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(BC Hockey League official media release) Victoria Grizzlies forward Matthew Wood has been selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup under-18 tournament, while Chilliwack Chiefs forward A.J. Lacroix has been chosen to play for Team USA. The tournament goes from July 31 to Aug. 6 […]
The Nanaimo Clippers had an excellent 2021-22 amid some upheaval around their coaching staff earlier in the season. The Clippers finished third in the Coastal Conference behind Chilliwack and Alberni, but they had a remarkable playoff. The Clippers swept the Surrey Eagles in the first round, the Chilliwack Chiefs in […]
The Salmon Arm Silverbacks had a fantastic regular season, finishing second in the Interior Conference. The Backs had a disappointing playoff though as Salmon Arm defeated the Wenatchee Wild in seven games and was eliminated by the West Kelowna Warriors in five games. Salmon Arm has five players committed to […]
Chilliwack, like many other teams, had a whirlwind season filled with COVID-19 and floods, but the Chiefs ended it on a hot streak and finished second in the Coastal Conference. The Chiefs defeated the Coquitlam Express in seven games in the first round of the playoffs and were swept by […]
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, […]
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 […]
Bentham commits to Yale Cranbrook Bucks defender Rhys Bentham has committed to Yale University starting this September. He is the fifth member of Cranbrook’s roster to secure an NCAA Division I commitment. The 2002-born blueliner from Calgary, AB is captain of the Bucks this season and has a goal and […]
Since my last article on the Kings, the team has experienced several changes. Because of injuries, the Kings brought in several goalies to backstop the team and it has been busy off the ice as well. With the season more than half-finished, Powell River is preparing for the playoffs. Before […]
(BC Hockey League official news release) BCHL alumnus Kent Johnson is one of 35 players named to Team Canada’s selection camp for the 2022 World Junior Championship Dec. 9 to 12 in Calgary, Alta. The former Trail Smoke Eater is in his sophomore season at the University of Michigan where […]
Clippers send Morozoff to Humboldt The Nanaimo Clippers have traded 2001-born forward Alex Morozoff to the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in exchange for future considerations. Morozoff, who’s from Saskatoon, SK, had one goal in six games for the Clippers this season. He is a veteran of […]
