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The Victoria Grizzlies’ 2024-25 season was one to remember. The team celebrated their 30th anniversary season, and for several games, the Grizzlies wore a special Victoria Salsa jersey. The team also went on a deep playoff run. For the first time since 2019, the Grizzlies advanced to the Coastal Conference […]
The 2025 BCHL playoffs are down to the league final, with two teams remaining in the quest for the Fred Page Cup. Under the current BCHL playoff structure, only five teams missed the playoffs. The two Coastal Conference teams that didn’t make the playoffs were the Powell River Kings and […]
The Victoria Grizzlies conducted two trades and one player signing to open the 2025 calendar year. On Jan. 15, the Grizzlies traded 2004-born defender Oscar Pantzare to the Penticton Vees for future considerations. Later that day, the Grizzlies signed 2004-born Major Junior defender Charles Côté to their roster. Finally, Victoria […]
A routine Thursday during the 2024-25 BCHL season exploded when multiple reports came out that the Penticton Vees are set to leave the league and join the Western Hockey League next season as an expansion franchise. This move is confirmed by multiple sources, including Elite Prospects hockey insider Cam Robinson, […]
December was a busy month for the Blackfalds Bulldogs. By the holiday break, Blackfalds had won two games and conducted a series of trades. In total, Blackfalds made seven trades, welcoming four new players and saying goodbye to five others. Blackfalds also saw head coach Doug Quinn step down from […]
Junior hockey saw a seismic shift on Nov. 7 when the NCAA announced that effective Aug. 1, 2025, players with Canadian Hockey League experience were now eligible to play Division I college hockey. As of this writing, 37 players have left their BCHL clubs to join a team in either […]
On Sept. 20, the Spruce Grove Saints played their first game against a B.C.-based opponent when they hosted the Penticton Vees at the Grant Fuhr Arena. The next game between an Alberta and a B.C.-based BCHL team was the next night when Penticton visited the Crusaders at Sherwood Park Arena. […]
While much attention at this time of year is given to the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship and the BCHL players and alumni competing in that tournament, it is also worthwhile to check out the Spengler Cup, one of the oldest hockey tournaments held in Davos, Switzerland. The six-team, invitation-only […]
It’s our favourite time of the year — time for another B.C. Hockey League jersey watch. This season we get to possibly see five new jerseys for the five Alberta-based teams that came into the BCHL midway through last season. We also say goodbye to the Merritt Centennials and […]
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 […]
