Penticton Vees forward Beau Bennett rode a strong second half of the 2009/10 regular season to a share of the British Columbia Hockey League's scoring title, and the scouts have noticed. On Wednesday, Bennett took a big leap up Central Scouting's final rankings for the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft, jumping from 48th to […]
The Powell River Kings continued to build off their momentum from a win in Vernon in Game 2, returning home to defeat the defending BCHL Champions by a 4-0 score and taking a 2-1 series lead in the 2010 Fred Page Cup Finals.Chad Niddery put the Kings ahead on a first period power-play off a […]
Ethan Cox and the Colgate University Raiders won’t be playing in the Frozen Four, but the Powell River Kings graduate will be in Detroit on Friday night as one of seven nominees for the 2010 Hockey Humanitarian Award, which will be presented along with the Hobey Baker Award on the eve of the NCAA Championship […]
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Following a prolific 20-year-old season, Alberni Valley forward David Dziurzynski is now property of the Ottawa Senators after the National Hockey League club signed the British Columbia Hockey League prospect to a three-year contract on Tuesday. “It’s the best fit for me to develop,” Dziurzynski says. “They have a great program and their focus on development […]
The Vernon Vipers avoided falling into a deadly trap on Tuesday night with a 4-2 road victory at Hap Parker Arena to tie the 2010 Fred Page Cup Finals at two games apiece.After dropping Games 2 and 3, the defending champions were facing a 3-1 series deficit if they lost a third straight in the BCHL Championship. But […]
The waiting is almost over in Detroit — for the players, coaches and fans — and a total of 10 British Columbia Hockey League graduates are in the mix as the Frozen Four drops the puck at Ford Field on Thursday. The 2006 NCAA champion Wisconsin Badgers and Cinderella darlings from the Rochester Institute of Technology will […]
Former Salmon Arm SilverBacks netminder Steve Christie was a driving force behind the University of Manitoba Bisons' tremendous 2009/10 season, and the British Columbia Hockey League grad has been rewarded for his contribution to his team's success by receiving a number of individual honours in recent weeks.After leading Manitoba to their first National University Cup appearance since […]
Former Alberni Valley Bulldogs team captain Devin Timberlake took little time to make the most of made his professional hockey debut with the American Hockey League's Providence Bruins.On Sunday, Timberlake played his first AHL game and needed just a handful of shifts before scoring his first professional goal against Manchester Monarchs netminder Jonathan Bernier at […]
The 2009/10 British Columbia Hockey League season witnessed its fair share of feel-good stories and nowhere was that more evident than the remarkable turnaround in Quesnel. The Millionaires, after a number of lacklustre seasons, turned the tide with 22 wins this season and made the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Yet only a year ago they […]
The Powell River Kings will be returning home to the Sunshine Coast with home-ice advantage in the 2010 Fred Page Cup Finals, as the Coastal Conference champions tied the series 1-1 on Saturday night with a gritty 3-1 victory at the Wesbild Centre. The Vipers, who took the opener by a goal on Friday, came […]
