(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) The Nanaimo Clippers overcame a 1-0 deficit on the road to get a huge win over the West Kelowna Warriors, and are now one-third of the way to clinching a berth in the Fred Page Cup Finals. After Connor Sodergren opened the scoring for the home team 16:06 into […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL Communications) A Coquitlam Express netminder named Tyger will fittingly join the feline family this fall. Tyger Howat, who just completed his second season in the BCHL, will join the Northern Michigan Wildcats of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA,) for 2016-17. The 20-year-old out of Newport, R.I. posted a 9-12-1 […]
The West Kelowna Warriors kept their momentum going on Tuesday night, dispatching the Chilliwack Chiefs on the road, 5-1. This victory comes after an impressive four-game winning streak to eliminate the BCHL-leading Penticton Vees in Round 2. Jake LeBrun opened the scoring 2:55 into the second period, with Connor Sodergren scoring 4:27 later to give […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) West Kelowna Warriors goaltender Matthew Greenfield has been named the BCHL’s Player of the Week for the week ending March 27, the league announced Tuesday. Greenfield backstopped the Warriors to four wins, erasing a 2-0 deficit to eliminate the league’s best regular season team, the Penticton Vees. Greenfield went […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL Communications) One of the Nanaimo Clippers veterans will take a well-followed path to continue his hockey career at the collegiate level. Forward Corey Renwick has committed to the University of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA,) for the 2016-17 season. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound forward has played four […]
Round 3 Schedule Tuesday, March 29: West Kelowna @ Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31: Nanaimo @ West Kelowna, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2: Chilliwack @ Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Monday, April 4: Nanaimo @ Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6: Chilliwack @ West Kelowna, 7 p.m. Friday, April 8: West Kelowna @ Nanaimo, 7 p.m.
The West Kelowna Warriors completed what most thought impossible Saturday night as they eliminated the Penticton Vees from the playoffs with a 4-3 home win that wrapped up the series in six games. It was a Garrett Forster empty-net goal with 4:29 to go that wound up being the winner but only after a furious […]
(By Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) For most hockey players, having your season ends means a long wait until the next one. For Coquitlam Express alum Alex Petan, the next season starts now. Just days after his NCAA team, Michigan Tech, had its postseason come to an end, Petan will get an amateur tryout with the […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) The West Kelowna Warriors inched closer to Round 3 with a 2-1 win on the road against the Penticton Vees, giving them a 3-2 series lead with a chance to clinch the series on home ice. Nicholas Jones scored 8:49 into the second period to give the Vees a […]
Jordan Kawaguchi scored the first goal of the game and then the last, supplying the dramatic OT winner for the Chilliwack Chiefs in a 3-2 home victory that also gave them a 4-1 series win over the Wenatchee Wild. Kawaguchi opened the scoring just 1:19 into the first, set up by Kale Kane and Rylan […]
