(Submitted by Stephen Heisler/JuniorHockey.ca) Bliss Littler has broken down the door on the 700 win club only to find no other junior coaches in the room. Littler’s career as a head coach spans 23 years and five stops in the American Frontier Hockey League, American West Hockey League, United States Hockey League, North American Hockey […]
CALGARY, Alberta (February 8, 2016) – The battles are intense every night, as teams fight to rise in the standings and prepare to enter their respective playoffs on strong play and winning hockey. The Penticton Vees of the BCHL have taken over top spot in the nation with their extended winning streak, and a good […]
Jordan Sandhu’s goal early in the third period wound up being the winner for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in an important 4-2 home win over the Victoria Grizzlies that brings the ‘Dogs within two points of the Grizz for the final Island playoff spot. After Garrett Halls opened the scoring in the first, Ryan Finnegan […]
No BCHL goalie has played more minutes than Bailey MacBurnie this season and he’s parlayed the playing time into an NCAA Div. I scholarship. The Trail Smoke Eaters goalie and Beverly, Massachusetts product has accepted an offer to play for Sacred Heart University starting next season. MacBurnie has seven more appearances than any other netminder […]
CALGARY, Alta. – The World Junior A Challenge – a showcase of Canadian and international Junior A talent – is returning to Alberta for the second time in tournament history when Bonnyville welcomes the event Dec. 11-17, 2016. The 2016 World Junior A Challenge represents a partnership between Hockey Canada, the Canadian Junior Hockey League […]
West Kelowna Warriors forward Jonathan Desbiens has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 31, the league announced Monday. Desbiens posted one of the highest-scoring weeks in recent memory, racking up six goals and nine assists for 15 points in four games – all wins for the Warriors. The […]
The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce centre Colin Grannary (Delta, B.C.) has committed to the NCCA Div. I program at the University of Nebraska Omaha for the 2017-18 school year. Grannary currently leads the Cents in all offensive categories with 24 goals, 39 assists and 63 points. The 6-foot, 170-pound pivot recently participated in […]
The BCHL is pleased to announce a mobile app has been developed for the league and is currently available for download. Schedules, scores, stories and stats are now at the user’s fingertips. A simple search of ‘BCHL’ in both the iOS App Store and the Android App Store will bring up the league’s app, created […]
The British Columbia Hockey League is excited to announce the launch a new initiative called Communities First, which stems from a partnership with First West Credit Union and its divisions – Valley First, Island Savings, Enderby & District Financial and Envision Financial. Communities First was developed by the BCHL in partnership with First West to […]
The Penticton Vees are pleased to announce forwards Demico Hannoun and Luke Voltin have committed to Northern Michigan University (NMU) for the 2016-17 season. Hannoun, who’s in his fourth season in the BCHL, has 11 goals and 22 points in 29 games this season despite the fact he missed 13 games due to injury. The North Delta, BC, […]
