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A total of 14 players with BCHL experience will compete in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Additional former BCHLers may be called up from the American Hockey League before the first playoff games on Saturday, but as of the end of the National Hockey League regular season, these are the […]
The Burnaby Express played its final regular-season game on the road on Feb. 21, 2010. After that year’s Fred Page Cup playoffs, the Express relocated back to Coquitlam. Burnaby’s opponent for that Feb. 21 game was the Williams Lake Timberwolves. After the 2009-10 season, the BCHL suspended the Williams Lake […]
Things continue to change within British Columbia’s junior hockey leagues. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, a Hockey Canada-sanctioned Junior A Tier 2 league, welcomed the Merritt Centennials as an expansion franchise at the end of March. The KIJHL also relocated two teams to the Cariboo region as the Summerland […]
In the 2009-10 season, the Williams Lake Timberwolves played their final season in the British Columbia Hockey League. It came after the T-Wolves had taken a two-season leave of absence from the league. After their final season ended, the franchise was suspended by the BCHL for not being in good […]
In September, the Cowichan Valley Capitals officially came under new ownership. The British Columbia Hockey League Board of Governors approved the sale of the Capitals to Island Capitals Sports & Entertainment. The group is taking over from former Capitals’ owner Ray Zhang. This new ownership group contains local investors and […]
Last month, the BCHL announced details for its 2023 Road Show Series. On Nov. 25-26, the BCHL will host two regular season games in Quesnel, BC. Playing those two games are the Victoria Grizzlies and the Cowichan Valley Capitals. It’s the first time the Grizzlies and Capitals participate in the Road […]
Clippers add blueline depth with Parekh The Nanaimo Clippers bolstered their blueline group on Wednesday with the addition of 2003-born Ida Parekh out of Toronto. Parekh is committed to Bemidji State University to start his NCAA Division I career in September 2024. Parekh finished second among all defenders in Ontario Junior […]
Eagles send Prazma and Feaver to Sherwood Park The Surrey Eagles announced on Friday that they have acquired 2002-born forward Logan Lorenz from the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Eagles noted that 2002-born goaltender Max Prazma and 2002-born forward Zack Feaver end up with the AJHL’s […]
BCHL unveils Fred Page Cup final schedule The BC Hockey League announced the schedule on Friday for the Fred Page Cup final series between the Penticton Vees and Nanaimo Clippers. The series opens on Friday, May 13 with the Vees at home to the Clippers. Penticton hosts game two on […]
Gorton commits to Boston University 2002-born Victoria Grizzlies forward Jack Gorton has committed to Boston University to play NCAA hockey starting in September 2022. Gorton, a rookie forward for the Grizzlies from Granite Springs, NY, has three goals and eight points in 26 games this season. Kim to play college […]
