Photo credits: Lisa Mazurek (Trockis), Gord Rufh (Vecvanagas), Darren Francis (Sieradzkis) Vernon Vipers forward Toms Trockis, Victoria Grizzlies goaltender Mikus Vecvanags and Chilliwack Chiefs forward Markuss Sieradzkis have been named the Lordco Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week. 1st Star – Toms Trockis (F) – Vernon Vipers Trockis averaged over two points per game […]
The 2026-27 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season begins today and there are 22 former BCHL players on opening night rosters across the league. Fast facts: 14 of 32 NHL teams have at least one BCHL alumnus on their roster The Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maples Leafs lead the way with three former BCHL […]
Presented by Prestige Hotels & Resorts +++ Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Over his 17 years behind the bench of the Brooks Bandits, 16 of which as head coach, Ryan Papaioannou became widely known as one of the best coaches in junior hockey and his program among the best at that level. Under his guidance, […]
Photo credits: David Stevens (Valliant), Ideal Images (Van Tassel), Sophie Hayward (Vecvanags) Coquitlam Express forward Chase Valliant, Brooks Bandits forward Makaio Van Tassel and Victoria Grizzlies goaltender Mikus Vecvanags have been named the Lordco Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week. 1st Star – Chase Valliant (F) – Coquitlam Express Valliant piled up eight points […]
The BCHL has announced three additions to the league office staff ahead of the 2026-27 season. The league has hired Sean Clifford as its new Chief Commercial Officer, Matt Holbrook as Deputy Commissioner and Jordan Dobrew as its Digital Media Specialist. In his role as Chief Commercial Officer, Clifford will work with the league and […]
BCHL officials Logan Parsons, Eric Scherger and Trevor Thurston have been hired to work full-time in the ECHL for the 2026-27 season and referee Brad Ewing will work part-time in the ECHL, while continuing to work in the BCHL. Parsons started working in the BCHL in 2021. The 23-year-old from Calgary, Alta. worked the past […]
Photo credit: Jacob Brown Korea University wraps up its three-game tour of the BCHL tonight with a game against the Blackfalds Bulldogs. So far, the team has split their two games, defeating the Cranbrook Bucks 4-3 on Sep. 5 and losing to the Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-3 the following night. But according to Korea’s assistant […]
THE FINALS reaches its conclusion as the Brooks Bandits and Nanaimo Clippers battle for the 2026 BCHL Championship. Episode 3 picks up with the dramatic conclusion of Game 4 before turning toward the final chapter of the series. With the championship hanging in the balance, the story of Jack Good takes center stage, from his […]
The BCHL Board of Governors has approved the majority ownership sale of the Nanaimo Clippers to Roman Tkachenko, a Los Angeles-based businessman, as well as a minority share to former NHL player Oleg Tverdovsky. Tkachenko has been part of several successful business ventures across the world, while Tverdovsky played professional hockey for 19 years, including […]
THE FINALS continues as the Brooks Bandits and Nanaimo Clippers battle for the BCHL Championship. After Nanaimo steals Game 1 on the road, Brooks faces a must-win Game 2 and the series delivers one of its most dramatic moments yet: a double-overtime thriller with the BCHL championship hanging in the balance. From there, the series […]
