The BCHL announced today that the league has signed a two-year extension with FloSports to remain the league’s exclusive streaming partner. All BCHL preseason, regular season and postseason games will be available to stream on the FloHockey platform for the third straight season. “The BCHL is thrilled to extend this partnership and to continue giving […]
Presented by Prestige Hotels & Resorts +++ Photo credit: Garrett James Photography In 2022, Matthew Wood was the youngest player in NCAA Division I hockey at 17 years old. After completing his first full season with the BCHL’s Victoria Grizzlies in 2021-22 and capturing the league’s Rookie of the Year award, as well as the […]
Photo credit: David Stevens Photography The BCHL announced today that referee Ben Betker has been hired by the National Hockey League (NHL). The 30-year-old former professional hockey player spent the 2024-25 season working in the BCHL, while also working consistently in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the ECHL. “This means everything to me,” said […]
The BCHL has announced the five winners of the BCHL Scholarship Program, supported by Rogers, for the 2024-25 season. After gathering submissions throughout the season, the league’s selection committee has chosen five players who will receive a $2,000 scholarship. This program is designed to provide graduating BCHL players with financial support for the next step […]
Photo credit: Matt Piotrowski The BCHL has announced its regular season schedule, divisional alignment and playoff format for the 2025-26 season. Schedule The 2025-26 season will begin on Friday, Sep. 19 and will consist of 54 games for each team. Key dates: Sep. 19 – opening night Oct. 12 to 16 – BCHL Showcase Oct. […]
NHL teams held their development camps over the past few weeks and 83 current and former BCHL players were invited to participate. Camp rosters are made up of draft picks, signees and invited players. 29 of the 31 teams that made their rosters public included at least one BCHL player. The Dallas Stars and Toronto […]
Presented by Prestige Hotels & Resorts +++ Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Story by Alessio Cusano It has been over five years since Carter King played a regular season game in the BCHL, but he still has strong ties to the league. Since then, he has completed a highly successful collegiate career at the University of […]
The BCHL and the Vancouver Canucks Alumni have announced six winners for the BCHL Canucks Alumni Scholarship Program for the 2024-25 season. The program, which has been in place since 1987, is designed to provide former BCHL players with scholarship funds as they continue their academic and hockey careers. The recipients of the scholarships are […]
The 2025 NHL Entry Draft wrapped up today after two days of selections and four BCHL players were chosen by NHL teams. Three players from the 2024-25 season and one college alumnus heard their names called today. Francesco Dell’Elce (D, University of Massachusetts) – Round 3 (77th overall) – Colorado Avalanche Dell’Elce came into the […]
The 2025 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, Calif. is set for June 27 and 28. Like every year, several BCHL players come into the draft ranked by NHL Central Scouting. Today, we will take a look at the top prospects from the league. +++ Francesco Dell’Elce (D) – University of Massachusetts (Penticton Vees) Ranked […]
