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Coquitlam announces expansion to the Junior Prospects Hockey League The Coquitlam Express announced they have added an expansion franchise to the Junior Prospects Hockey League that will be located in Coquitlam, B.C. The team will operate as Coquitlam HC and participate in the JPHL’s U18 division. Practices will be held […]
Penticton forward Gojsic joins Kelowna Rockets Penticton Vees’ 2006-born forward Hiroki Gojsic has signed with the Western Hockey League’s Kelowna Rockets following a trade of his WHL rights. He was originally a second-round selection of the Victoria Royals at the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft. The Royals received a 2025 second-round […]
For the first time, June 1 presents an interesting decision for B.C. Hockey League players. Decisions on their hockey future need to be made, and those decisions will help shape the course of their hockey careers. These decisions will have an effect on the Western Hockey League as well as […]
A change to the overtime format, adjustments to league office staff, additions to the Executive Committee, and more were discussed and approved by the BCHL Board of Governors after part two of the league’s annual general meeting on May 25 in Victoria. The change in overtime will see the BCHL […]
Now that the 2022-23 BC Hockey League season is over, let’s look at the top 2002-born players from each BCHL conference who were guaranteed to be playing their final junior hockey seasons as they’ll age out in 2023-24. The other age group all-star teams are available below: All 19-year-old teams […]
Stavroff joins Alberni Valley as futures from December deal The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have acquired 2004-born forward Hayden Stavroff from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Stavroff’s acquisition completes the Dec. 13 deal that saw the Bulldogs acquire 2004-born defender Owen Desilets and future considerations from the Silverbacks for 2006-born forward Raoul […]
Earlier this spring, the Chilliwack Chiefs were swept by the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in the Coastal Conference final. The Chiefs have had some up and downs since head coach and general manager Brian Maloney took over just before the RBC Cup in 2018. There was some turnover behind the bench, […]
Schoenfeld commits to Milwaukee School of Engineering Powell River Kings 2002-born defender Sam Schoenfeld has committed to the Milwaukee School of Engineering for the 2023-24 season. MSOE is an NCAA Division III school and the campus is located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Schoenfeld, who is from Calgary, closed out his […]
After looking at the top 2004 and 2005-born players in both the Coastal and Interior Conferences of the B.C. Hockey League, it’s time to examine those players who have one more season of junior hockey eligibility left. In many cases, these players will head to college this fall and forgo […]
The Salmon Arm Silverbacks finished fourth in the B.C. Hockey League’s Interior Conference this season with a 27-20-4-3 record and faced the Prince George Spruce Kings in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. Salmon Arm eliminated the Spruce Kings in four games before facing Vernon in the […]
