Like all British Columbia Hockey League clubs during the off-season, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs were busy recruiting players for the 2024-25 season. From May to July, the Bulldogs added four players. In August, the Bulldogs signed eight players. In a past article, I wrote about some of these recruits, including […]
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Player profile: Powell River Kings netminder Massimo Urbani
On June 1, the Powell River Kings conducted a trade with the Nanaimo Clippers where they acquired 2006-born goaltender Massimo Urbani for future considerations. This transaction completed an earlier trade from the British Columbia Hockey League trade deadline on Feb. 10. In that deal, the Clippers acquired 2005-born forward Remi […]
New Kings: Looking at Carter Lundie, Jace Harder, Benjamin Ramsey, and Owen Crudale
After their first-round exit against the Surrey Eagles, the Powell River Kings have started preparing for the 2023-24 season. Forwards Carter Lundie, Jace Harder, defender Benjamin Ramsey, and goaltender Owen Crudale are among the new players who will become Kings next season. Lundie is a 2006-born player from North Vancouver, B.C. and Ramsey is a […]
Revisiting Alberni Valley’s acquisition of Arlo Merritt
Last season, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs were preparing for a deep playoff run and on January 5, 2022, made a trade with the Coquitlam Express. The Bulldogs acquired 2001-born forward Arlo Merritt from the Coquitlam Express for 2004-born forward Mirko Buttazzoni and future considerations. For both teams, the trade served […]
Seven new Bucks joining the herd this season
The new BC Hockey League season is nearly upon us and teams are close to assembling for training camps. There will be plenty of new faces in new places when camps open up around the league this month. The Cranbrook Bucks are no exception, entering their second BCHL season. […]
BCHL Today: O’Hearn commits to Yale, Grizzlies add Wood for 2021-22, and more
Eagles captain O’Hearn heads to Yale I am proud to announce my commitment to play Division 1 hockey at Yale University. This is a dream come true to be part of such a historic school and hockey program. I would like to thank all my past coaches, friends and […]
Bucks at a glance: rookie camp additions
The expansion Cranbrook Bucks recently held their first rookie camp, from August 31 to September 3. The camp was invite-only, with 40 participants, including some local players being given a chance to show the Bucks staff how they shape up. Players who took part in the camp were aged […]