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Six BCHL players selected in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft

Photo credits: Island Images (Lahey), Liz Wolter (Pridham), Davin Beer (Sawyer) The BCHL’s coverage of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft is presented by Chevrolet. +++ The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is now in the books and six BCHL players heard their names called, including four that suited up for the 2023-24 campaign, as well as […]

Johnson gets second crack at World Junior tournament

Photo credit: Matthew Murnaghan/Hockey Canada Images Columbus Blue Jackets forward and BCHL alumnus Kent Johnson was named to Canada’s roster for the rescheduled 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, Aug. 9 to 20 in Edmonton, Alta. Johnson was part of the original Team Canada that won its first two games in December before the tournament was […]

BCHL Podcast – Aug. 13 (Kent Johnson & Manon Rhéaume)

On this week’s episode, we catch up with former Trail Smoke Eater and current University of Michigan sophomore Kent Johnson (2:04) who is fresh off his fifth overall selection in the NHL Draft. We also speak with hockey legend Manon Rhéaume (9:58) who played several years with the Canadian women’s hockey team and was the […]

Johnson drafted 5th overall by Blue Jackets

Former BCHL MVP, Trail Smoke Eaters alumnus and University of Michigan forward Kent Johnson was drafted fifth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft on Friday night. Johnson becomes the second-highest BCHL player taken at the draft since 2007 when Kyle Turris was taken third overall by the Phoenix Coyotes. […]