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The 2024 National Hockey League playoffs are underway and 16 players with British Columbia Hockey League experience began the quest for the Stanley Cup in the first round. Our list includes players who served as affiliates in the BCHL like Mathew Barzal and Jordie Benn. The Colorado Avalanche led the […]
Now that the 2023-24 National Hockey League season has wrapped up, it’s time to look back at how each player with British Columbia Hockey League experience fared. Thirty-eight players who skated for at least one game in the BCHL took to the ice in the NHL this past season, with […]
Centennials get Fancy for 2023-24 The Merritt Centennials have signed 2004-born defender Ocean Fancy for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. Fancy hails from Orleans, Massachusetts. He had five goals and 14 points in 35 games with the Boston Advantage in the National Collegiate Development Conference during the 2022-23 season. […]
The second round of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs is over after the two Eastern Conference series wrapped up in five games, one Western Conference series wrapped up in six games, while the other went the distance to seven games. Before the marathon for Lord Stanley’s mug began, […]
The first round of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs is done after a trio of epic game sevens in both the Western and Eastern Conferences. Before the marathon for Lord Stanley’s mug began, 15 players with BC Hockey League experience were featured on the opening rosters. 13 of […]
The 2023 National Hockey League playoffs started Monday and 16 players with B.C. Hockey League experience are on the quest for the Stanley Cup. This is three more than the BCHL announced because its list only includes those who were regular rostered players in the league. BCHLNetwork’s list includes players […]
The BC Hockey League continues to be one of the top development leagues in North America. On Monday, National Hockey League teams were required to declare their rosters, and the BCHL is well represented. In total, 26 players on 19 NHL opening night rosters played in the BCHL. An additional […]
Cents pick up Sacchetti in a three-way trade with AJHL clubs The Merritt Centennials announced the acquisition of 2002-born forward Brandon Sacchetti and future considerations on Monday in a trade that also involves Blackfalds and Fort McMurray of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The complicated transaction saw the Bulldogs first […]
The first round of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs has wrapped up after a weekend of epic game sevens in both the Western and Eastern Conference. Before the marathon for Lord Stanley’s mug began, 25 players with BC Hockey League experience were featured on the opening rosters. 18 […]
The 2022 National Hockey League playoffs get underway on Monday and 25 players with BC Hockey League experience are on the quest for the Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, and Nashville Predators each lead the way with three BCHL alumni on their playoff roster as of […]
