Photo credits: Russ Hons (Kawaguchi), Omaha Athletics (Ward) Monthly and weekly conference awards were announced across the NCAA this week and, as usual, plenty of BCHL alums were honoured. MONTHLY NCHC Player of the Month Jordan Kawaguchi – Junior – University of North Dakota (Chilliwack Chiefs) Kawaguchi continued his Hobey Baker-worthy campaign in January, leading […]
Chilliwack Chiefs defenceman Hudson Thornton has been named the BCHL High School Player of the Month for January. This award is for players 18-years-old or younger who are attending high school full time and is based on in-class and on-ice performance. The 16-year-old playing in his hometown of Chilliwack picked up three goals and four […]
The BC Hockey League and LNG Canada are proud to present the BCHL Volunteer Award to Annet Pogge-Gordon who has been a volunteer with the Penticton Vees for over 15 years. Over the years, Annet has taken on various tasks for the team, but her main job with the Vees is to act as the […]
Surrey Eagles forward Cristophe Tellier has been named the FortisBC Player of the Month for the month of January. The 2000-born native of Sherbrooke, Que. tied for the league lead in points in January with 20 in 12 games. Tellier had at least a point in 10 of his 12 games in the month, including […]
Salmon Arm Silverbacks forward Luke Mylymok has been named the Subway BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 2. The Minnesota-Duluth commit had five points in two Silverbacks wins last week and was named first star in both contests. On Friday, Mylymok had a goal and two assists in his team’s 6-2 […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography The BCHL Board of Governors held its semi-annual meeting on Jan. 23 and approved a new configuration for the 2020-21 season. Realignment With the expansion Cranbrook Bucks beginning their inaugural campaign next year, the Board voted in favour of changing to a two-conference system with nine teams on each side. […]
Photo credits: Shannon Valerio-University of Denver (Olischefski), Justin Wolford-Colgate Athletics (McAvoy), Matt Dewkett-Cornell Athletics (Galajda) This week in the NCAA Roundup presented by Lordco, there are six former BCHL players who earned weekly awards throughout the NCAA for their play last week, including five first-time winners this year and one goaltender being recognized for the […]
Photo credit: Prince George Citizen Growing up in Kitimat, B.C., former Prince George Spruce King and Cowichan Valley Capital Skylar Pacheco is well-aware of the charms that come with living in a small town. The defenceman who played over 200 BCHL games from 2011 to 2015, enjoyed his childhood there, especially from a hockey perspective. […]
Coquitlam Express forward Massimo Rizzo is coming off the most frustrating year of his young career. 2018-19 was his draft year, but he spent the majority of it rehabbing major injuries. “Everybody wants to get drafted and play in the NHL,” said Rizzo. “It was pretty frustrating, having to come back from injury, then play […]
The BC Hockey Hall of Fame announced Monday that the 2012 Penticton Vees will be part of the 2020 Hall of Fame class to be inducted on July 24 at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The 2012 Vees had a historic season that year, posting a 54-4-2 record during their 60-game regular season, outscoring their […]
