This season, more than 3,000 players suited up for Junior A games across Canada, from Nanaimo, B.C. to Woodstock, N.B. but only ten have been named as finalists for the RBC Canadian Junior Hockey League Player of the Year award. Paul De Jersey of the Prince George Spruce Kings is the BCHL candidate. The finalists […]
Penticton Vees forward Wade Murphy has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending May 6, the league announced Monday. Murphy had both goals in Penticton's 3-2 overtime loss to the Humboldt Broncos Sunday night. The Victoria product evened the game in the first on a slapper from the high slot […]
John Kleinhans stole the show with a 44-save performance as the Soo Thunderbirds opened the 2012 RBC Cup with an unlikely 2-1 victory overthe Penticton Vees on Saturday afternoon. Kleinhans’ second consecutive stand-on-his-head performance earned the Thunderbirds the win in their debut at the National Junior A Championship; the goaltender stopped 44 of 47 shots […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs would like to announce Evan Tironese has committed to the NCAA Division I hockey program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “We are extremely happy for Evan’scommitment to RPI,” said Alberni Valley Bulldogs Head Coach Kevin Willison. “It has been Evan’s goal and dream to play NCAA Division 1 hockey and he has actualized […]
Over 15,000 votes were cast online in the FortisBC Fan Favourites poll and the BCHL has now released the results. Every player who played in the BCHL this past season, except for affiliate players, was eligible and serious campaigns were waged as some players received thousands of votes. There was a coaches category as well. […]
The RBC Cup Begins this Saturday, May 5 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan with the Championship game being played on Sunday, May 13th. 133 Teams from the 10 leagues that make up the Canadian Junior Hockey League began the season with the goal of making it to the RBC Cup. Now only 5 teams remain as […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce the hiring of Brent Heaven as assistant coach. Heaven has six years experience as an assistant, head coach and general manager in the KIJHL with the Castlegar Rebels and Creston Valley Thunder Cats. Last season, Heaven's Thunder Cats posted a 30-17-0-5 record, finishing third in the KIJHL's Eddie Mountain Division. […]
The British Columbia Hockey League is pleased to announce the results of fan voting for the top player from each decade of league history. In November, the top 50 players in BCHL history were revealed as voted by the fans. There were 10 players chosen from each of the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and […]
The Penticton Vees are ready to add another chapter to an historic season and represent the BCHL at the RBC Cup which begins Saturday, May 5 in Humboldt, Sask. It’s the fourth-straight year the BCHL has had a team in the RBC Cup following three consecutive appearances by the Vernon Vipers. This is the […]
Langley Rivermen forward Darnell Dyck has accepted an offer to play for the Lindenwood Lions of the American Collegiate Hockey Association for the upcoming season. A veteran of four BCHL seasons, Dyck totalled 19 goals and 46 assists this past season to lead the Rivermen. The Chilliwack native is looking forward to his college career with the […]
