The initial list of nominees for the 2025 Hobey Baker Memorial Award have been announced and there are 15 former BCHL players in contention. The nominees for the award, given to college hockey’s best player, were decided through a vote between the NCAA Division I hockey head coaches. Fans can vote for their top choices […]
Another six former BCHL players were recognized with weekly honours in their respective conferences in college hockey last week. Hockey East Player of the Week Alex Campbell (F) – Senior – Northeastern University (Victoria Grizzlies) Campbell recorded his first hat trick of the season to lead Northeastern to a 4-1 win over Brown. The Huskies […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography The BCHL’s coverage of the 2023 NHL Draft is presented by Chevrolet. +++ The 2023 NHL Entry Draft concluded today and nine BCHL players heard their names called over the two-day event. After Victoria Grizzlies alumnus and University of Connecticut forward Matthew Wood and Penticton Vees forward Bradly Nadeau were […]
In Part 1 of our NHL Draft preview, we speak with four of the BCHL’s top prospects for the draft: Matthew Wood (University of Connecticut/Victoria Grizzlies) (3:23) Aydar Suniev (Penticton Vees) (14:14) Owen Beckner (Salmon Arm Silverbacks) (22:03) AJ Lacroix (Chilliwack Chiefs) (30:39) Subscribe and listen: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/bchlmedia/bchl-podcast-nhl-draft-preview-part-1-matthew-wood-aydar-suniev-owen-beckner-aj-lacroix?si=31b24a4761624d97a1e4483732d17205&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing The BCHL’s coverage of […]
The 2023 NHL Entry Draft in Nashville, Tenn. starts tomorrow with Round 1 and continues with Rounds 2 through 7 on Thursday. Like every year, several BCHL players come into the draft ranked by NHL Central Scouting. Today, we will take a look at the top prospects from the league. The BCHL’s 2023 NHL Draft […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography The 2023 NHL Draft is set to take place on June 28 and 29 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings include five players that played in the BCHL last year and another two who are BCHL alumni in college hockey. Leading up to the draft, […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Penticton Vees forwards Aydar Suniev and Josh Nadeau and Vees goaltender Luca Di Pasquo have been named the NAPA Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week. 1st Star – Aydar Suniev (F) – Penticton Vees Suniev led all players in points last week with five in two games after scoring […]
Penticton Vees – 6 Alberni Valley Bulldogs – 3 The Penticton Vees used a five-goal outburst in the second period to take a commanding lead in Game 3 and eventually win by a 6-3 final. Aydar Suniev had four points for Penticton on two goals and two assists, while Josh Nadeau had a pair of […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography (Beckner, Nadeau, Suniev, Stanley) NHL Central Scouting released their final rankings this morning ahead of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and there are 12 current, former and future BCHL players listed. Five players that are currently in the league made the list, as well as two former players now playing […]
After conducting a vote with all 18 BCHL head coaches, the league has determined finalists for six year-end individual awards. Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player) Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees) Josh Nadeau (Penticton Vees) Ean Somoza (Wenatchee Wild) Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) Oliver Auyeung-Ashton (Victoria) Micah Berger (Wenatchee) Aydar Suniev […]
