The Penticton Vees, along with the 2021 Host Committee and Hockey Canada, are pleased to announce the 2021 Centennial Cup is coming to Penticton and the South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC). 2021 will mark the first time the Vees and the City of Penticton will host the annual tournament which decides the National Junior ‘A’ […]
Salmon Arm Silverbacks goaltender Ethan Langenegger has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 20, the league announced Monday. This is the second Player of the Week award in as many weeks for the Kamloops, B.C. native. Through two games last week, he stopped 74 of the 76 shots […]
Photo credit: Russ Hons/UND Athletics (Scheel), CA Hill Photo (Risteau) The college hockey season is underway across the NCAA and BCHL alums are already being recognized for their play early in the season as five former players from the league were named Players of the Week in their conference. ECAC Hockey Player of the Week […]
Chilliwack Chiefs forward Peter Reynolds has been selected to represent Canada at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, which goes Nov. 2 to 9 in Medicine Hat, Alta. and Swift Current, Sask. The 16-year-old is currently enjoying a successful first season in the BCHL, tallying 12 points in 15 games so far, good enough for […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography The BC Hockey League announced today that Shaw Communications has come on board as one of the league’s Founding Partners. This multi-year agreement will see Shaw become the title sponsor of the BCHL Playoffs, which take place in March and April each season. “Known as a well-respected communications company across […]
Kent Johnson broke into the BCHL as 15-year-old last season with the Trail Smoke Eaters and it was clear from the start that, despite his age, he was prepared to compete in the league. One advantage he had over most players is he had someone close to him to rely on for advice. Someone who […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Salmon Arm Silverbacks goaltender Ethan Langenegger has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 13, the league announced Monday. The 19-year-old from Kamloops, B.C. won both of his starts over the weekend, stopping 53 of the 54 shots he faced and finishing with a […]
The BCHL has announced that its Board of Governors has approved the sale of the Coquitlam Express to local businessman Fayaz Manji. Manji will serve as the team’s Governor and the team has announced that Ron Veit will serve as Alternate Governor and special advisor to ownership. “I look forward to helping Junior A hockey […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography NHL Central Scouting has released its initial Players to Watch list ahead of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and five current BCHL players have made the cut. Each ranked BCHL player is listed as a C Prospect, which means a potential fourth, fifth or sixth-round pick. The list includes: Chilliwack […]
The BC Hockey League announced today that the city of Cranbrook has been awarded an expansion franchise. The Cranbrook Bucks will become the league’s 18th team and will begin play in the 2020-21 season, playing out of Western Financial Place in Cranbrook. “We are pleased to add Cranbrook as the 18th member of the BC […]
