The bobcat is known throughout the animal kingdom as an adaptive and elusive predator. Resiliency has allowed the species to thrive, even today, in the face of man’s destructive impact on the environment. These characteristics help to make the bobcat an animal to be admired, but it also begs the question: does anyone know what […]
Hockey Canada announced today that a total of nine players from the British Columbia Hockey League have been named to the pre-tournament camp roster for Team Canada West at the upcoming 2008 World Junior A Challenge in Camrose, Alberta.The 25-man pre-tournament roster will be trimmed to 22 before the tournament begins.Selected to the team were […]
Steel meets ice and the crowd roars as the Surrey Eagles emerge from the tunnel at the South Surrey Arena. In the rafters hang numbers of retired greats like current head coach Shane Kuss and banners proclaiming numerous championships including the Royal Bank Cup in 1998. The man leading the charge for this new generation […]
The Langley Chiefs are excited to give back to their community and will do so with the re-launch of their very successful Read with the Chiefs program. This will be the third year since the program’s inception here in Langley and the demand has grown to match the popularity of the surging BCHL club. The […]
It's said that if you build it, they will come.On Saturday, hockey fans in Penticton helped further prove that thesis, turning up to the tune of 4,485 in attendance and cheering the Vees to a 4-0 win over Westside at the brand new South Okanagan Events Centre.The new building, which will house the city's Junior […]
Edmonton Oilers forward and 2008 NHL All-Star Shawn Horcoff is the first BC Hockey League graduate interviewed and featured in Smart Hockey Magazine. To read the feature on Shawn, click here.For a limited time, new subscribers of Smart Hockey can receive discounted rates on home delivery of the magazine. To subscribe to Smart Hockey, click here.
Before the puck dropped on the Powell River Kings' regular season on Friday night, a question was posed to each member of the team: “What are you going to contribute to the Kings' success this year?”Here's what they had to say:“I’m going to play two-way hockey, fill any role Kent wants me to, and play with […]
After two years at the helm of Team Canada West — and with a pair of World Junior A Challenge gold medals under his belt — former Vancouver Canucks great Darcy Rota is looking to bring similar success back to the Burnaby Express. The club has announced that Rota is once again assuming its General Manager duties.After leading the Express […]
What a difference a year has made for Kyle Turris.The No. 3 overall pick in the 2007 Entry Draft showed up at the Phoenix Coyotes development camp last year as a 170-pounder getting his feet wet with his future NHL club before heading off to the University of Wisconsin.Twelve months later, Turris is a solid […]
The past twelve months have brought success and change for Penticton Vees captain Brett Hextall. After winning the World Junior A Challenge with Team Canada West and hoisting the Fred Page Cup, Hextall was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the sixth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Read the NHL.com feature on Hextall […]
