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Last winter, a strong contingent of British Columbia Hockey League alumni helped the Rochester Institute of Technology men’s hockey team compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament for the first time since 2016. In the national tournament, the No. 15-seeded Tigers lost 6-3 to No. 2-seeded Boston […]
On Jan. 9, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs completed a trade with the Merritt Centennials to send forward Jack Ziliotto to the Interior Conference team. In return, the Bulldogs received forward Cullen Emery and goaltender Beau Lane. Because of the deal, the Bulldogs hold Lane’s B.C. Hockey League playing rights as […]
In November, the Victoria Grizzlies traded future considerations to the Chilliwack Chiefs for forward Elliot Dutil. Dutil is a 2003-born forward from Montreal, Quebec in his final season of junior hockey. For 2024-25, Edutil will attend Lindenwood University in the NCAA. Dutil took a different path to reach the BCHL. […]
With British Columbia Hockey League connections, the Minot State University men’s hockey team claimed its third American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I title this past spring. In the Boston area, the top-ranked Beavers shut out No. 3 Adrian College of Michigan 1-0. Scoring the game’s lone goal was White Rock’s […]
Kings bring in Jetté for 2023-24 The Powell River Kings have signed 2006-born forward Théodore Jetté out of the Saint-Eustache Vikings program in the Ligue de développement du hockey M18 AAA du Québec. Jetté, who’s from Blainville, Que., put up a dozen goals and 28 points in 42 games with […]
Monteiro brings scoring prowess to Salmon Arm The Salmon Arm Silverbacks announced the recruitment of 2006-born forward JJ Monteiro from Mount St. Charles Academy 16U AAA for 2023-24. Monteiro has been selected in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, United States Hockey League, and North American Hockey League drafts. Monteiro, […]
Centennials get Fancy for 2023-24 The Merritt Centennials have signed 2004-born defender Ocean Fancy for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. Fancy hails from Orleans, Massachusetts. He had five goals and 14 points in 35 games with the Boston Advantage in the National Collegiate Development Conference during the 2022-23 season. […]
Wood selected 15th overall by Nashville 2005-born forward Matthew Wood (50 goals, 48 assists in 64 games with Victoria from 2020-22) was selected 15th overall by the Nashville Predators on the first night of the National Hockey League draft. He is the first player with B.C. Hockey League experience to […]
Chiefs add Brady for 2023-24 The Chilliwack Chiefs have brought in 2004-born forward Rylan Brady for the upcoming B.C. Hockey League season. Brady, who hails from Jackson, Michigan, is committed to Lake Superior State University to start his NCAA career in September 2024. Brady spent the 2022-23 season in the […]
For British Columbia Hockey League alumni Cole Noble and Marshall Skapski, playing and studying at the Royal Military College of Canada was a triple threat. First, they were able to continue playing hockey at a high level after their junior days. Second, RMC allowed them to earn a degree, and […]
