BUFFALO – Day 2 of the NHL Entry Draft saw a pair of BCHL alums selected from the NCAA ranks to make it five for the league on the weekend. The Edmonton Oilers selected towering defenceman Vincent Desharnais from Providence College early in the seventh round with the 183rd pick. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound rearguard played […]
The Chilliwack Chiefs announced today that they will retire number nine as a tribute to Gordie Howe who passed away last week at the age of 88. Howe, known to everyone as “Mr. Hockey” played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League and six seasons in the World Hockey Association. He retired after the 1979-80 […]
After returning to the Lower Mainland to finish his Junior hockey career, Chilliwack Chiefs defenceman Austin Adam is looking farther afield once again for his future in Canadian University hockey. Adam has committed to play for the University of Western Ontario in London for the coming season. A native of Surrey, B.C., Adam spent his […]
It’s getting harder to make the case players don’t improve enough while playing in the BCHL and the proof is right there on the ice. The recent performances of Penticton Vees standouts Tyson Jost and Dante Fabbro at the World Under-18 tournament in North Dakota are one way of showing that elite-level players receive the […]
After making the move to B.C. midseason, it looks like Taylor Allan is establishing his hockey roots in this province. The Calgary native and recent graduate of the Chilliwack Chiefs will be playing college hockey for the Spartans of Trinity Western University for the coming season. Allan joined the Chiefs from the AJHL’s Lloydminster Bobcats […]
Chilliwack Chiefs forward Darien Craighead has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending April 24, the league announced Monday. Craighead led all scorers for the week that was with three goals and two assists in four games. He was on the scoresheet each night for the Chiefs, who won two […]
Vimal Sukumaran opened the scoring for the Chilliwack Chiefs and later assisted on Jordan Kawaguchi’s game-winner in a must-win 5-2 Game 5 for the Chilliwack Chiefs over the visiting West Kelowna Warriors. West Kelowna now leads the best-of-seven series 3-2. Just past the midway point of the opening frame, Sukumaran got the Chiefs on the […]
A harmless-looking turnaround wrister off the half boards by Garrett Forster was tipped home by Jake LeBrun at 16:28 of overtime to give the West Kelowna Warriors a 3-2 home win over the Chilliwack Chiefs Tuesday night. West Kelowna now has a 3-1 series lead and can claim the Fred Page Cup Friday night in […]
Home ice continues to be a conundrum for teams in the BCHL Finals after the Chilliwack Chiefs went into West Kelowna and downed the Warriors 3-1 Monday night. Aidan Pelino made 26 saves and goals from Connor McCarthy and Darien Craighead in the second were the difference for Chilliwack. After a scoreless first, McCarthy put […]
The West Kelowna Warriors took a 2-0 series lead in the BCHL Finals after a 6-3 win in Chilliwack over the Chiefs Saturday night. With the game tied 3-3 after two periods, West Kelowna was able to score three times in the third to pull away. It was Jonathan Desbiens’ power-play goal – the Warriors’ […]
