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Spruce Kings ink three new players for 2023-24 The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed three new players for the 2023-24 B.C. Hockey League season. They include 2005-born defender Evan Bellamy, 2004-born goaltender Marcus Ouellett, and 2004-born forward Dylan Wegner. Bellamy, who hails from Hampton, N.B., played 46 games in […]
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 […]
Heading into his third B.C. Hockey League season in 2023-24, Coquitlam Express goaltender Adam Manji is rising the ranks of netminders in the league and according to renowned player resource website The Scouting News, is a strong candidate to attract National Hockey League attention. “(There’s) very high upside for this […]
The Cowichan Valley Capitals 2022-23 regular season was a step back as they finished ninth in the B.C. Hockey League’s Coastal Conference. Their overall record was 10-38-0-6. During the season, the Capitals replaced head coach and general manager Brian Passmore with veteran bench boss and GM Mike Vandekamp. Since taking […]
The Vernon Vipers finished sixth in the BC Hockey League’s Interior Conference this season with a 27-21-2-4 record and faced the West Kelowna Warriors in the first round of the Fred Page Cup playoffs. Vernon upset the Warriors in six games. The Vipers then faced the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in […]
The BC Hockey League playoffs are off and running with the first round coming to a conclusion. In the first round, we saw some miraculous series’ so far. As expected, the Penticton Vees continued their dominating ways and swept the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Vernon Vipers went into West Kelowna […]
The 17-year-old age group in the BC Hockey League this season is an extremely talented group with a bright future, led by the Brett Hull Trophy winner in Penticton’s Bradly Nadeau, who pieced together one of the best offensive seasons in league history. His 113 points are the highest by […]
With strong fan support, the Vernon Vipers have been successful at home so far this season but are looking to rack up more wins on the road. As of Jan. 5, the club sat sixth in the British Columbia Hockey League’s Interior Division with 32 points coming from a 14-13-0-4 […]
Previously, I wrote about former Major Junior players who joined BC Hockey League rosters and the 2022-23 season has seen several more. Olivier Picard came from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Aidan Campbell came from the Ontario Hockey League, and Aiden Reeves came from the Western Hockey League. Those […]
The number one storyline heading into last week’s BC Hockey League schedule was the undefeated Penticton Vees looking to extend their 24-game win streak. Penticton was in tough, however, as the Vees were visiting the Wenatchee Wild and the surging Cranbrook Bucks on a Southern Interior road swing. Here is […]
