BCHL unveils 2023-24 schedule The B.C. Hockey League released its 2023-24 schedule on Friday, with each team set to play 54 games. The season starts on Friday, Sept. 22, and wraps up on Sunday, Mar. 31. The 2024 Fred Page Cup playoffs are scheduled to begin on Friday, Apr. 5. […]
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26 players with BCHL experience on NHL opening night rosters
The BC Hockey League continues to be one of the top development leagues in North America. On Monday, National Hockey League teams were required to declare their rosters, and the BCHL is well represented. In total, 26 players on 19 NHL opening night rosters played in the BCHL. An additional […]
Toews leads BCHL alumni into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs
The first round of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs has wrapped up after a weekend of epic game sevens in both the Western and Eastern Conference. Before the marathon for Lord Stanley’s mug began, 25 players with BC Hockey League experience were featured on the opening rosters. 18 […]
25 BCHL alumni competing in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2022 National Hockey League playoffs get underway on Monday and 25 players with BC Hockey League experience are on the quest for the Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, and Nashville Predators each lead the way with three BCHL alumni on their playoff roster as of […]
36 players with BCHL experience available in the NHL Expansion Draft
The NHL released the protected lists for the Seattle Kraken expansion draft on Sunday. Once all the names were known, there are 36 players with BC Hockey League experience available for the Kraken to select. The Penticton Vees have the most alumni available with six. The Coquitlam Express is […]
Vees in the season: May 2021
That’s a wrap for the season. The Penticton Vees wrapped up their 2020-21 BC Hockey League campaign hosting the Cranbrook Bucks and the Trail Smoke Eaters in the Penticton bubble. The team from the Peach City saw itself finish the season strong with a winning streak of nine games. […]
A look at the career of Penticton alumnus Ryan Johansen
Before joining the Penticton Vees, Ryan Johansen played minor hockey with the Port Moody Amateur Hockey Association and U18 with the Vancouver NE Chiefs. Making the four-and-a-half-hour drive northwest in 2008, Johansen joined the Vees, who just came off a Fred Page Cup the season before. A force in […]
25 BCHL alumni competing in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2021 National Hockey League playoffs get underway on Saturday and 25 players with BC Hockey League experience are on a quest for the Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche lead the way with four BCHL alumni on their playoff roster as of this writing, while the Edmonton Oilers (3), […]
How Penticton Vees alumni have fared so far this NHL season
Hockey is back as the National Hockey League has already wrapped up its first calendar month of the new season. While the start of the new BCHL is still a few weeks away (hopefully), the 2021 NHL season is underway in a flash. Typically in a normal year, the […]
BCHL Today: Vees grab Fin Williams from Prince George, 29 BCHL alumni included on NHL restart training camp rosters, and more
Vees pick up Williams from Prince George TRADE: The Vees are pleased to announce the acquisition of F Fin Williams ('03) from the @SpruceKings in exchange for future considerations! Welcome to Penticton, @FinWilliams21! DETAILS 📝 | https://t.co/CNPFArVLPa#BCHL pic.twitter.com/Gp4buu65cc — Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) July 13, 2020 The Prince George Spruce […]