In this week’s episode, we speak with former NHLer Dave Tomlinson. A BCHL alum from his time with the Summerland Buckaroos and the Richmond Sockeyes from 1985 to 1987, Tomlinson went on to play four years at Boston University before turning pro with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After a few years playing in North American, […]
With the college hockey season now complete, a large number of BCHL alumni have signed their first professional contracts, marking the next step in their hockey careers. So far, 46 former players from the league have made the jump to the professional ranks. This includes: Five National Hockey League (NHL) signings 10 American Hockey League […]
The six NCAA Division I hockey conferences, plus the NCAA’s five independent teams, have announced their All-Conference Teams and there are 21 BCHL alumni who made the year-end lists. Atlantic Hockey First-Team All-Conference F Felix Trudeau – Senior – Sacred Heart University (West Kelowna Warriors) F Jack Stockfish – Junior – College of the Holy […]
The NCAA Roundup is back with five BCHL alumni who made noise in college hockey last week. NCHC Forward of the Week Ellis Rickwood – Senior – University of North Dakota (Victoria Grizzlies) Rickwood racked up six points in two games last weekend to lead all NCHC players in his team’s sweep of Arizona State. […]
The first NCAA Roundup of 2026 features a multitude of BCHL alumni honoured through monthly and weekly conferences awards in college hockey. In total, nine former BCHLers earned a total of 10 awards, including a clean sweep of the Atlantic Hockey monthly honours. NCHC Goaltender of the Month Quentin Miller – Freshman – University of […]
The 2025-26 National Hockey League (NHL) season begins tonight and there are 19 former BCHL players on opening night rosters across the league. Fast facts: 15 of 32 NHL teams have at least one BCHL alumnus on their roster The Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Nashville Predators and Utah Mammoth each have two league alumni […]
Presented by Prestige Hotels & Resorts +++ Photo credit: Garrett James Photography In 2022, Matthew Wood was the youngest player in NCAA Division I hockey at 17 years old. After completing his first full season with the BCHL’s Victoria Grizzlies in 2021-22 and capturing the league’s Rookie of the Year award, as well as the […]
NHL teams held their development camps over the past few weeks and 83 current and former BCHL players were invited to participate. Camp rosters are made up of draft picks, signees and invited players. 29 of the 31 teams that made their rosters public included at least one BCHL player. The Dallas Stars and Toronto […]
Presented by Prestige Hotels & Resorts +++ Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Story by Alessio Cusano It has been over five years since Carter King played a regular season game in the BCHL, but he still has strong ties to the league. Since then, he has completed a highly successful collegiate career at the University of […]
Presented by CWENCH Hydration +++ With NCAA Division I programs finishing their seasons over the past month, a large number of BCHL alumni have signed their first professional contracts, marking the next step in their hockey careers. So far, 47 former players from the league made the jump to the professional ranks. This includes: 11 […]
