On Sept. 20, the Spruce Grove Saints played their first game against a B.C.-based opponent when they hosted the Penticton Vees at the Grant Fuhr Arena. The next game between an Alberta and a B.C.-based BCHL team was the next night when Penticton visited the Crusaders at Sherwood Park Arena. […]
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Bandits’ Free enjoys life in the BCHL
Life in the British Columbia Hockey League agrees with Nathan Free. In Free’s first 16 games since his Brooks Bandits joined the BCHL from the Alberta Junior Hockey League, the forward had posted a team-high 19 points. The 5-foot-9, 145-pounder is second on the team in goals with 10. He […]
Powell River Kings: Graduating players and eligible returnees
The Powell River Kings finished seventh in the B.C. Hockey League’s Coastal Conference this season with a 20-26-5-3 record and faced the Surrey Eagles in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. It was the Kings’ return to the post-season after missing out last year for the first […]
One year later: Comparing the 2021-22 Kings to the 2022-23 Kings
Before the 2022 Fred Page Cup playoffs, the Powell River Kings failed to make it to the dance. It was the first time they didn’t make the playoffs in over 20 years. The 2021-22 season was a rebuilding year for the Kings. Head coach Brock Sawyer and Chad Van Diemen […]
11 BCHL players selected in 2022 USHL Phase II Draft
The United States Hockey League held Phase II of its draft on Tuesday and when the dust settled after 24 rounds, 11 players who skated in the BC Hockey League during the 2021-22 season were chosen. According to the BCHL website, four of the players selected are committed to NCAA […]
BCHL Bulletin: BCHL unveils three stars for February, Rybinski inks NHL contract, and more!
Wood, Trotter, Dukovac named three stars of the month The BC Hockey League has announced its three stars of the month for February, with Victoria Grizzlies forward Matthew Wood, Prince George Spruce Kings goalie Aaron Trotter, and Langley Rivermen forward Max Dukovac earning the distinction. Wood, a 2005-born native of […]
BCHL Bulletin: Clippers trade Neitsch for Dixon, Chilliwack and Nanaimo add affiliates, and more!
Clippers acquire Dixon from Toronto for Neitsch The Nanaimo Clippers have acquired 2002-born forward Mateo Dixon from the Toronto Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in exchange for 2003-born goaltender Ethan Neitsch and future considerations. Both players have spent the 2021-22 season in the National Collegiate Development Conference. Neitsch […]
BCHL Today: Eagles forward Bonkowski heads to UNO, Caps trade Siedem to Blackfalds, and more!
Bonkowski commits to the University of Nebraska-Omaha Surrey Eagles forward Jacob Bonkowski is the latest BCHL player to earn himself a college commitment to an NCAA school. The 2003-born native of Richmond, BC will head to the University of Nebraska-Omaha either next September or in September 2023. Bonkowski has three […]
24 players score their first career BCHL goals on opening night
Merritt vs. Prince George first career BCHL goals SCORES! @jimmyd8802 rips it top corner! We lead 4-1! pic.twitter.com/0Sp8vVOver — Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 9, 2021 St. Lawrence University commit Jimmy Doyle notched his first career BCHL goal with 3:08 left in the second period as Prince George waxed […]
Powell River Kings upcoming 2021-22 season
The Powell River Kings’ upcoming 2021-22 season is a welcome return to normal. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kings have dealt with the effects of numerous restrictions. The team hasn’t played a game at Hap Parker Arena since Mar. 4, 2020. It was game four of its […]