Surrey Eagles goaltender Andrew Hunt has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 18, the league announced Monday. Hunt claimed the decision in three of the Eagles four wins last week and was twice named 1st Star. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound netminder began the week with 42 saves on 43 […]
The Penticton Vees are pleased to announce defenseman Nick Buchanan has committed to Minnesota State University-Mankato Mavericks for the fall of 2012. The 20-year-old from Victoria is currently playing in his third season in the BCHL and first with the Vees; Buchanan was acquired from the Victoria Grizzlies in September. The rearguard has played in […]
Malcolm Gould scored all three Chilliwack Chiefs second period goals and Derek Huisman added another in the third in a 4-1 road win over Salmon Arm. Gould's hat trick saw Huisman and David Bondra draw assists on each goal. Brett Knowles had the lone 'Backs goal. After a scoreless first period in Surrey, the Eagles […]
University of Massachusetts freshman goalie and former Westside Warrior Kevin Boyle has been named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week and the UMass Athlete of the Week as announced this week. Boyle was a key part in the Mass Attack's 3-1 win over No. 17 Yale Dec. 7. As the UMass Athlete of the […]
In the lone overtime game Friday night in the BCHL, the Prince George Spruce Kings' Karan Toor scored his first BCHL goal to defeat the Chilliwack Chiefs 3-2. Prince George goals by Michael Colantone to open the scoring in the first and Jujhar Khaira late in the second sandwiched power-play goals by the Chiefs' Kit […]
Victoria Grizzlies rookie defenceman Nolan De Jong, 16, has accepted a scholarship to Cornell University for the 2014-15 season. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound blueliner follows Grizzlies grads Madison Dias and Joel Lowry who are currently playing in their freshman seasons for the Big Red. De Jong has a pair of goals and five assists in 29 games […]
Having accumulated a large amount of toys and non-perishable food items, a Trail volunteer group needed a crew to load everything into a truck and deliver it to an area food bank. Fortunately, the Trail Smoke Eaters were able to answer the call. The BCHL team had all 15 available players (the other six were […]
Northeastern University netminder and Cowichan Valley Capitals grad Chris Rawlings stopped 38 shots in Northeastern's NCAA-leading sixth-consecutive victory on Dec. 10 over UMass Lowell, 3-2, yielding another Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Award for the Huskies' third-year netminder. Rawlings' defensive decoration is the fourth consecutive occasion in which a Husky has been honoured by the […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs would like to announce that Brandon Adams has committed to the NCAA Div. I hockey program at Holy Cross. “I would like to thank the coaches and the entire Alberni Valley Bulldogs organization for making this happen,” said Brandon Adams. “It has always been a dream of mine to play Division 1 college hockey.” […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League today announced its Weekly Top 20 rankings. Last week’s rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis. The weekly rankings are selected in consultation with NHL Central Scouting and are proudly presented by PlayingUpHockey.com: Woodstock Slammers(MHL) (1) Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) (2) Penticton Vees(BCHL) […]
