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Express brings in Princeton University commit Manfre The Coquitlam Express announced on Monday the signing of 2004-born forward Jake Manfre for the 2022-23 BC Hockey League season. The Smithtown, NY product is committed to Princeton University for September 2023. He spent this past season with the Long Island Gulls 18U […]
Kings bring in Princeton commit Eyre The Powell River Kings announced the signing of 2004-born forward Noah Eyre for the 2022-23 BC Hockey League season. Eyre, who’s from Vienna, VA, is committed to Princeton University for September 2023. He played 53 games of US high school hockey at Shattuck St. […]
The West Kelowna Warriors had a relatively good season, finishing third in the tough Interior Conference. The Warriors went into the playoffs and defeated the Vernon Vipers and Salmon Arm Silverbacks in five games in the first and second rounds, respectively. However, they were eliminated by the Penticton Vees in […]
Devlin commits to Princeton University Coquitlam Express defender Ian Devlin has committed to playing NCAA Division I hockey at Princeton University in September 2023. The 2002-born product of Memphis, TN had four goals and 22 points in 54 games as an alternate captain for the Express this season. Kings add […]
During the 2021-22 season, the Coquitlam Express finished seventh in the Coastal Conference standings. The Express was eliminated from the playoffs by the Chilliwack Chiefs in a back-and-forth seven-game series in the first round. Coquitlam has two players in Ryan Tattle and Christian MacDougall committed to NCAA Division I schools, […]
Brar brothers take over the Eagles from Westgard The BC Hockey League announced on Wednesday that Ron and TJ Brar have taken over ownership of the Surrey Eagles from Chuck Westgard. The BCHL Board of Governors approved the sale this past weekend. Westgard owned the Eagles for a dozen years, […]
Smoke Eaters add Halliday for 2022-23 The Trail Smoke Eaters announced the commitment of 2003-born forward JT Halliday for the 2022-23 BC Hockey League season on Monday. Halliday, a native of Saugus, CA, has a dozen goals and 21 points in 22 games as the captain at St. Paul’s School […]
Grizzlies bring in Hardy for 2022-23 The Victoria Grizzlies have added 2003-born forward Owen Hardy for the 2022-23 BC Hockey League season. The Stittsville, ON native is into his second season at Lake Forest Academy in Illinois. Through 16 games this season, Hardy has nine goals and 18 points. Andonovski […]
When I last wrote about the Cowichan Valley Capitals, they had extensively retooled their roster. Since then, the team has continued to mold its roster and several trades were made before the holiday break. Before the pause, the Capitals sat ninth in the Coastal Conference, two points behind the eighth-place […]
While the old adage that you can’t win without good goaltending is true, finding quality defensemen can be just as big of a chore for BC Hockey League general managers. In the case of the Prince George Spruce Kings, they landed one of the most coveted blueliners on the trade […]
