After stage one of voting by the league’s head coaches, a finalist has been named from each division for the BCHL’s annual awards. For the first time in league history, the Goaltending Award is being voted on. Prior to this season, it simply went to the goalie with the lowest goals-against average and 1,000 minutes […]
It’s hard to imagine Ty Taylor’s sophomore BCHL season with the Vernon Vipers going any better than it has and the latest headline is that he’s locked up an NCAA future. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound netminder has committed to play at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and is currently slated to head off to school […]
Powell River Kings goalie Derek Krall has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 18, the league announced Monday. Krall, an affiliate goalie who has spent the majority of this season with the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s Nanaimo Buccaneers, made three starts for Powell River and earned the […]
As Canada’s men’s hockey team prepares for its second game at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Friday night against the Czech Republic, a quick scan of its roster reveals a strong contingent of players who cut their teeth in Junior hockey in the Canadian Junior Hockey League. There are three BCHL alumni in that mix in […]
John Wojciechowski’s hometown of Larchmont, N.Y. lies less than a half hour’s drive from the Connecticut state border and while he’s made a wide detour to B.C. this season, the strides he’s made with the Langley Rivermen will take him back to his roots next season. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound forward has committed to the University […]
As announced in the fall, the 2018 BC Ford Dealers Road to the Fred Page Cup BCHL playoffs will have a different look from last year. This season, there will be no byes and 16 teams will earn a spot in the postseason with two of those being wild-card berths. As of today, the Merritt […]
At 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds with two years of Junior hockey eligibility left, Coquitlam Express defenceman Jordan Schulting presents a prospect profile that UMass-Lowell (UML) couldn’t ignore. Schulting has committed to UML for the 2019-20 season meaning he’ll get another year of BCHL seasoning before heading off to the NCAA for college hockey. The native […]
Victoria Grizzlies forward Jamie Rome has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 11, the league announced Monday. Rome racked up four goals and three assists in three games, all wins for the Grizzlies. The native of Calgary had a goal and a helper in a 6-3 road win […]
CALGARY, Alta. – It is status quo for the top four teams in the latest Canadian Junior Hockey League Top 20 rankings with the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL), Okotoks Oilers (AJHL), Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) and Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) leading the way while the surging Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) move to No. 5. MHL: With a month to […]
Everything has gone up for Cowichan Capitals forward Ty Pochipinski in his second BCHL season and he’s parlayed those increases into a future in NCAA hockey. He’s tripled his goals and assist totals and doubled his penalty minutes and now he’s gained a scholarship to Colorado College, which just so happens to be in his […]
