Trail signs Risteau for 2023-24 The Trail Smoke Eaters announced the addition of 2006-born forward Michael Risteau on Wednesday. Risteau, who calls Lakeville, Minnesota home, spent 2022-23 at Benilde-St. Margaret’s School playing prep hockey. In 27 games, he finished with 17 goals and 32 points. He also played 18 games […]
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Vernon Vipers: Graduating players and eligible returnees
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 […]
BCHL Bulletin: Cents reacquire Erickson from Nanaimo, McBride signs a deal in Italy, and more!
Cents bring Erickson back to their forward ranks The Merritt Centennials have brought back 2002-born forward Walker Erickson from the Nanaimo Clippers for future considerations. He’s a veteran of 94 BC Hockey League games split between Nanaimo, Merritt, and Trail. The Surrey, BC product was traded by the Cents to […]
BCHL Today: Centennials and Clippers trade forwards, BCHL DOPS suspends Waters for three games, and more!
Cents and Clippers swap forwards The Merritt Centennials and Nanaimo Clippers connected on a one-for-one trade involving a pair of forwards on Saturday. The deal sees 2002-born Walker Erickson join the Clippers while 2004-born Luke Lavery heads to the Centennials. Erickson, who’s from Surrey, BC, is in his third full […]
BCHL Today: Nause, Fischer and Bhabra score first BCHL goals, alumni movement in Europe, and more!
Nause notches first BCHL goal Ryan Nause had his 1st @BCHockeyLeague in the 1st and we’re tied 1-1 through 20 minutes. #bulldogshockey pic.twitter.com/5MzmwnLLgv — AVBulldogs (@AVBulldogs) May 1, 2021 2001-born Alberni Valley defenseman Ryan Nause scored his first BC Hockey League goal at 11:19 of the first period in […]
BCHL Today: BCHL reports latest COVID-19 test results, lots of first goals, and more!
BCHL reports no positive COVID-19 tests for the third straight week An update on the BCHL's COVID-19 testing. pic.twitter.com/c9cT1bYknW — BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) April 23, 2021 The BC Hockey League announced on Friday there were no positive COVID-19 tests after the latest round of testing ahead of this weekend’s action. […]
Making sense of the Cents’ offseason moves
The Merritt Centennials have nowhere to go but up in 2020-21 after finishing last in the BC Hockey League last season and were the lone team to not make the playoffs. As general manager and head coach Derek Sweet-Coulter enters his first full season at the helm of the […]
BCHL Today: League gives return-to-play update, June 1 brings a flurry of moves, and more
BCHL outlines return to play efforts BCHL COVID-19 Update The league gives an update on their return-to-play efforts, the opening of the Hockey Canada Registry and their ongoing discussions with the Provincial Government.https://t.co/AbYrRaHAmS pic.twitter.com/wnuDF0YcgU — BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) June 1, 2020 The BC Hockey League released details of […]
Smoke Eaters hit the Road in Search of Answers
The Trail Smoke Eaters head south of the border still in search of their first win of the season after a disappointing 0-5 start at home. The Smokies dropped two games to a Penticton Vees team that looked to be in mid-season form to open the 2019-20 BCHL season. Last […]