Merritt Centennials forward Daniel Tkac has been invited to Team Slovakia’s selection camp for the 2020 World Junior Championships. The 18-year-old is a dual American-Slovakian citizen as he was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., but both of his parents are from Slovakia. He leaves for training camp in Slovakia on Dec. 7. “I have to go […]
2018-19 was a strange season for Langley Rivermen forward Brendan Budy. He had just wrapped up his two seasons in the BCHL and was starting his college career at the University of Denver. After six games with the Pioneers, it was clear to him that things weren’t working out the way he had hoped, so […]
Photo credit: Ned Dykes/Cornell Athletics (Berard) It was a good week for alums in the Atlantic Hockey Conference as well as alums from the Powell River Kings as three of our four weekly award winners come from the Atlantic and two are former Kings. Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week Mike Lee – Senior […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Coquitlam Express forward Greg Lapointe has been named the Subway BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 24. The Granby, Que. native had four goals and three assists for seven points in three games last week. Lapointe had a pair of goals and an assists on Wednesday […]
Photo credits: Kelly Shea (Christensen), Russ Hons (Scheel) Three BCHL alums were recognized with weekly honours in their respective NCAA conferences and several more freshmen scored their first goals. Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week Blake Christensen – Senior – American International College (Wenatchee Wild) Christensen had a strong week for AIC as the Yellow […]
Photo credit: Matthew Murnaghan/Hockey Canada Images Hockey Canada announced its list of players invited to camp for Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge (WJAC) today and, as usual, there is a heavy amount of BCHL talent involved. 23 players from the league were invited to tryout for the team from Dec. 1 […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Mitch Deelstra has been named the Subway BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 17. In two games last week, the Bulldogs’ captain tallied three goals and added another four assists for seven points. On Wednesday, Deelstra had a goal and three assists […]
By Nick Greenizan Growing up, Chase McInnis didn’t see any of his father Marty’s National Hockey League games – none that he can remember anyway, considering the elder McInnis retired from a 12-year pro career when his son was only two years old. Now, the roles are reversed, with Marty unable to see Chase play […]
Photo credits: Russ Hons (Kawaguchi), MI Hockey (Ghantous) A pair of BCHL alums took home weekly honours in the NCAA this week. NCHC Forward of the Week Jordan Kawaguchi – Junior – University of North Dakota (Chilliwack Chiefs) Kawaguchi led the NCHC with six points last weekend to guide North Dakota to a conference-opening sweep […]
Photo credit: Gary Dorland Powell River Kings goaltender Derek Krall has been named the Subway BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 10. In two games over the weekend, the Nanaimo, B.C. native earned two wins, stopping 57 of 58 shots in the process, and finishing the week with a .983 save […]
