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On June 1, the Cowichan Valley Capitals completed a trade that was made at the January trade deadline. The Capitals acquired 2004-born forward Matheson Mason and 2004-born goaltender Ethan Morrow from the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. At the same time, the Dukes traded Morrow and 2003-born […]
Eagles and Rivermen swing four-player deal The Surrey Eagles sent 2003-born goaltender Eli Pulver, 2003-born forward Conner Schneider, and 2005-born forward Ewan Rennie to the Langley Rivermen in exchange for 2003-born goaltender Ajeet Gundarah. Gundarah, who is from Richmond, B.C., played 38 regular-season games with Langley in 2022-23, earning a […]
Caps add Butikis to their crease The Cowichan Valley Capitals have added 2005-born goaltender Cody Butikis for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. Butikis, who hails from Sewell, New Jersey, went 25-12-1 with a 2.61 goals-against average, and a .919 save percentage in 40 games at Mount St. Charles Academy […]
The Langley Rivermen finished eighth in the BC Hockey League’s Coastal Conference this season with a 16-33-2-3 record and faced the Nanaimo Clippers in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Rivermen fought hard but fell to the Clippers in six games. The Rivermen have five players […]
Last December, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs completed several transactions. One trade saw goaltender Jackson Glassford go to the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Blackfalds Bulldogs. In exchange, Alberni Valley received defender Wyatt Wilson and a player development fee. Glassford played parts of two seasons with Alberni Valley, protecting the Bulldogs’ crease […]
With the 2022-23 season underway, the Cowichan Valley Capitals have finished building their roster. Several new players joined the Caps during training camp and they traded for several more players during the preseason. For several months, Cowichan Valley was busy recruiting new players. These new additions are the latest in […]
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 […]
Before the end of their post-season run, like many other BC Hockey League clubs, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs started preparing for the 2022-23 season, and a handful of new recruits were posted on the league’s website. Defender Tristan Taylor is coming from the Vancouver NE Chiefs U18 AAA program in […]
The Rivermen had a darn good season, finishing fourth in the Coastal Conference after leading it for most of the season. Langley got its furthest in the playoffs since 2014, when it fell in the Mainland Division final to Coquitlam. This year, the Rivermen topped the Victoria Grizzlies in five […]
