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Several months ago, the National Collegiate Development Conference welcomed a new franchise as the Rock Springs Grizzlies will join the league’s West Division for the 2023-24 season. The team has several B.C. Hockey League connections. Rock Springs’ recently-signed 2004-born goaltender Merik Erickson played a handful of games for the Merritt […]
The Surrey Eagles finished second in the B.C. Hockey League’s Coastal Conference this season with a 35-16-2-1 record and faced the Powell River Kings in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Eagles eliminated the Kings in five games. They met the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in the […]
The Surrey Eagles are looking to fly in the British Columbia Hockey League playoffs as they have during the regular season. In 2022, the Eagles were swept in the Coastal Conference quarterfinals by the Nanaimo Clippers. That came after a 28-26-0-0 regular season and a sixth-place finish in the Coastal […]
Eagles name Bongo and Galata alternate captains The Surrey Eagles announced on Wednesday the two players who will serve as alternate captains for the 2022-23 season as 2002-born forward Cole Galata and 2003-born forward Jake Bongo will each have an ‘A’ on their jersey. Galata, a product of Barrie, ON, […]
Bongo back in Surrey in 2022-23 The Surrey Eagles announced on Friday that 2003-born forward Jake Bongo will return to the BC Hockey League squad for the 2022-23 season. Bongo, from Ridgefield, CT, was originally set to attend Sacred Heart University this September. He led the Eagles in scoring in […]
The United States Hockey League held Phase II of its draft on Tuesday and when the dust settled after 24 rounds, 11 players who skated in the BC Hockey League during the 2021-22 season were chosen. According to the BCHL website, four of the players selected are committed to NCAA […]
In 2021-22, the Eagles finished sixth in the Coastal Conference, making the playoffs for the first time since 2018. The Eagles were defeated by the Nanaimo Clippers in a four-game sweep in the first round. The Eagles have eight players committed to NCAA Division I schools, one committed to Simon […]
Clippers acquire Dixon from Toronto for Neitsch The Nanaimo Clippers have acquired 2002-born forward Mateo Dixon from the Toronto Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in exchange for 2003-born goaltender Ethan Neitsch and future considerations. Both players have spent the 2021-22 season in the National Collegiate Development Conference. Neitsch […]
Capitals send Marciano to Prince George for Elliott and futures Cowichan Valley and Prince George swapped defensemen on Monday with 2003-born Connor Elliott and future considerations going to the Capitals and 2002-born Nick Marciano heading to the Spruce Kings. Elliott, a native of Coldstream, BC, has a goal and eight […]
Donaldson is off to Cornell University Nanaimo Clippers forward Sean Donaldson has committed to Cornell University for September 2022. According to the college commitment list on the BCHL website, Donaldson is the 10th player on the Clippers roster to secure his future at an NCAA Division I school. The 2001-born […]
