Smokies make a pair of trades TRADE: Smoke Eaters make two moves as they acquire Carson Hemenway from Notre Dame Jr. Hounds. While sending Kyle Pow to West Kelowna. Article: https://t.co/iuIhPcFQOu Welcome to Trail Carson and thank you Kyle Pow!#WeAreSmokeEaters pic.twitter.com/yWKJLxiheS — Trail Smoke Eaters (@BCHLSmokeEaters) August 27, 2020 […]
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The birth (and short life) of the BCHL affiliate player draft
(This article was originally posted on Aug. 15, 2020.) Back in 2011, BCHL governors voted to hold a 15-year-old affiliate player draft in October of that year. The draft consisted of two rounds, with each team eligible to select two players. According to the league, the idea behind the […]
BCHL Today: Warriors trade Viggars to Drumheller, Express pick up Sangha from SIJHL, Clippers sign new lease, and more
Warriors move veteran Viggars to Drumheller West Kelowna trades 2000-born defenseman Andrew Viggars to Drumheller (AJHL) for future considerations. Viggars had 2-2-4 in 20 games with the Warriors in 2019-20 as well as no points in two games with Calgary (WHL).#BCHL #BCHLNetwork — Brian Wiebe (@Brian_Wiebe) July 29, 2020 […]
BCHL Today: West named head coach for Alabama-Huntsville, Defiel inks new ECHL contract, and more
West hired as head coach for Alabama-Huntsville It's official! Lance West has been named head coach of @uahhockey! ➡️ https://t.co/9ptRaaUcBv#UnitedWeCharge pic.twitter.com/SVyMadzdUL — UAH Chargers (@UAHChargers) July 22, 2020 University of Alabama-Huntsville unveiled Lance West (71 goals, 97 assists in 194 games with Penticton, Vernon, and Kelowna from 1987-90) as […]
BCHL Today: Vipers forward MacDonald off to Dartmouth, Smokies goalie Terness announces mask design winners, and more
Vipers forward MacDonald commits to Dartmouth COMMITMENT ALERT! The Vipers are pleased to announce that Cam MacDonald has committed to @dartmouth_MIH https://t.co/WS3fwWPsQi#OneGoal pic.twitter.com/hpZGc6upje — VernonVipers (@VernonVipers) July 20, 2020 2002-born Vernon Vipers forward Cameron MacDonald has committed to Dartmouth College for September 2021. The Surrey product had 15 goals […]
Prince George Spruce Kings vs. Quesnel Millionaires: a history
From 1975 to 2011, Prince George’s closest geographic rivalry was with the Quesnel Millionaires. These two shared a rivalry that spanned 36 years and transcended two different junior hockey leagues. It was a rivalry that was often intense and ugly. In my second article for BCHLNetwork, I found a […]
BCHL Today: Grizzlies acquire Maia, Bulldogs pick up WHL veteran Schaufler, PG captain Walsh commits to LIU, and more
Grizzlies add veteran scorer Maia from Oakville TRADE: The Grizzlies have acquired forward Thomas Maia(00) from the Oakville Blades(OJHL) in exchange for Brendan Bowie. pic.twitter.com/As6nXKV0O8 — Victoria Grizzlies (@BCHLGrizzlies) June 4, 2020 The Victoria Grizzlies swung a big move on Wednesday, adding 2000-born forward Thomas Maia from the Oakville […]
Mapping out a BCHL and junior B farm system
(This article was originally published on May. 25, 2020) Junior hockey doesn’t have a formal farm system like the NHL, but could it? The Pacific Junior Hockey League announced on May 15th that Chilliwack has been awarded an expansion team for the 2020-21 season making it seven BCHL cities […]
BCHL Today: Caps make Grimwood hiring official, Cents nab defenseman Erichuk, Three Stars Rewinds to 2016 and more
Caps make Grimwood hiring official NEWS: The Capitals have hired Geoff Grimwood as the teams new Head Coach & General Manager Release: https://t.co/7oKBg4EZuY pic.twitter.com/WpQriWQKjs — Cowichan Capitals (@cowichancaps) May 4, 2020 The Cowichan Valley Capitals made the hiring of general manager and head coach Geoff Grimwood official on Monday. Grimwood […]
BCHL Today: Langley Rivermen add forward Marburg, Brubacher wins RIT athletics award, and more
Marburg commits to Rivermen for 2020-21 We are excited to announce the newest commitment to the team! Please join us in giving Samuel Marburg a huge #RivNation welcome. More to come! pic.twitter.com/3PkvtsoTyi — Langley Rivermen (@LangleyRivermen) April 25, 2020 The Langley Rivermen have added forward Samuel Marburg for the 2020-21 […]


