Bucks bring in Yakesh for 2023-24 The Cranbrook Bucks have brought in 2003-born defender Brady Yakesh for the upcoming B.C. Hockey League season. Yakesh, who hails from Delano, Minnesota, is committed to the University of Minnesota to start his NCAA career in September 2024. Yakesh spent the 2022-23 season in the United States Hockey League split between the […]
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Prince George Spruce Kings: Graduating players and eligible returnees
The Prince George Spruce Kings finished fifth in the BC Hockey League’s Interior Conference this season with a 27-20-6-1 record and faced the Salmon arm Silverbacks in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Spruce Kings fell to the Backs in four straight games. The Spruce Kings […]
Prince George Spruce Kings: Graduating players and eligible returnees
The Prince George Spruce Kings are the longest-reigning Fred Page Cup champions in history after winning the trophy in 2019 and it not being awarded in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2021-22 season, the Spruce Kings finished fourth in the Interior Conference. PG defeated the […]
More major junior transplants in the BCHL
Previously, I wrote about a handful of players with major junior experience who came to play in the BC Hockey League. These players joined BCHL teams for several reasons, but a big motivator was the opportunity to get playing time or they were squeezed out by the Western Hockey League’s […]
BCHL Bulletin: Bucks make a big deal with Langley, Wyszomirski back in the Circle City, and more!
Bucks send Gelbard to Langley The Cranbrook Bucks traded 2005-born forward Walker Gelbard to the Langley Rivermen in exchange for future considerations, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Gelbard, who’s from North Vancouver, BC, had a goal and four points in 22 games with the Bucks this season. He had […]
Spruce Kings coach keeps an “Evin” keel with veteran team
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, […]
BCHL Today: BCHL announces 2021-22 schedule, Capitals trade for Gurski, and more!
BCHL releases 2021-22 schedule BCHL announces 2021-22 regular-season schedule RELEASE: https://t.co/xGheGrKSxn pic.twitter.com/jyEcStaSLx — BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) June 7, 2021 The BC Hockey League officially announced the schedule for the 2021-22 regular season, the 60th in league history. The season runs from Friday, Oct. 8 to Sunday, Mar. 20 with 972 games […]
BCHL Today: BCHL reports latest COVID-19 test results, Rivermen and Henderson part ways, and more!
BCHL reports no positive COVID-19 test results for the fifth straight week #BCHL reports fifth straight week of no positive #COVID19 test results 👤 | Brian Wiebe (@Brian_Wiebe) 📰 | https://t.co/3dPHnuSE5m #BCHLNetwork #CoastalConference #InteriorConference pic.twitter.com/Tue6eubgHS — BCHLNetwork (@BCHLNetwork) May 7, 2021 The BC Hockey League announced on Friday there […]
BCHL Today: Labelle scores first BCHL goal, Fairlie gets first BCHL shutout, and more!
Labelle lands first BCHL goal SCORES! @SimonLabelle8 scores his first as a Spruce King!! pic.twitter.com/r20lBZMee7 — Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 29, 2021 2002-born Prince George forward Simon Labelle scored his first BC Hockey League goal at 6:07 of the third period in Wednesday’s 7-0 thumping of the […]
Spruce Kings leaning on a trio of rookies to protect the crease
Nothing about the pod season in the BC Hockey League is normal. From a limited number of games to playing a select number of teams and all with no fans in attendance, it would be easy for some of the players to feel a little bit off. In the […]