Lemay selected by Washington in the NHL Draft #BCHL connections in the 2021 #NHLDraft 👤 | Brian Wiebe (@Brian_Wiebe) đź“° | https://t.co/yEXjsfuvK9 đź“· | Lisa Mazurek Photography (@LisaMPhotos)#BCHLNetwork #NHL #NCAA #USHL #WHL pic.twitter.com/4ky1lugNCS — BCHLNetwork (@BCHLNetwork) July 25, 2021 Salmon Arm Silverbacks defenseman Joaquin Lemay was the lone BCHL player to […]
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BCHL Today: Dias commits to the Huskies, Smokies and Bulldogs add new recruits, and more!
Cents netminder Dias commits to the University of Saskatchewan Extremely proud to announce my commitment to play hockey at the University Of Saskatchewan. I’m grateful for all my family supporting and helping me achieve this goal. Thank you @LSGoalieConsult and all my Coaches, Friends for being a part of this […]
BCHLNetwork awards for the 2020-21 BCHL season
In a 2020-21 BC Hockey League season that was anything but regular, the league decided to forgo awarding the traditional annual awards in favour of pod-based awards. Although we don’t know who would have won the awards if they were handed out by the BCHL, we can answer who […]
A breakdown of the 2020-21 Penticton Vees
The 2020-21 season is just around the corner, and the Penticton Vees march to top the league after an impressive Okanagan Cup starts now. We know it won’t be a typical season. With five hub locations, the Vees are one of the teams hosting two others, the Cranbrook Bucks […]
BCHL extended training camp all-stars
The BC Hockey League’s 2020-21 extended training camp has concluded, and now we wait for the regular season to get underway – hopefully in early January. While we patiently wait for the BCHL to return to the ice, I decided to take some time to reflect on the pre-season. […]
BCHL Today: Vees test negative for COVID-19, Eagles cancel All-Star Challenge, Clips trade Kitchen, and more
Vees test negative for COVID-19 NEWS: The Vees have received negative tests for their players and staff after a player tested positive for COVID-19 last week. DETAILS đź“ť | https://t.co/HQxWGGj2Az#BCHL pic.twitter.com/18yWn30ePk — Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) December 4, 2020 After a Penticton Vees player tested positive for COVID-19 in late […]
Vees in the off-season: July 2020
As the country enjoyed Canada Day via online Zoom parties, it was another jammed packed month for the BCHL team in the Peach City and the league itself. We know the league was shut down by now due to the coronavirus, but we had no plan or heard any […]
A to Vees: A quick look at the history of hockey in Penticton
(This article was originally published on July. 18, 2020.) The South Okanagan region has a rich history of hockey. Dating back as early as in the 1950s, the city of Penticton has endeared its players and teams. Like Alice in Wonderland struck the movie theatres across the world in […]
The greatest season in Canadian junior A hockey history
(This article was originally published on May. 24, 2020) Many in the Okanagan won’t forget the Penticton Vees 2011-12 season. At the helm was head coach and general manager, Fred Harbinson. While under his watchful eye, the Vees racked up the accolades throughout the season, winning the Interior Division, […]
League office and Vees boss Harbinson put rumours to rest
The BC Hockey League raised some eyebrows when it sent out a cryptic tweet on Saturday afternoon implying that other leagues were talking about the league’s downfall. The tweet surmised that because the BCHL has approached the provincial government for financial support amid the COVID-19 crisis, it was facing financial […]