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From Michigan to California to Nanaimo and everywhere else in between, Brandon Laidlaw has proven successful. His journey to pursue his dream of playing hockey began at the age of 13 where he left his home city of Pleasanton, California, and headed to Langley. “My family moved to California […]
Trades in hockey are not all cut and dry. It can lead a player on a journey from team to team until he finds a home. One former Viper had quite the journey to end up in Vernon, involving three trades and three different players. Here is the story […]
Bottini notches an assist in Switzerland’s World Juniors win An 🍎 for Stefano Bottini helps @SwissIceHockey to a 2-1 lead in the 2nd period!#BCHL | #WorldJuniors https://t.co/OAKB78N9cS — Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) December 23, 2020 Penticton Vees forward Stefano Bottini had an assist on a second period goal for Switzerland […]
We all know what a community means to its junior hockey team. From purchasing tickets and merchandise to create revenue, to cheering on the players at home games. The community is the heartbeat of its junior hockey team. But what do BC Hockey League teams mean to their communities? […]
(This article was originally published on Dec. 21, 2020.) The National Hockey League came out with a set of reverse retro jerseys for all 31 of its teams earlier this fall. Some came out fantastic, others not so much. It got me thinking about what BC Hockey League versions […]
Washe jumps to WMU #22 Tim Washe, Clippers graduating player, is headed to Western Michigan University to join his brother, Paul, and the Broncos for the 2020-2021 season! pic.twitter.com/puYMZilQyi — Nanaimo Clippers (@ClippersHockey) December 17, 2020 The Nanaimo Clippers suffered a big blow to their forward group on Thursday […]
Tait heads to Dartmouth in 2023-24 I am extremely excited and honoured to announce my commitment to play Division 1 hockey at Dartmouth College. Thank you to coaches, friends, and family who have supported me along this journey. @Dartmouth_MIH pic.twitter.com/yCkRu04ikV — Tait Ross (@taitross23) December 13, 2020 Surrey Eagles defenseman […]
The Island Cup has come and gone after the Nanaimo Clippers defeated the Victoria Grizzlies 5-4. In a close matchup, the Clippers captured the inaugural title for a tournament created because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the BCHL waits to begin its regular season, there were some surprises […]
Recently, I released the BCHL extended training camp all-star teams, recognizing the best individual performances during the pre-season. Now, in the true spirit of the exhibition season, I am going to form an extended training camp all-rookie team. The requirements to be considered for the all-rookie team are the […]
Spruce Kings put things on pause Tough day telling our @SpruceKings athletes & staff that our program is on pause until the new year. While I respect the job being done by the PHO, this pause was a result of their ill informed decision preventing our 19 & 20 […]
