On today’s episode, we talk to Alberni Valley Bulldogs goaltender Hobie Hedquist (3:12), Rochester Institute of Technology freshman and former Chilliwack Chief and West Kelowna Warrior Carter Wilkie (12:27), as well as Tom Williamson who played in the BCHL from 1966 to 1968 for the Vernon Blades and the Vernon Essos (27:31). Subscribe and listen: […]
The BCHL and Save-On-Foods are proud to once again recognize billet families from across the league for going the extra mile to support BCHL players off the ice with the Billet Families of the Month award. Throughout the season, the league will recognize one billet family from each team and the outstanding work they do […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Alberni Valley Bulldogs goaltender Hobie Hedquist, Cranbrook Bucks forward Tyson Dyck and West Kelowna Warriors forward Elan Bar Lev Wise have been named the BCHL’s 3 Stars of the Week. 1st Star of the Week – Hobie Hedquist (G) – Alberni Valley Bulldogs Hedquist earned back-to-back shutouts last week in […]
NHL Central Scouting released its initial Players to Watch list ahead of the 2022 NHL Entry draft and there are seven current BCHL players on the list. Michael Abgrall (Surrey), Eli Barnet (Victoria), Ethan Bono (Alberni Valley), Emanuelson Charbonneau (Alberni Valley), Ryan Hopkins (Penticton), Tyson Jugnauth (West Kelowna) and Joshua Niedermayer (Penticton) were listed as […]
The BCHL Podcast is back with the first episode of the 2021-22 season! On this week’s episode we speak with former Merritt Centennial and Northeastern University forward Wade MacLeod (3:28) who shares the story of his courageous battle with brain cancer and his return to pro hockey after taking three years off. We also talk […]
In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2021-22 regular season, we will be going team-by-team to profile new players coming in for the upcoming year. This will include recaps of offseason commitments and acquisitions, as well as scouting reports from the coaches. First up is the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. As the host […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography By Sheldon Lee It was not the storybook ending Jackson Munro and his Chilliwack Chiefs teammates were hoping for. Munro wrapped up a four-year BCHL career last month with a loss in a first-place showdown against the Prince George Spruce Kings, which determined the winner of the Chilliwack Pod. Despite […]
Photo credits: Chaisson Creative (Pearson), Garrett James Photography (Fitzgerald, Brunette) All week long, the BCHL has been handing out a set of awards for each pod and we caught up with a few of the winners. Our guests today include Alberni Valley Bulldog and Island Pod Top Goaltender Luke Pearson (2:51), Surrey Eagles F Christian […]
After polling coaches and broadcasters from the four teams in the Island Pod, the league has determined the winners of the Island Pod Awards. Island Pod Most Valuable Player Ellis Rickwood (Victoria Grizzlies) – 20GP – 13G – 17A – 30PTS Rickwood took the league by storm in his first season in the BCHL. The […]
The BCHL and Save-On-Foods have partnered to recognize billet families from across the league for going the extra mile to support BCHL players off the ice with the Billet Family of the Week award. Throughout the season, we will be going pod-by-pod to recognize one billet family from each team and the outstanding work they […]
