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The B.C. Hockey League playoffs are halfway through, with the second round coming to a conclusion earlier this week. In the second round, there was some outstanding hockey played. As expected, the Penticton Vees continued their dominating ways and swept the Wenatchee Wild to bring their win streak to eight. […]
The Wenatchee Wild and the Cranbrook Bucks are the two youngest teams in the BCHL and have grown to know each other a lot over the past season. The Wild played the Bucks eight times, and out of those eight times, five were at home, with three on the road. […]
Vees clinch 2021-22 Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy The Penticton Vees clinched the 2021-22 Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy as the top regular season team following Salmon Arm’s 5-3 loss to West Kelowna on Thursday. For the Vees, it’s the 15th time they’ve led the league in points and fifth occasion in […]
Aaron Trotter wanted to push the envelope when designing his new mask. The star 20-year-old netminder for the Prince George Spruce Kings left no stone unturned when it came to his brand new design. Trotter, who is from Victoria, BC, is Métis and wanted to bring some Indigenous flavour to […]
If expectations are sky-high this season for the Prince George Spruce Kings, Alex Evin isn’t particularly feeling the heat. The third-year head coach of the BCHL’s most northern club has a calm and cool approach to the 2021-22 BCHL regular season. PG returns 16 players from last year’s squad, […]
The BCHL recently released the schedule for the 2021-22 season for the Vernon Vipers. This season is special for many reasons with the possibility of fans returning to see their team play, but also the Vernon Vipers franchise and the BCHL turn 60 years old. In this article, I […]
Since my last Victoria Grizzlies roster update article, there have been several developments. The Grizzlies recruited several more players for the 2021-22 season, they traded for a goaltender and a defenseman, and they’ve also said goodbye to another goalie. The Grizzlies recruited Justin Gibson, Jackson Morehouse, and Hoyt Stanley for next […]
A pair of Prince George Cougars are looking to take a bite out of the BC Hockey League. Thanks to the temporary player transfer agreement between the Western Hockey League and junior A, junior B, and U18 levels, Connor Bowie and Aiden Reeves find themselves with the Prince George […]
(This article was originally published on Sep. 16, 2020.) A lot of sports teams around the world have used, and still do use, monikers that represent animals. Most notably in the National Hockey League, there are the Bruins, Penguins, Panthers, Ducks, Sharks, Wild, Coyotes, Predators, and soon to be […]
(This article was originally published on June 7, 2020) Like any sports league around the world, the BCHL has had some interesting player names in its history. After listening to TSN 1040’s midday show with Don Taylor and Bob Marjanovich, their idea of an all-name team got me thinking […]
