The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce Jeff Tambellini has been hired as the team’s next general manager and head coach. Tambellini spent 12 seasons playing professional hockey, which included stints with the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks and the Swedish Hockey League. The Port Moody, BC native is familiar with the […]
After returning to the BCHL this season, August Von Ungern accomplished two big goals: he helped the Wenatchee Wild earn a BCHL Fred Page Cup title and also a NCAA Div. I commitment to Merrimack College for the 2018-19 season. Von Ungern made his return to the Wild this season putting up 10 goals and 17 […]
The BCHL champion Wenatchee Wild will meet the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) champion Spruce Grove Saints in the first Doyle Cup series since 2012, starting Friday in Wenatchee. The Wild beat the Prince George Spruce Kings in five games to win the Fred Page Cup and advance to the regional championship series, while the […]
For the first time since 2012, the Doyle Cup will be contested between the BCHL and the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). The Wenatchee Wild are the BCHL champions, having defeated the Prince George Spruce Kings four games to one in the league finals while the AJHL crown belongs to the Spruce Grove Saints who […]
Wenatchee Wild defenceman Zak Galambos has been names the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending April 22. Galambos scored three goals over three games, helping Wenatchee win the BCHL Fred Page Cup title. Two of his goals were game-winning goals. In Game 3, the 21-year-old from Walnut Creek, Calif. scored the OT winner […]
Merritt Centennials assistant captain Henry Cleghorn has commited to play for the State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo Knights for the 2018-19 season. Cleghorn led the Centennials in scoring this season with 48 points and also tied for the team lead in goals with 20. The 21-year-old forward from West Vancouver spent the past […]
Sometimes in Junior hockey, the team that wins does so in a year you wouldn’t expect. In 2016-17, the Wenatchee Wild were the winners of the Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy as BCHL regular-season champs. Their 45 wins, 94 points and +159 goal differential were far and away the best in the league. Forward Brendan Harris […]
Zak Galambos scored a pair of power play goals and the Wenatchee Wild held the Prince George Spruce Kings to eight shots on goal as the Wild claimed their first-ever Fred Page Cup title with a 3-0 win in Game 5. Galambos opened the scoring under three minutes into the game and added his second […]
Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward and assistant captain Cole Poliziani has committed to play for the Trinity College Bantams in Division III of the NCAA next season. Poliziani joined the Bulldogs this year after being traded from the Chilliwack Chiefs in the offseason and had an immediate impact, finishing second in team scoring with 40 points […]
(By Ben Phillips for BCHL communications) From being the captain of the Vernon Vipers during his senior year in 2016-17 to Male Athlete of the Year in his rookie season at Royal Military College (RMC) it has been a high ride for Riley Brandt. The Trail, B.C. native wasn’t necessarily known for his scoring touch […]
