Alberni Valley Bulldogs goaltender John Hawthorne has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 27, the league announced Monday. Hawthorne started twice and came on in relief in a third game this week, stopping 91 of the 93 shots he faced. The 20-year-old finished the week with a 1-1 […]
Salmon Arm Silverbacks forward Justin Wilson has played his entire hockey career in the province of B.C. up until this point. The BCHL veteran is currently enjoying his third full season in Salmon Arm after playing his minor hockey in Vancouver. Change is on the horizon for Wilson as he is heading to the college-hockey […]
43 games into his first BCHL season, Coquitlam Express forward Connor Gregga is among the top rookie scorers in the league and has been a key contributor to the highest-scoring team in the league this year. NCAA scouts have taken notice of his arrival as he has announced his commitment to the Minnesota State University […]
With just 49 games of BCHL experience under his belt, Nick Bochen has already secured the thing some players spend two or three seasons trying to attain. Bochen has landed an NCAA future at the University of Michigan. The rookie BCHL blueliner has posted six goals and 21 assists which leads all Prince George Spruce […]
John Hawthorne has been a top-five goalie in the BCHL in minutes played this season and last and he’s upped his save percentage while lowering his goals-against average. It adds up to an NCAA opportunity for the Chemainus, B.C. product as Northern Michigan University has come calling for his services. Hawthorne accepted their offer late […]
Penticton Vees goalie Jack LaFontaine has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 20, the league announced Monday. LaFontaine turned aside 111 of 116 shots over three road games, each of which the Vees won in the shootout where the netminder was just as good as he made 16 […]
Tested in the highest-profile Junior hockey tournament in the world, Matthew Verboon has emerged on the other side a more confident, and more dangerous, offensive force for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Verboon earned a spot with Switzerland for the World Junior Championship (WJC) which was hosted by Victoria and Vancouver. He found himself a role […]
Having already surpassed his rookie totals in goals, power-play goals and penalty minutes, Nick Unruh has shown the type of development you’d expect of a second-year BCHL player. Project where he’ll be in two more seasons and it makes for an attractive college hockey recruit. That’s what Ivy League Dartmouth College has concluded as well […]
The opening list of candidates has been announced for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the player chosen as the best in NCAA men’s hockey. This year, 15 former BCHL players are on the list of 81 names. After a round of fan voting and consideration by the selection committee, it will be narrowed […]
Each season in the BCHL, dozens upon dozens of players take on commitments to college hockey programs in Canada and the United State but one in particular that just came last week stands out as particularly special. Langley Rivermen captain Alec Capstick accepted an offer to the University of Miami-Ohio last week, not far removed […]
