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The British Columbia Hockey League prides itself on its ever-growing contribution to the NCAA Division I hockey system. Each year, a record number of BCHL players commit to continue their education and hockey dreams in the NCAA. Every spring, the schools compete to be one of the 16 teams selected […]
Following Monday’s announcement that the B.C. Hockey League has pulled out of Hockey Canada, the sport’s governing body replied to media requests with a written statement that was published in some form by a variety of media, including Postmedia, CBC, and The Hockey News. The statement reads like something a […]
The BC Hockey League has spent the season honouring the league’s 60th Anniversary by looking back on its six decades of existence. To finish off this year’s coverage of that milestone year, the league has sourced the opinions of three BCHL experts to determine the 60th Anniversary Team. A roster […]
While Steve Kariya‘s time in the BCHL was short and sweet, the diminutive forward from North Vancouver, BC left it all on the ice. As a fresh-faced 16-year-old, Kariya starred for the Nanaimo Clippers during the 1994-95 season under head coach Garry Davidson. In 60 games, the Burnaby Winter […]
Scott Niedermayer, whose sons Jackson and Joshua currently sport Vees colours, played an integral part in one of the franchise’s all-time greats’ own Hockey Hall of Fame ceremony. Paul Kariya accepted his HHOF plaque from fellow Hall of Famer Niedermayer, both former Anaheim Ducks captains who never actually played […]
Carey Price. Ryan Johansen. Jamie Benn. All current stars in the National Hockey League and all former BC Hockey League players. However, another common thread between these three is that each of them played at the World Junior Hockey Championship during their career. But did they play at the […]
Founded in 1961, Penticton’s BCHL franchise has gone through a few name changes and a lot of players. Over the past weeks, TSN made an all-time list of all seven Canadian teams. Now, what would an all-time team look like in Penticton? For TSN’s all-time teams, they had rules […]
