With the 2024 NHL Draft this Friday and Saturday, the spotlight is on the British Columbia Hockey League and some of its top players. Last year’s draft saw four players selected directly from the BCHL, led by Carolina Hurricanes first-rounder Bradly Nadeau, who went 30th overall.
Although there aren’t any BCHL players ranked to be selected during Friday’s first round, there are several players who skated in the league in the 2023-24 season who could hear their names called during the second through seventh rounds on Saturday.
The following players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Riley Ashe (F — Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
- Hometown: Warman, Saskatchewan
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: University of Nebraska-Omaha
- 2023-24 stats: 6 goals, 17 assists in 46 games
Luke Ashton (D — Langley Rivermen)
- Hometown: North Vancouver, B.C.
- Birth year: 2005
- College commitment: Minnesota State University (Mankato)
- 2023-24 stats: 18 goals, 18 assists in 53 games
- Ranked: #124 by McKeen’s Hockey
- Ranked: #123 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Félix Caron (F — West Kelowna Warriors)
- Hometown: Terrebonne, Quebec
- Birth year: 2004
- College commitment: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- 2023-24 stats: 31 goals, 38 assists in 54 games
Francesco Dell’Elce (D — Penticton Vees)
- Hometown: King City, Ontario
- Birth year: 2005
- College commitment: University of Massachusetts
- 2023-24 stats: 9 goals, 29 assists in 54 games
- Ranked: #256 by McKeen’s Hockey
Nathan Free (F — Brooks Bandits)
- Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Penn State University
- 2023-24 stats: 10 goals, 11 assists in 20 games (BCHL) / 22 goals, 22 assists in 40 games (AJHL)
- Ranked: #191 by Recruit Scouting
- Ranked: #186 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Gabriel Guilbault (D — Langley Rivermen)
- Hometown: Burnaby, B.C.
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Quinnipiac University
- 2023-24 stats: 4 goals, 15 assists in 43 games
Max Heise (F — Penticton Vees)
- Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Michigan State University
- 2023-24 stats: 6 goals, 13 assists in 49 games
Tyler Hodges (G — Nanaimo Clippers)
- Hometown: Gormley, Ontario
- Birth year: 2005
- College commitment: Dartmouth College
- 2023-24 stats: 15-16-2, 3.61 goals-against average, .895 save percentage in 33 games
Callum Hughes (F — West Kelowna Warriors)
- Hometown: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Boston University
- 2023-24 stats: 23 goals, 19 assists in 54 games
- Ranked: #199 by Recruit Scouting
- Ranked: #99 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Matthew Lahey (D — Nanaimo Clippers)
- Hometown: Victoria, B.C.
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Clarkson University
- 2023-24 stats: 2 goals, 17 assists in 54 games
- Ranked: #110 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Cole Longacre (D — Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
- Hometown: Sewell, New Jersey
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Merrimack College
- 2023-24 stats: 5 goals, 8 assists in 50 games
Connor MacPherson (F — Penticton Vees)
- Hometown: Windsor, Ontario
- Birth year: 2005
- College commitment: University of New Hampshire
- 2023-24 stats: 11 goals, 31 assists in 54 games
- Ranked: #195 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Keith McInnis (D — Brooks Bandits)
- Hometown: Red Deer, Alberta
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: University of North Dakota
- 2023-24 stats: 4 goals, 7 assists in 20 games (BCHL) / 2 goals, 3 assists in 6 games (AJHL)
- Ranked: #135 by Recruit Scouting
- Ranked: #213 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
JJ Monteiro (F — Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
- Hometown: Hudson, Massachusetts
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Providence College
- 2023-24 stats: 19 goals, 14 assists in 54 games
- Ranked: #197 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Patrick Murphy (F — Cranbrook Bucks)
- Hometown: North Kingstown, Rhode Island
- Birth year: 2005
- College commitment: Brown University
- 2023-24 stats: 11 goals, 11 assists in 41 games
Tobias Pitka (F — Victoria Grizzlies)
- Hometown: Poprad, Slovakia
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Boston College
- 2023-24 stats: 5 goals, 14 assists in 46 games
Jack Pridham (F — West Kelowna Warriors)
- Hometown: Stouffville, Ontario
- Birth year: 2005
- College commitment: Boston University
- 2023-24 stats: 23 goals, 26 assists in 54 games
- Ranked: #71 by Elite Prospects
- Ranked: #92 by The Hockey News/Ryan Kennedy
- Ranked: #88 by McKeen’s Hockey
- Ranked: #102 by Daily Faceoff
- Ranked: #74 by Dobber Prospects
- Ranked: #175 by Recruit Scouting
- Ranked: #65 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Logan Sawyer (F — Brooks Bandits)
- Hometown: Orangeville, Ontario
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Providence College
- 2023-24 stats: 9 goals, 10 assists in 20 games (BCHL) / 26 goals, 33 assists in 39 games (AJHL)
- Ranked: #122 by Elite Prospects
- Ranked: #119 by McKeen’s Hockey
- Ranked: #172 by Recruit Scouting
- Ranked: #114 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
- Ranked: #84 by FloHockey/Chris Peters
- Ranked: #149 by Draft Prospects Hockey
Chase Stefanek (F — Trail Smoke Eaters)
- Hometown: Yorba Linda, California
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Harvard University
- 2023-24 stats: 12 goals, 23 assists in 54 games
- Ranked: #166 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Mathieu Taillefer (D — Brooks Bandits)
- Hometown: Richelieu, Quebec
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: Penn State University
- 2023-24 stats: 1 goal, 2 assists in 13 games (BCHL) / 3 goals, 9 assists in 32 games (AJHL)
Reid Varkonyi (F — Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
- Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: University of Denver
- 2023-24 stats: 10 goals, 18 assists in 54 games
Ryan Zaremba (F — Sherwood Park Crusaders)
- Hometown: Balgonie, Saskatchewan
- Birth year: 2006
- College commitment: University of Minnesota-Duluth
- 2023-24 stats: 6 goals, 14 assists in 20 games (BCHL) / 8 goals, 28 assists in 37 games (AJHL)
