cowichan Capitals (@cowichancaps) April 21, 2021 2000-born Cowichan Valley forward Tyler Leibl of San Diego, California posted his first BCHL goal on Wednesday in a 4-2 loss to Nanaimo. The goal was […]
The Nanaimo Clippers have been cleared by the BC Hockey League to resume team activities after a potential positive COVID-19 test within the team was deemed to be negative. The Clippers had Thursday’s game against Alberni Valley postponed, pending further analysis of the result. It was the first game to […]
