For the Powell River Kings, the 2023-24 season is one of change. After the Kings partnered with the Birch Group, their roster was made over. Over several weeks, 10 players departed the team, and 13 players joined. The team also welcomed a new assistant coach as Vancouver Canucks legend Cliff […]
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Profiling new Cowichan Valley Capitals goaltender Cody Butikis
In May, the Cowichan Valley Capitals announced the recruitment of goaltender Cody Butikis. Butikis is an 2005-born goaltender from Sewall, New Jersey. He spent last season at Mount St. Charles Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Butikis is joining a rebuilding Capitals squad this season. Midway through the 2022-23 season, the […]
BCHL Network: Capitals sign netminder Despatie, Sonne joins Express as assistant coach, and more!
Capitals sign Despatie for 2023-24 2003-born goaltender Emerik Despatie has signed with the Cowichan Capitals for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. He attended training camp in 2021 with the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets. Despatie, who is from Gatineau, Que., played 26 games with his hometown Olympiques in […]
Meet the newcomers in the Snakes den
Since the BCHL’s announcement and preseason games well underway, teams are having to expand rosters. Vernon has added more players, some will make it on the final roster, some are getting practice for upcoming seasons and some will not make the Vipers. Meet some of the players below. Forwards […]
BCHL Today: Vipers add QMJHL veteran, Warriors bring in local rookie forward, Caps alum changes NCAA schools, and more
Vipers nab major junior veteran Rainville Retranché par @LesOlympiques, le vétéran Jérémy Rainville, aussi un ancien capitaine des @CantonniersAAA, va poursuivre sa carrière junior avec les @VernonVipers dans la @GoBCHL. — jf plante (@jfplante_Droit) September 14, 2020 JF Plante, a sports reporter for Ottawa-Gatineau French-language newspaper Le Droit, reported […]