The Vees began their nine game season-ending homestand on the right foot, by beating the Merritt Centennials 6-2 on Friday night. The crowd of 3,034 saw the Vees extend their win streak to six games to capture their 37th victory of the season. The division-leading Vees scored four goals in […]
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Langley Rivermen make a splash before the trade deadline, plus weekend recap
The Langley Rivermen went into this past weekend coming off a mid-week loss to the Penticton Vees by a score of 3-1. With a quick turnaround, the Rivermen set their sights on a Friday night showdown against the Chilliwack Chiefs. But first, head coach and GM Bobby Henderson had to […]
BCHL Today: Trade Deadline Edition
Vipers pick up Bulawka from West Kelowna, add Karki from WHL Prince Albert **BREAKING NEWS**The Vernon Vipers have made a couple of moves at the BCHL trade deadline! Watch the interview with Coach Jason McKee.https://t.co/eR0RJmAOLu — VernonVipers (@VernonVipers) January 11, 2020 The Vernon Vipers made two moves ahead of Friday’s […]
BCHL Today: Coquitlam ranked #3 in Canada, Cents forward Tkac to play World Juniors, and more
Coquitlam holds third spot in CJHL Top 20 rankings Final #CJHLHockey Top 20 Rankings for 2019 sees @BrooksBandits (@TheAJHL) tabbed No. 1. Details: https://t.co/tgZWPaBpNp pic.twitter.com/Zx5Wlzi3r6 — CJHL (@cjhlhockey) December 23, 2019 For the second straight week, the Coquitlam Express are the third ranked team in the country. The final CJHL […]
BCHL Today: Smokies forward Johnson scores “The Michigan”, Cents longtime volunteer Brewer honoured by BCHL, and more
Trail’s Kent Johnson scores lacrosse-style goal Call it the lacrosse-style goal, the Michigan, the Svechnikov…and you can now call it the Kent Johnson! WHAT.A.GOAL. from the Michigan commit himself!@BCHLSmokeEaters @umichhockey @BarDown pic.twitter.com/diC0y4mHcw — BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) December 21, 2019 2021 NHL Draft prospect Kent Johnson scored one of the […]
BCHL Today: CJHL trade freeze in effect, former Kings forward Nogard leaves ECHL for Germany, and more
CJHL holiday trade freeze in effect until New Year’s Day If you’ve noticed a lack of trades between teams in the Canadian Junior Hockey League, you’re not just imagining things. A trade freeze took effect on Dec. 10 and is in place until Jan. 1. The freeze only affects transactions […]
BCHL Today: Spruce Kings lose Lee for the season, Eagles captain Schandor commits to UConn, Kowalski named POW and more
Spruce Kings forward Lee to have season ending surgery NEWS | Spruce Kings forward Chong Min Lee will be having season ending shoulder surgery. 🔗| https://t.co/SR2JliRfna#BCHL pic.twitter.com/lHZLeYGULf — Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 8, 2019 The junior hockey career of Prince George Spruce Kings forward Chong Min Lee is over. The […]
Chiefs come up big in Penticton
The Chilliwack Chiefs must have read my last article as they came up big with a 4-0 win over one of the top teams – the Penticton Vees on Friday night. Mathieu Caron got his second shutout of the season stopping 30 shots. The first period saw the Chiefs bombarded […]
Coquitlam Express win battle for first in the BCHL
The Coquitlam Express’ good fortunes at the Poirer this season continue. The Express extended their lead at the top of the BCHL standings with an emphatic victory over the Penticton Vees. With the 7-2 win, Coquitlam remains undefeated at home this season. The game got off to a hot start, […]
Express face season’s biggest test against Vees
Still undefeated at home, the Coquitlam Express are preparing to face off against the Penticton Vees, who sit just one point behind them in the BCHL standings. The Express have been playing an upbeat, hard-nosed style of play, and everybody has bought into head coach Jason Fortier’s system. They forecheck […]