Braedon Fleming stopped 26 of 27 shots and Brendan Budy scored a late go-ahead goal as the Langley Rivermen beat the Surrey Eagles 2-1 to get their first win of the series. Langley’s Eric Butte opened the scoring less than five minutes into the first period with his first of the playoffs to give the […]
Interior Division No. 1 Penticton Vees vs. No. 8 Coquitlam Express Regular season head-to-head: (2 games) The Vees won both meetings in regulation time Of note: If the Vees get out in front early in any game, it’s bad news for the opposition. They are 19-3 when leading after one and 30-0 when leading after […]
As announced in the fall, the 2018 BC Ford Dealers Road to the Fred Page Cup BCHL playoffs will have a different look from last year. This season, there will be no byes and 16 teams will earn a spot in the postseason with two of those being wild-card berths. As of today, the Merritt […]
Following numerous meetings, conference calls and proposed scenarios, a Task Force Committee created in June 2017 by the BCHL Board of Governors has recommended a format for the 2018 BCHL playoffs. The Board voted to keep the league’s the three-division alignment for the regular season, eliminate the first-round bye in the Interior Division playoffs and […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) The West Kelowna Warriors are two wins away from reaching the Fred Page Cup Finals, but their success up to this point hasn’t left them satisfied. While they stunned the league by knocking off the heavily-favoured Penticton Vees in the Interior Division Finals to reach Round 3, there wasn’t […]
Round 3 Schedule Tuesday, March 29: West Kelowna @ Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31: Nanaimo @ West Kelowna, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2: Chilliwack @ Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Monday, April 4: Nanaimo @ Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6: Chilliwack @ West Kelowna, 7 p.m. Friday, April 8: West Kelowna @ Nanaimo, 7 p.m.
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) Through the first four games of Round 2, the Chilliwack Chiefs appear to be the beneficiary of having a 10-days rest between their first- and second-round series. The Chiefs hold a 3-1 series lead on the Wenatchee Wild and will try their hand at reaching Round 3 Thursday night. […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) When the Chilliwack Chiefs and Wenatchee Wild face off in the second-round this Friday, it will be a matchup of two teams who have been well-rested for the series. The Chiefs were the only team to pull off a first-round sweep, dispatching the Coquitlam Express. As a result, they […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL Communications) After a hectic win in Game 3, the Wenatchee Wild leaned on goaltender Chase Perry to backstop them as they tried to get back to the brand of hockey head coach Bliss Littler preaches. Perry had a perfect outing, stopping all 29 shots he faced in a 5-0 Wild […]
Bo Didur made 43 saves and Torrin White scored twice in the third period to give the Mainland #3 Langley Rivermen a 4-3 road win over the #2 Wenatchee Wild in Game 1 of their series. Langley led 2-0 after one on goals by Matt Graham and Trevor Ayre but Wenatchee replied in the second […]
