The Merritt Centennials have appointed Dylan and Tyler Forsythe to form the team’s new coaching and management team, the club announced Tuesday. Dylan Forsythe will serve as Merritt’s Head Coach and Assistant General Manager while Tyler has been brought aboard as General Manager and Assistant Coach. Dylan joins the Centennials following assistant coaching stints with […]
The Nanaimo Clippers are pleased to announce that defenceman Michael Boivin has committed to join the WCHA's Colorado College Tigers for the 2009/10 season. Boivin joined Nanaimo midway through the 2007 season and has since played in 78 games in a Clipper uniform, recording 13 goals and 23 assists for 36 career points. Boivin joins fellow 2009 […]
A trio of British Columbia Hockey league teams will be joined by an Alberta opponent in Trail later this month for a four-team exhibition tournament prior to the beginning of the 2009/10 regular season. The Trail Smoke Eaters will welcome the Penticton Vees, the Powell River Kings and the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Brooks Bandits […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce that graduating forward Patrik Martin has accepted a scholarship to continue his hockey career at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C.Martin served as an assistant captain in his third and final season with the Smoke Eaters while scoring five goals and adding 10 assists in 59 games. Over a 130-game […]
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are pleased to announce that forward Brian Kang has committed to play for Concordia College for the 2009/10 season.A four-year BCHL veteran, Kang finished his junior career with the Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2008/09 season after scoring 11 goals and adding 13 assists in 53 games.In a BCHL-record 280 […]
Merritt Centennials Head Coach and General Manager Joey Bouchard is pleased to announce the hiring of former Centennials player Luke Pierce as an assistant coach for the 2009/10 British Columbia Hockey League season. Pierce, 25, was born and raised in Merritt, and played his minor hockey in the Merritt Minor Hockey Association. He began his […]
Surrey Eagles defenceman Nolan Toigo has netted an invite to the Vancouver Canucks' 2009 rookie camp, the team has announced.Toigo is set to attend the NHL club's camp after a pair of outstanding seasons in the BCHL, during which he was a key figure in the Eagles' line-up. The 20-year old contributed five goals and […]
The British Columbia Hockey League’s 2010 All-Star Game will see the defending Fred Page Cup champion Vernon Vipers take on a team of league All-Stars on Wednesday, January 13th at the Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo.“The British Columbia Hockey League is very excited to announce a new All-Star Game format that will make for a […]
On the horizon of their fourth season in Langley the Chiefs are looking forward to kicking off the new season on the golf course. In an effort to support their other recent innovation– the Junior Chiefs program — the team will be holding their first ever golf tournament at Newland's Golf and Country Club on […]
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks Junior “A” Hockey Club has restructured their hockey operations for the 2009-2010 season. Matt Hughes will become the Head Coach while Rylan Ferster will focus on his duties as General Manager. Previously, Ferster held both titles while Hughes was the Associate Coach/Assistant GM. “I hired Matt the same year I bought the team […]
