Coquitlam Express defenceman Mark Begert has accepted a scholarship to play for the Boston College Eagles and will forego his three remaining years of BCHL eligibility to join the NCAA ranks.The 5-foot-11, 185-pound West Vancouver product played all 60 regular-season games for Coquitlam this year plus four more in the playoffs. He tallied four goals and […]

Coquitlam Express defenceman Matt Mazzarolo has accepted an offer to play for the Neumann University Knights beginning this fall.The 6-foot-3, 200-pound blueliner developed a reputation as a steady defender over three seasons in the BCHL. The Surrey product played two campaigns with the Merritt Centennials and played four games with the Surrey Eagles this season […]

Vernon Vipers forward Darren Nowick has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending May 1, the league announced on Monday.Nowick came up big for the Snakes in the opening game of the 2011 RBC Cup against the host Camrose Kodiaks. The Long Beach, Calif. native scored a goal and set up two […]

The British Columbia Hockey League's Langley franchise has a new name and logo which was unveiled in a release Monday afternoon. As a part of the franchise's sale to brothers John and Roy Henderson, the previous owners retained the rights to the `Chiefs’ name and branding. Therefore the Henderson family was required to submit, with their purchase proposal, […]

Goals 1:08 apart midway through the first period gave the Vernon Vipers a firm grasp on their meeting with the Portage Terriers Monday on their way to a 5-2 triumph. David Robinson opened the scoring as the Vipers capitalized on a 5-on-3 power play at 11:52. Still a man up, Ryan Renz scored his first […]

Darren Nowick scored twice and added an assist as the Vernon Vipers opened defense of their National Junior A Championship with a 4-2 victory over the host Camrose Kodiaks in the 2011 RBC Cupcurtain-raiser on Saturday night. Full box score available HERE(RBC Cup photos available at HockeyCanadaImages.ca)Michael Zalewski and John Knisley added a goal and an […]

For the 41st time, Canada’s top Junior A teams have gathered, this year in Camrose, to battle for the National Junior A Championship, beginning Saturday, April 30. This year marks the fifth time Alberta has hosted the tournament, joining Grande Prairie in 2004, Fort McMurray in 2000, Olds in1994 and Edmonton in 1975.  The host […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce their seventh college commitment from this season as Paul Mailey has accepted an offer from the Southern Alberta Institue of Technology to play for the Trojans.Mailey, a Trail native, served as the Smokies captain for each of the last two seasons. “I'm super excited for Paul to […]

Offseason moves for the Cowichan Valley Capitals continue with the club now announcing a new majority owner.Stew Gordon, who became a partial owner at the start of last season, has acquired a majority share of the club after his purchase agreement was approved by the BCHL.Gordon, 50, is involved in the construction business as owner […]

Quinnipiac University held its annual hockey awards banquet at the end of the season and for the fifth time in the last seven years, a BCHL graduate walked away with the team's Rookie of the Year Award.Vernon Vipers product Connor Jones, one of nine BCHL alums on the Bobcats roster, took the hardware after turning […]