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 […]
Hockey players stay tuned up for the coming season in a variety of ways and for several, playing inline hockey has not only kept them in shape, it's earned them some hardware too. Canada's entry into the 2011 Inline Hockey World Championship in Pardubice, Czech Republic featured three players who were in the BCHL […]
He was just 11 games shy of 1,000 in the NHL but Paul Kariya has decided to call it a career. The 36-year-old North Vancouver native, who played for the Penticton Panthers in the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons, sat out last season due to post-concussion symptoms and felt he could not come back for another […]
The Los Angeles Kings used their fifth pick in Saturday's NHL Entry Draft to select Victoria Grizzlies playmaker Joel Lowry. Lowry, the son of former NHLer and current Calgary Flames assistant coach Dave Lowry, was the highest-rated BCHL player available according to the most recent NHL Central Scouting list. He put up 24 goals and […]
When Josh Manson came to the BCHL with the Salmon Arm SilverBacks, he showed promise as a big forward who could skate, get on the forecheck and chip in offensivley. In his second BCHL season, he established new highs for goals, assists and penalty minutes. As a defenceman. The Anaheim Ducks took notice and selected […]
In addition to Joel Lowry (L.A. Kings) and Josh Manson (Anaheim Ducks), the only players taken who played in the BCHL last season, the 2011 NHL Entry Draft saw four former and one future BCHLer chosen. Penticton Vees recruit Mike Reilly was selected in the fourth round, 98th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets from […]
Powell River Kings defenceman Jon Jutzi is the latest BCHLer to land an NCAA scholarship and will be one of three league products headed to play for the Minnesota State University-Mankato Mavericks after next season. The lanky defencemen put forth a solid rookie campaign in Powell River and will join Salmon Arm SilverBacks Brett Knowles […]
