Week 20 of the BCHL season is now in the books and Denver Manderson and Brodie Reid of the Penticton Vees are on nine-game point streaks with Manderson totallying 22 points during that time. Teammate Devon Krogh has noticed in telling Emanuel Sequeira of the Penticton Western News, “He was amazing last year, but I think he stepped it up leadership wise this year. I don't think there's a guy in the BCHL who sees the ice better than him. If you find the hole, he's going to hit you with the pass. Denver's a special player.” The rest of the story is here. Curtis McKenzie is on a six game point streak good for nine points. The Vees have played in a league high nine double overtime games and are 5-0-0-4 in those contests.
Mitch MacMillan of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs is on a eight game point streak for a total of 13 points.
Darcy Oakes of the Powell River Kings is on a seven game point streak for a total of 12 points. Oakes has at least a point in 44 of 49 games this season. The Kings continue to lead the league in shots for per game at 34.8 and are second in fewest shots against per game at 26.7.
Alex Allan of the Prince George Spruce Kings is on a six game point streak good for 11 points. The 19 Year-Old has 14 points in his last nine games after three points in the preceding 12 games. The native of Calgary, Alberta is in his first BCHL season after playing for the Olds Grizzlies of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and Allan will be off to the University of Alabama in Huntsville next season. The Spruce Kings have won a league high (along with Powell River) ten games this season when being tied after one period with their record of 10-4-2-3.
Colton Beck of the Langley Chiefs is on a six game point streak. The Chiefs are one of three teams in the league (Quesnel, Westside) to have a perfect record when leading after two periods as they are 19-0-0-0.
Cody Bremner of the Victoria Grizzlies is on a five game point streak. The 18-Year-Old from Victoria has 15 points in his last 23 games after six points in his first 22 contests of the season. The Grizzlies are one of three teams in the league (Burnaby, Quesnel) to not have a victory when trailing after two periods at 0-9-1-0.
Sahir Gill of the Vernon Vipers is on a five game point streak and has 26 points in his last 31 games after two points in his first ten games of his rookie campaign. The Terrace native leads all 16-Year-Olds playing in the B.C.H.L. in scoring. The Vipers continue to lead the league in fewest shots against per game at 25.6 and are second in shots for per game at 33.4.
John Digness of the Burnaby Express is on a five game point streak good for eight points. The 19-Year-Old from Red Deer, Alberta is producing at 1.6 points per game with his new team after averaging 0.5 points per game with the Vernon Vipers for the first 39 games of his second season in the league. The Express are tied for a league high seven victories when heading into the third period tied with a 7-4-0-2 record.
Alex Gellert of the Cowichan Valley Capitals is on a five game point streak. The 19-Year-Old from Kelowna already has 30 more points, in eight less games, than he did last season. The Caps are 17-5-0-2 in their last 24 games including three straight wins over the division leading Grizzlies after being 1-4-0-0 in the first five meetings this season against Victoria. The two teams will play four more times this season. Head Coach and General Manager Scott Robinson has high praise for his goaltender as he told Sharie Epp of the Victoria Times Colonist “He's the best goalie in the league. He's grown with his maturity and composure. I wouldn't trade him for any goalie in the league, and I don't think anybody else would either.” The full article is here. The Capitals are the other team with seven wins when tied after two with their 7-4-0-1 record.
Patrick Haas, the voice of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, takes a weekly look at the top news from around the BC Hockey League. Each week, Patrick will review the headlines that have fans of the league's 16 teams buzzing.
