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 […]
The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship starts tomorrow and there are 93 BCHL alumni competing to win the national title. This includes a high of 14 alumni suiting up for Bentley University, who is making their first appearances in the tournament after winning the Atlantic Hockey conference. Cornell University is also well-represented […]
Presented by CWENCH Hydration +++ In this special edition of the NCAA Roundup, we highlight the 29 BCHL alumni who were named to their conference’s year-end all-star teams. ECAC Hockey First-Team All-Conference F Ellis Rickwood – Senior – Clarkson University (Victoria Grizzlies) F Brett Chorske – Senior – Colgate University (Wenatchee Wild) D Trey Taylor […]
Two former BCHL players were recognized with weekly conference awards in college hockey this week. Get the recap in the NCAA Roundup, presented by CWENCH Hydration. Big Ten 1st Star of the Week Christian Fitzgerald – Junior – University of Wisconsin (Surrey Eagles) Fitzgerald netted three goals last week as Wisconsin claimed four of six […]
