The 2021 National Hockey League playoffs get underway on Saturday and 25 players with BC Hockey League experience are on a quest for the Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche lead the way with four BCHL alumni on their playoff roster as of this writing, while the Edmonton Oilers (3), […]
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How Penticton Vees alumni have fared so far this NHL season
Hockey is back as the National Hockey League has already wrapped up its first calendar month of the new season. While the start of the new BCHL is still a few weeks away (hopefully), the 2021 NHL season is underway in a flash. Typically in a normal year, the […]
BCHL Today: Vees grab Fin Williams from Prince George, 29 BCHL alumni included on NHL restart training camp rosters, and more
Vees pick up Williams from Prince George TRADE: The Vees are pleased to announce the acquisition of F Fin Williams ('03) from the @SpruceKings in exchange for future considerations! Welcome to Penticton, @FinWilliams21! DETAILS 📝 | https://t.co/CNPFArVLPa#BCHL pic.twitter.com/Gp4buu65cc — Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) July 13, 2020 The Prince George Spruce […]
All-Time Penticton Vees lineup
Founded in 1961, Penticton’s BCHL franchise has gone through a few name changes and a lot of players. Over the past weeks, TSN made an all-time list of all seven Canadian teams. Now, what would an all-time team look like in Penticton? For TSN’s all-time teams, they had rules […]
BCHL Today: Langley Rivermen add forward Marburg, Brubacher wins RIT athletics award, and more
Marburg commits to Rivermen for 2020-21 We are excited to announce the newest commitment to the team! Please join us in giving Samuel Marburg a huge #RivNation welcome. More to come! pic.twitter.com/3PkvtsoTyi — Langley Rivermen (@LangleyRivermen) April 25, 2020 The Langley Rivermen have added forward Samuel Marburg for the 2020-21 […]
Penticton alumni through the years
The Penticton Vees franchise has had a few names in their history like Broncos, Knights and Panthers. Despite the name changes, the franchise itself has had quite the list of players who have gone on to ply their trade in the NHL. Without any hockey or sports at all during […]
Grizzlies alum Alex Newhook snubbed by Canada for World Juniors
Alex Newhook’s exclusion from Canada’s roster for the 2020 World Junior Hockey Championship raised more than a few eyebrows from those who followed the 18-year-old’s two year career in the BC Hockey League. Newhook is in his sophomore season at Boston College after leading the BCHL in scoring with the […]
35 BCHL Alumni Featured on NHL Opening Night Rosters
The BC Hockey League continues to make inroads as one of the top development leagues in North America. With the 2019-20 NHL season set to open tonight, teams had until 2 pm yesterday to declare their rosters, and the BCHL is well represented. In total, 35 players on opening night […]