Basically a point-per-game player over his two seasons in the BCHL, Powell River Kings forward Carter Turnbull will get the chance to show he can be productive in college hockey too. Turnbull has accepted an NCAA Div. I opportunity to the University of Connecticut, or UConn, for the 2018-19 season. Over the course of 100 […]
Jake Smith scored four times more goals this season than last and more than doubled his overall points output. The surge in production has helped him earn an NCAA Div. I future at Michigan State University. Smith posted 32 goals and 26 assists for 58 points while playing all 58 games for the Chilliwack Chiefs […]
David Giunta of the Coquitlam Express is following a path well traveled to college hockey from the BCHL as he’s committed to play for the Falcons at Bentley University starting next season. The Falcons have recruited heavily from the BCHL in recent seasons with six players – captain Max French, Jake Kauppila, Cody DePourcq, Aidan […]
Using a 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame, Langley Rivermen forward Gavin Payne has added the elements to his game necessary to make an impact in college hockey. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) must think so as well because they’ve secured his services for their NCAA Div. I program for next season. Payne has posted 16 goals and 21 […]
The Merritt Centennials have announced the NCAA commitment of forward Zach Risteau to the St. Lawrence University Saints for the 2018-19 season. “We’re happy for Zach and his family on making this decision,” said Cents GM and Head Coach Joe Martin. “Zach has had a tremendous rookie campaign for us and we look forward to […]
A fresh start in a new BCHL city has led to a bright future for Prince George Spruce Kings defenceman Tyler Anderson. Not that things weren’t going well with the West Kelowna Warriors, because he won a national championship there and earned a reputation as a rugged defenceman that was tough to play against. But […]
Troy Conzo has moved progressively further west in his Junior hockey journey and in the west is where he’ll stay as he moves to the college ranks. The product of Nesconset, N.Y., on Long Island, went to New Jersey, Des Moines, Iowa and then Wenatchee where he’s been for the past three seasons. This fall, […]
Getting your first NCAA goal is obviously a career highlight but when it’s a game-winner and earns conference player of the week recognition, it makes for an especially sweet moment to savour. That’s the case for Nanaimo Clippers alum Yanni Kaldis of Cornell University as he potted the winner in an important 4-3 win over RPI […]
Ryan Barrow’s career year for the Langley Rivermen, that has seen him more than triple his offensive output from a season ago, has attracted the attention of one of the top teams in NCAA hockey. The University of Denver has recruited Barrow to join their program starting in the fall. A native of Banff, Alta., […]
Neck and neck in the standings with conference rival RIT, the Bentley University Falcons got a big boost from freshman and West Kelowna Warriors alum Jonathan Desbiens in last weekend’s road sweep of the Tigers. Desbiens got the opening goal of the game in the series-opening 3-2 win at RIT and followed that the next […]
