CALGARY, Alta. – Alumni of the Canadian Junior Hockey League is nicely represented, both on and off the ice, in the Stanley Cup Final between the upstart Vegas Golden Knights and the Washington Capitals. Among the two teams, a total of nine CJHL alumni have seen playoff action in 2018 helping their respective sides move […]
Christian Simeone played all 58 games this season for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and suited up for each game in the postseason as the ‘Dogs went seven against the Victoria Grizzlies. The durability should come in handy in college hockey where Simeone is headed for next season when he’ll be a freshman for the Warriors […]
Cowichan Valley Capitals forward Tate Coughlin has commited to the University of Regina Cougars for the 2018-19 season. Coughlin finished third in team scoring in 2017-18 with 33 points in 33 regular-season games. The 6-foot-2, 187-pound Victoria native also had nine points in 13 games the previous season with the Nanaimo Clippers. He finishes with […]
Chilliwack Chiefs goalie Daniel Chenard has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending May 20, the league announced Wednesday. Chenard posted three wins while making 78 saves on 82 shots, backstopping the Chiefs to the RBC Cup national Junior A title on home ice at Prospera Centre. The native of […]
By Jason LaRose, Hockey Canada CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Corey Andonovski scored the game-winning goal with 11:28 left, one of three unanswered goals in less than eight minutes, to lead the Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) to their first national title with a 4-2 win over the Wellington Dukes (OJHL) in the 2018 RBC Cup final Sunday night. The […]
Kaden Pickering’s goal with 8:44 to go in the third stood up as the winner for the Chilliwack Chiefs in a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Junior Senators, putting Chilliwack into the RBC Cup final. It was 2-1 Chiefs after one with Anthony Vincent opening the scoring. Ottawa captain Owen Guy responded late in the […]
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Jonah Capriotti was absolutely spectacular in a 50-save performance, backstopping the Wellington Dukes (OJHL) into the championship game at the 2018 RBC Cup with a 2-1 semifinal win over the previously-unbeaten Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) on Saturday afternoon. The Dukes are into the national final for the first time in franchise history after falling […]
Nanaimo Clippers forward David Silye has committed to Clarkson University Golden Knights for the 2019-20 season. The 19-year-old, Vancouver, B.C. native has just completed his second season with the Clippers. In his first season he scored eight goals and 11 assists. Silye followed that up with 10 goals with 32 assists and in the 2017-2018 […]
A day after the round-robin portion of the tournament ended, the RBC Cup announced their individual award winners, with BCHL players taking home four of the six trophies. Most Valuable Player (Roland Mercier Trophy): Will Calverley, Chilliwack Chiefs Calverley leads the tournament with five goals and is tied for third in points. The Chiefs captain […]
With round-robin play wrapping up on Thursday night, the field is set for the semifinals at the 2018 RBC Cup with both BCHL teams qualifying. Here’s a look back at each team’s road the the semis and what their matchup is for Semifinal Saturday. Wenatchee Wild: The Wild were the only team to go undefeated […]
