The road to the Frozen Four begins today as NCAA Men's Hockey's version of March Madness kicks off with the sixteen-team tournament which will decide the national champion. The BCHL is well-represented in the tournament as all sixteen teams feature at least one graduate of the league. In total, there are 66 former BCHL players taking part.
The following is a list of the sixteen teams and the BCHL graduates that play for them:
Boston College Eagles:
Isaac MacLeod (Penticton), Evan Richardson (Powell River), Destry Straight (Coquitlam)
Colgate University Raiders:
Brett Corkey (Vernon), Daniel Gentzler (Surrey)
University of Denver Pioneers:
Joey LaLeggia (Penticton)
Ferris St. University Bulldogs:
Cory Kane (Vernon)
UMass-Lowell River Hawks:
Evan Campbell (Langley), Michael Colantone (Prince George)
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers:
Connor Reilly (Penticton), Mike Reilly (Penticton), Connor Reilly (Penticton)
Minnesota State University Mavericks:
Nick Buchanan (Penticton), Sean Flanagan (Penticton), Bryce Gervais (Penticton), Cole Huggins (Coquitlam), Jon Jutzi (Powell River), Brett Knowles (Cowichan Valley)
University of North Dakota:
Mark MacMillan (Penticton), Mitch MacMillan (Alberni Valley), Wade Murphy (Penticton), Brendan O'Donnell (Penticton), Troy Stecher (Penticton), Adam Tambellini (Surrey)
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish:
Steven Fogarty (Penticton), Chad Katunar (Penticton), Mario Lucia (Penticton), Shayne Taker (Cowichan Valley)
Providence College Friars:
Paul de Jersey (Prince George), Josh Monk (West Kelowna), Brandon Tanev (Surrey)
Quinnipiac University Bobcats:
Michael Garteig (Penticton), Connor Jones (Vernon), Kellen Jones (Vernon), Brady Rouleau (Victoria), Travis St. Denis (Penticton), Brayden Sherbinin (Salmon Arm), Devon Toews (Surrey)
Robert Morris University Colonials:
Jimmy Geerin (Burnaby), Chase Golighty (Prince George), Scott Jacklin (Trail), Jeff Jones (Merritt), Rob Mann (Penticton), Mac Roy (Langley)
St. Cloud State University Huskies:
Joey Benik (Penticton), Tim Daly (Langley), Joey Holka (Penticton), Garrett Milan (Penticton), David Morley (Victoria)
Union College Dutchmen:
Mat Bodie (Powell River), Daniel Carr (Powell River), Matt Hatch (Alberni Valley), Noah Henry (Powell River), Cole Ikkala (Vernon), Charlie Vasaturo (Salmon Arm)
University of Vermont Catamounts:
Malcolm McKinney (Coquitlam), Kyle Mountain (Penticton), Mario Puskarich (Langley), Mike Santaguida (Surrey), Brady Shaw (Surrey), Mike Stenerson (Surrey)
University of Wisconsin Badgers:
Joel Rumpel (Penticton), Jedd Soleway (Penticton), Mark Zengerle (Salmon Arm), Morgan Zulinick (Salmon Arm)
