Kale Bennett has an NHL assistant coach in his dad Ray of the St. Louis Blues and he’ll be playing college hockey next year for a former NHL coach in Andy Murray. Western Michigan University (WMU) will be home for Kale starting in the fall as the Nanaimo Clippers defenceman has committed to the NCAA […]
Daniel Nachbaur made four stops over three BCHL seasons but he now knows where he’ll be for the next four. The Wenatchee Wild forward has committed to play for the Beacons of UMass-Boston, an NCAA Div. III program that was the national runner up this past season. Nachbaur played 107 BCHL games between Merritt, Prince […]
Rob Mann and Alex Kerfoot bring different skill sets to the ice but they’ll both be asked to perform the same role – as team captain – in the upcoming NCAA season. Mann, going into his senior year at Robert Morris University, is a 6-foot-4, 225-pound defenceman who plays a no-nonsense game, responsible in his […]
American International College (AIC) has had some good recruiting success late in the season from the Wenatchee Wild. Having inked Kyle Stephan in March, AIC has just landed another standout Wild forward in Blake Christensen. A native of Rochester Hills, Mich., Christensen posted 16 goals and 20 assists for 36 points in 52 games this […]
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 been almost two months since Kade Kehoe last played a competitive game but he knows there will be plenty more in his future now that he’s locked up an NCAA Div. I commitment for next season. The Cowichan Valley Capitals forward will play at Colorado College starting this fall. The native of Saskatoon led […]
BCHL graduates are entering the ranks of professional hockey in higher numbers each season. So far, since the NCAA season ended, 27 former BCHL players have inked contracts and tryouts with NHL organizations. Below are the players who have found opportunities with professional clubs. In all, 14 BCHL and 18 NHL clubs are represented by […]
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 […]
Vernon Vipers captain Colton McCarthy has accepted an offer and will play Alberta college hockey next season with the Trojans of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. McCarthy finished second on the Vipers with 21 goals in the 2015-16 season, to go along with 12 assists and 97 penalty minutes. The Salmon Arm, B.C. product […]
