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The Salmon Arm Silverbacks finished fourth in the B.C. Hockey League’s Interior Conference this season with a 27-20-4-3 record and faced the Prince George Spruce Kings in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. Salmon Arm eliminated the Spruce Kings in four games before facing Vernon in the […]
The Chilliwack Chiefs finished fifth in the B.C. Hockey League’s Coastal Conference this season with a 28-22-1-3 record and faced the Coquitlam Express in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Chiefs derailed the Express in five games in the conference quarterfinals. Chilliwack faced Nanaimo in the […]
The B.C. Hockey League announced its 2022-23 award winners on April 27, and a couple of Cranbrook Bucks were recognized for their accomplishments this season. Cranbrook head coach and general manager Ryan Donald was named the Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy winner as BCHL coach of the year, while goaltender Nathan Airey won the Michael Garteig Trophy […]
(B.C. Hockey League official media release) The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) has announced a new path, continuing its mission to build a world class college-track junior league for players seeking NCAA and U Sports Scholarships and to establish a tier of hockey that to date has not been seen […]
The Surrey Eagles finished second in the B.C. Hockey League’s Coastal Conference this season with a 35-16-2-1 record and faced the Powell River Kings in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Eagles eliminated the Kings in five games. They met the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in the […]
Centennials fire GM and head coach Toneff After one and a half seasons, the Merritt Centennials announced they have parted ways with general manager and head coach Curtis Toneff (5 goals, 15 assists in 53 games with Westside and Trail from 2011-13). The Centennials were 12-37-3-2 during the 2022-23 season, […]
The Nanaimo Clippers finished first in the BC Hockey League’s Coastal Conference this season with a 37-14-3-0 record and faced the Langley Rivermen in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. The Clippers eliminated the Rivermen in six games before falling to the Chilliwack Chiefs in six games […]
The Vernon Vipers finished sixth in the BC Hockey League’s Interior Conference this season with a 27-21-2-4 record and faced the West Kelowna Warriors in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. Vernon upset the Warriors in six games. The Vipers then faced the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in […]
The Wenatchee Wild finished seventh in the BC Hockey League’s Interior Conference this season with a 28-23-1-2 record and faced the Cranbrook Bucks in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. Wenatchee upset the Bucks in six games before the Wild faced the Penticton Vees in the second […]
A chat with Salmon Arm Silverbacks operations manager and general manager Brooks Christensen about several topics, including: His perspective on the Silverbacks season to this point The development curve of 2023 NHL Draft prospect Owen Beckner What it means to be the GM of his hometown Silverbacks And more!
