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Before relocating to Surrey, the Eagles played as the New Westminster Royals from 1988-91. Before 1988, there were two previous versions of the Royals and each one was successful. During the 1989-90 season, the Royals won the Abbott Cup as Western Canada junior A champion as well as the RBC […]
(BC Hockey League official media release) At the most recent BCHL Annual General Meeting, the Board of Governors unanimously voted in favour of updating the names of several year-end awards, as well as adding a pair of new trophies. Over the next two weeks, the league will unveil these changes. […]
For the Cowichan Valley Capitals, their recent history has been eventful. During the 2019 playoffs, the Capitals pulled off an upset win against the powerhouse Penticton Vees. In 2020, the Caps were ready for a deep playoff run. However, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic robbed Cowichan Valley of the […]
(BC Hockey League official media release) The 2011-12 Penticton Vees team who won the Fred Page Cup, Doyle Cup, and National Championship, while also setting the record for the longest winning streak in Canadian Junior A history, will be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame on July 22. […]
The Penticton Vees are the 2022 Fred Page Cup champions. After BC Hockey League teams didn’t play for a championship trophy in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vees reached the pinnacle of junior A hockey in British Columbia and won the Fred Page Cup. It’s a record-setting […]
As the BC Hockey League playoffs wind down, we now have two finalists who will compete for the Fred Page Cup for the first time since 2019. Throughout the playoffs, the two finalists have dominated their respective conferences on their way to the finals. Interior Conference champion Penticton Vees The […]
BCHL unveils Fred Page Cup final schedule The BC Hockey League announced the schedule on Friday for the Fred Page Cup final series between the Penticton Vees and Nanaimo Clippers. The series opens on Friday, May 13 with the Vees at home to the Clippers. Penticton hosts game two on […]
(BC Hockey League official news release) The 2022 Shaw BCHL Playoffs start tonight as the league begins its first postseason in two years with 16 teams competing for the Fred Page Cup. The playoffs open up with the Penticton Vees hosting the Trail Smoke Eaters tonight in Game 1 of […]
China 24-year-old defenseman Zimeng Chen calls Beijing, CHN home, and got into 104 games over two seasons with the Cowichan Valley Capitals, where he collected three goals and 11 assists. This season, Chen has suited up in six games for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinential Hockey League. Chen’s career […]
One thousand, seven hundred and thirty-six professional hockey games, spanning three countries and eight teams. That was the hockey journey of former Nanaimo Clippers star defenseman Jason Garrison. From the Royal Bank Cup to the Stanley Cup Final, the 36-year-old has seen his fair share of highs during his […]
