He waited a long time but David Thompson chose an excellent moment to score the first goal of his NCAA career and it has earned him some recogntion in the Big 10. The Chilliwack Chiefs alum, now a sophomore at Penn State, authored the game-winning marker for the Nittany Lions in an eventual 4-2 victory […]

Every season, BCHL graduates become valued members of teams at the college level for their work on the ice. That, in tandem with the excellence some have shown in endeavours away from the rink, has several league alums up for prestigious awards at the NCAA level. The annual Senior CLASS Award nominees and the annual […]

Just in his sophomore season at Manhattanville College, Powell River Kings alum Teagan Waugh already wears an alternate captain's 'A' so he's quickly established himself as one of the program's top players. He further cemented that status with a recent ECAC Hockey West player of the week award. The Nanaimo, BC product led the Valiants […]

It's the final go-round for Joey Laleggia at the University of Denver and the former Penticton Vees star is making the most of it. Now into the second half of his senior season with the Pioneers, the 2011 BCHL Top Defenceman and MVP of the Interior Conference was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference's defenceman […]

In the wake of a huge offensive weekend with Robert Morris University, former Trail Smoke Eaters forward Scott Jacklin has earned a share of the Atlantic Hockey player of the week honours. His linemate Cody Wydo was the other co-recipient. The duo combined for 13 points on the weekend as the Colonials swept conference foe […]

So numerous are the weekly awards BCHL alums win, sometimes we can't keep up. But we hate to let an honour go unrecognized and as such we're recapping four weekly player awards that came in a couple of weeks ago. Matt Ginn, Holy Cross: Atlantic Hockey goalie of the week – Ginn helped the Crusaders […]

With the dues-paying years as a freshman and sophomore under his belt already, Travis St. Denis is making the most of an increased role and putting up good offensive numbers at Quinnipiac University. The former Trail Smoke Eaters and Penticton Vees standout took the ECAC Hockey player of the week award after leading all NCAA […]

There is again a strong BCHL flavour to the annual start of the Hobey Baker Award considerations. Given each season to the player judged to be the best in NCAA hockey, the Hobey Baker Award consideration begins each year with a 'long list' which fans can vote on. From that a 'short list' and then […]

The weekly player awards earned by BCHL alums have been so numerous this season, it would be an effort to tally them all and with the kudos earned by Ryan Scarfo and Michael Garteig, it's no surprise they are now taking home monthly recognition. Scarfo took the ECAC Hockey rookie of the month for his […]

It was a sweep for former Powell River Kings in the ECAC Hockey weekly player awards as Michael Garteig took two of them and Ryan Scarfo got in on the action too. Garteig, now a junior at Quinnipiac University, was named both player of the week and goaltender of the week while Scarfo was named […]