The Chilliwack Chiefs proudly announced Monday the individuals who will join head coach and general manager Harvey Smyl on the team's coaching staff. Doug Ast and Brandon Fleenor will be the team’s assistant coaches, Paul Nicolls will hold the role of strength and conditioning coach while Rob Bruni will assume the role of goaltender coach. With the move, General Manager […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior A Hockey Club is pleased to announce they will be hosting a 4 team exhibition tournament at the Cominco Arena in Trail, BC during the weekend of September 1st,2nd,and 3rd 2011. Joining the Smoke Eaters and Powell Rivers Kings from the BCHL will be the Brooks Bandits as the lone representative […]
Jason Williamson will have a former on-ice rival at his side this season at the helm of the Vernon Vipers. The club has hired former Victoria Salsa and Burnaby Bulldogs defenceman Chris Shaw as an assistant coach for the coming season. Shaw played five years of pro hockey after his BCHL career and […]
The 2010 recipient of the Spirit of Hockeyville Fairness Award, given annually to the individual or team associated with hockey in the Alberni Valley that best exemplify fairness, sportsmanship and cooperation, is Alberni Valley Bulldogs education adviser Tom McEvay. McEvay is a goaltender and played competitive junior hockey, including a stint with the Junior Canucks […]
On July 29 and 30, The Coaches Site will be hosting its inaugural Hockey Coaching Conference at the Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre and is pleased to announce Langley Rivermen head coach and general manager Steve O’Rourke will be conducting a defenceman development workshop on Saturday, July 30. O'Rourke came to the BCHL after […]
Last season, the Penticton Vees boasted two NHL draft picks on their roster but will outdo themselves in the season ahead as three incoming recruits are property of NHL teams. Penticton will be benefitting from the services of top U.S. high school draft pick and left winger Mario Lucia (60th overall, Minnesota Wild), centre Steve […]
Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and BC Hockey, announced Wednesday that Langley, B.C., will host the 2011 World Junior A Challenge (WJAC) from November 7-13. This will mark the second straigh year and third time in the six-year history of the tournament that it will […]
The British Columbia Hockey League announced Wednesday that the Vernon Vipers have hired Jason Williamson as their new head coach after Mark Ferner accepted a job with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League Williamson, 30, has been Ferner’s assistant the last four years and has been instrumental in the Vipers’ RBC Cup […]
The Simon Fraser University’s Men’s Ice Hockey program is pleased to announce a commitment from forward Trent Murdoch (Nanaimo, B.C.) to attend SFU and join the team for the 2011/12 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Murdoch joins the Clan following two seasons in the British Columbia Hockey League. He made an immediate impact as a […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks Hockey Club is pleased to officially announce the hiring of Colin O’Hara as head coach and general manager. O'Hara has rejoined the SilverBacks signing a three-year contract with the club. The head coach of last year's team, Tim Kehler, stepped down last week saying he was leaving the club to pursue […]
