The BC Hockey League announced today that the city of Cranbrook has been awarded an expansion franchise. The Cranbrook Bucks will become the league’s 18th team and will begin play in the 2020-21 season, playing out of Western Financial Place in Cranbrook. “We are pleased to add Cranbrook as the 18th member of the BC […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography With opening weekend of the season starting tomorrow, the BCHL has announced a new focus for the league moving forward: ‘Modern Hockey’. The new tagline represents a shift in culture for the BCHL as it moves into a more modern style of play and operation at the team and league […]
The BCHL regular season begins on Friday, Sept. 6 with a slate of six games that will kick off this year’s action around the league. With new events and initiatives from the league, the upcoming season is sure to engage hockey fans across the province. “The main pillars of the BCHL are player safety and […]
The BC Hockey League and B.C. Chevrolet Dealers have announced a renewed agreement for the 2019-20 season as Chevrolet will become one of the league’s Founding Sponsors and will be known as the “Official Vehicle of the BCHL.” For the second year in a row, the Chevrolet logo will be prominently featured on the front […]
The BCHL has finalized and published its schedule for the 2019-20 regular season, with the exception of the BCHL Showcase Festival presented by Bauer which is set for Oct. 2 to 5. To view the entire league schedule, click here. Opening night for the regular season is Friday, Sept. 6 and it will conclude on […]
The BC Hockey League is pleased to announce the hiring of Steven Cocker as the league’s new Executive Director, Competition and Events. The Orangeville, Ont. native brings with him a diverse background in hockey. Before accepting his role at the BCHL, Cocker had been an assistant general manager with the Penticton Vees since 2015 as […]
The BCHL-champion Prince George Spruce Kings will take on the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) champs the Brooks Bandits in the Doyle Cup starting Friday in Brooks. Normally this best-of-seven series decides who will represent the Pacific Region in the National Junior A Championship tournament (formerly known as the RBC Cup), but since Brooks is […]
The BCHL is pleased to be able to include some of the top young prospects as part of the annual Bauer BCHL Showcase at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack. Top players identified from the BCHL Exposure Camp in May at the Richmond Olympic Oval have been selected and assigned to two teams that will compete against […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League’s (CJHL) Board of Governors announced today an initiative to reduce the number of 20-year-old players allowed to compete, commencing with the approaching 2018-19 regular season. These steps will be implemented over the course of a three-year plan, which has been formalized by the CJHL Board of Governors. Currently each of […]
It will be nine weeks between games for the Chilliwack Chiefs when the RBC Cup kicks off on May 12, as the host team was eliminated in the first round of the BCHL playoffs. It was back on March 11, when the Prince George Spruce Kings knocked out the Chiefs in Game 7 after a […]
