The British Columbia Hockey League's Westside Warriors are pleased to announce 20-year old defenseman Matt Maher has accepted a scholarship to attend Bentley College and suit up for the NCAA Division I Falcons for the 2011/12 season.Maher will return to the Warriors for the 2010/11 campaign as he prepares for the jump to college a year […]
British Columbia Hockey League grad Matt Pope got an early birthday present last week: a new contract. Pope, a free agent who turned just 26, has inked a one-year minor league contract with the ECHL's Victoria Salmon Kings. Pope played 40 games in the American Hockey League last season with the Manitoba Moose, the top farm […]
Penticton Vees forward Beau Bennett continued his strong play at the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., leading Team USA to a victory that improved their record to 2-0 on Wednesday. The Pittsburgh Penguins' 2010 first-round draft pick helped lead the charge. Bennett picked up two more assists on Wednesday as […]
The British Columbia Hockey League's Quesnel Millionaires are pleased to announce that graduating forward Trever Hertz has committed to attend Utica College and suit up for the NCAA Division III Pioneers for the 2010/11 season.Hertz spent three seasons in the BCHL and played all but 18 of his 184 games in the league with Quesnel, […]
The British Columbia Hockey League's Westside Warriors have added to their coaching staff for the upcoming year with the hiring of Brent Gough as an Assistant Coach. “We are pleased to have Brent Gough join our organization,” says Warriors head coach Darren Yopyk. “Having played at the junior, collegiate and professional levels he will be […]
The British Columbia Hockey League's Salmon Arm SilverBacks are pleased to release their 10th Anniversary season logo. The logo was designed by Tom Marsh at Brushstrokes Signs and will be used throughout the 2010/11 campaign. “It is hard to believe we are entering our 10th season” said Shawn Rogers, the team’s Director of Marketing. “The logo […]
The British Columbia Hockey League's Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce that garduating forward Alex Valenti has committed to the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota and will suit up for the NCAA Division III Saints for the 2010/11 season. “We are very happy that Alex has ensured that his hockey career will continue beyond […]
The British Columbia Hockey League's Nanaimo Clippers are pleased to introduce Colton Cyr as their Captain for the 2010/11 season. The Nanaimo Minor Hockey product enters his third full season in a Clippers uniform and will be counted on heavily to lead the team on and off the ice. “Colton has matured a great deal […]
The British Columbia Hockey League's Westside Warriors are pleased to announce that 20-year old forward Alex Grieve has been named the team's Captain for the 2010/11 season. Grieve is entering his third season in Westside and in the BCHL. The Calgary, A.B. product is coming off a career year having scored 26 goals and tallying […]
On any given night during the British Columbia Hockey League season, it’s not uncommon to see any two of the Penticton Vees, Vernon Vipers, Salmon Arm Silverbacks and Westside Warriors facing off, usually with first place in the BCHL’s Interior Conference on the line. Those four teams have provided B.C. hockey fans with classic battles in […]
