(BC Hockey League official media release) The 2011-12 Penticton Vees team who won the Fred Page Cup, Doyle Cup, and National Championship, while also setting the record for the longest winning streak in Canadian Junior A history, will be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame on July 22. […]
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Crowning Moments with Mike Hawes
Every BCHL team seems to have one employee that bleeds the franchise’s colours day in and day out. In the case of the Prince George Spruce Kings, look no further than Mike Hawes. The 51-year-old local product grew up in BC’s northern capital, coming through the minor hockey ranks. […]
Spruce Kings’ Cunningham enjoying final moments of BCHL career
It’s been quite the ride for Corey Cunningham. The 19-year-old from Prince George is winding down his four-year tenure with the Spruce Kings, which has seen their fair share of on-ice success. As of this writing, Cunningham has 11 points in 19 games inside the Chilliwack pod. It was […]
Ahac ready to hit the ground running with the Silver Knights
It’s been quite the rise for Layton Ahac. Less than two years after playing his final game with the Prince George Spruce Kings, the 20-year-old blueliner finds himself one step away from the bright lights of the National Hockey League. Ahac, who was a third-round pick of the Vegas […]
Revisiting the 2009 Victoria Grizzlies and the RBC Cup tournament
(This article was originally published on July 22, 2020) It’s been eleven years since the Grizzlies hosted the 2009 Royal Bank Cup (now the Centennial Cup), junior A hockey’s national championship. Although the host Grizzlies didn’t win the tournament, it is often forgotten that they were only one goal […]
BCHL Today: League awards five scholarships, Chiefs forward Peter Reynolds bolts to QMJHL, Wild and Eagles each add a forward, and more
BCHL awards scholarships to five players The BCHL and @ShawInfo have announced 5 recipients for the Shaw BCHL Scholarship Program. RELEASE: https://t.co/avvgPh6acG 📸 @garrettjames22 pic.twitter.com/T3q7dwYZOH — BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) May 11, 2020 The BCHL announced on Monday the five players to receive the Shaw BCHL Scholarship for 2019-20. Jackson […]
30 Years of Chiefs Hockey: the move to Langley and a return to the Wack
For the start of the 2006-07 season, the Chilliwack Chiefs packed up their bags and headed down the road to the George Preston Arena to become the Langley Chiefs. They arrived with the same owners, head coach and players. The only modification to the jersey was the removal of Chilliwack […]