Photo credit: Island Images Photography The BCHL Podcast is back! On this week’s episode, we reflect on the league’s 60th Anniversary event last weekend with a few of the stars of the show. We speak with Merritt Centennials goaltender Johnny Hicks (3:06), Coquitlam Express forward and All-Star Tournament MVP Mirko Buttazzoni (15:58) and Trail Smoke […]
Photo credit: Island Images Photography The BCHL has concluded its long-awaited 60th Anniversary All-Star Weekend event in Penticton, B.C. after hosting a Top Prospects Game at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Friday and an outdoor skills competition, Alumni & Friends Game and All-Star Tournament on an outdoor rink on Saturday. “This weekend was well […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Merritt Centennials goaltender Johnny Hicks has been named to the Team East roster for the Top Prospects Game tomorrow night in Penticton. The 17-year-old will replace Salmon Arm Silverbacks goaltender Carter Richardson who is unable to play due to illness. Hicks owns a .919 save percentage on the season, the […]
The BCHL has announced the participants for the skills competition as part of the league’s outdoor 60th Anniversary All-Star event. The skills competition takes place on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. on the outdoor rink in Penticton. Two players from each conference will take part in four different skill drills, with all players participating […]
As part of the BCHL’s 60th Anniversary event in Penticton Jan. 20 to 22, the league has partnered with Save-On-Foods to present a community skate this Saturday night on the outdoor rink after the All-Star festivities. The skate is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., after the All-Star Tournament concludes, and wrap up at 8:30 […]
Three-time Stanley Cup Champion and former Penticton Panthers defenceman Duncan Keith, along with Burnaby Express alumnus and 14-year NHLer Kyle Turris, will be guest coaches for the 2023 BCHL Top Prospects Game on Friday night in Penticton. Keith will man the Team East bench alongside Penticton Vees head coach Fred Harbinson, while Turris will be […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography After announcing a partnership in November 2022, the BC Hockey League (BCHL) and HealthTech Connex (HTC) will include neurocognitive performance testing as part of the off-ice combine at the Top Prospects Game during the league’s 60th Anniversary event this weekend in Penticton. HTC will use their NeuroCatch® Platform to sensitively […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Wenatchee Wild forward Ean Somoza has been added to the Team East roster for the BCHL Top Prospects Game on Friday. Somoza will replace Prince George Spruce Kings forward Luca Primerano who is unable to participate due to injury. Somoza, a 2003-born forward committed to Western Michigan University, enters the […]
The BCHL has announced the participants for the outdoor Alumni & Friends Game, presented by Johnston Meier Insurance, as part of the 60th Anniversary All-Star Weekend in Penticton. The game takes place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 on the newly built outdoor rink. The list of alumni and special guests is highlighted by […]
Photo credits: Island Images Photography (Chichkin), Garrett James Photography (Elias) Merritt Centennials defenceman Aleksey Chichkin has been added to the Top Prospects Game and Cowichan Valley Capitals defenceman William Elias will now represent his team at the outdoor All-Star Tournament next weekend in Penticton. Chickin will replace former Capitals defenceman Aaron Brown on Team West […]
