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Throughout the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, the BCHL has adapted in several ways. Current restrictions have allowed all BC-based teams to play full seasons so far. Previously, teams had to adapt to a changing situation. Instead of a 54 game regular season, teams only played 20 games. Participating teams were concentrated […]
We are now five weeks into the 2021-22 BC Hockey League regular season, and it has sure been great to see all 18 teams travelling around the province competing against each other once again. A busy first five weeks featured the regular season return of the Langley Rivermen and Wenatchee […]
Going from one rival team to another has its awkward moments but for Brody and Ty Gagno the adjustment has been quite smooth. Over the summer, the brother duo was dealt from the Chilliwack Chiefs to the Prince George Spruce Kings – a little awkward to say the least. After […]
There aren’t many players in the BCHL playing as well as Prince George Spruce Kings forward John Herrington. Through nine games, the Hudson’s Hope, BC product has tallied 14 points on the strength of seven goals and seven assists. “I am a lot more confident with the puck,” he explained. […]
With the 2020-21 regular season now behind us, it’s awards season for the BC Hockey League. The BCHL and its teams, as well as us here at the BCHLNetwork, have all released award winners in May. The league itself recognized some of the top performers from the 2020-21 regular […]
When the puck drops on the 2021-22 BC Hockey League season, the Merritt Centennials will have a new face calling the shots on the bench for the third straight year. After general manager and head coach Barry Wolff made his debut with Merritt at the beginning of the 2019-20 […]
The Chilliwack pod has officially come to a close between the Chilliwack Chiefs, Prince George Spruce Kings, and Merritt Centennials from the Chilliwack Coliseum. This was the closest pod at the end with the final game determining the winner of the group. The Chiefs, Spruce Kings, and Centennials put […]
The whole point of the BCHL pod season was to get players showcased. Whether it was the 20-year-old veteran preparing for his last hurrah or a wide-eyed rookie getting his first taste of junior hockey, the experience was one and the same. In the case of Jaydon Merritt and […]
BCHL hands out Island pod awards 2020-21 Island Pod Award Winners RELEASE: https://t.co/jfGYMSq2Ri Presented by @FortisBC pic.twitter.com/twPhr8T2yv — BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) May 17, 2021 The BC Hockey League announced the award winners for the Vancouver Island pod on Monday. Players from the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, Cowichan Valley Capitals, Nanaimo Clippers, […]
Surrey Eagles forward Christian Fitzgerald, who was named most valuable player in the first-ever BCHLNetwork awards, headlines the list of players voted to the 2020-21 BCHLNetwork First All-Star Team. Flanking Fitzgerald as First Team forwards are Eagles teammate Holden Katzalay and BCHLNetwork rookie of the year winner Ellis Rickwood […]
