The BC Hockey League (BCHL) Board of Governors has approved the sale of the Cowichan Valley Capitals to Island Capitals Sports & Entertainment. The group will take over ownership of the team immediately after purchasing the franchise from former owner Ray Zhang. The ownership group is headed up by John Dewar, managing partner of Maxxam […]
Presented by Chevrolet. In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2023-24 season, we will go team-by-team to profile new players entering the league for the upcoming season, including scouting reports from the coaches. This year, we will go in reverse order of how the teams finished last season, starting with the two […]
Photo credits: Island Images Photography (Chichkin), Garrett James Photography (Elias) Merritt Centennials defenceman Aleksey Chichkin has been added to the Top Prospects Game and Cowichan Valley Capitals defenceman William Elias will now represent his team at the outdoor All-Star Tournament next weekend in Penticton. Chickin will replace former Capitals defenceman Aaron Brown on Team West […]
The BCHL and Save-On-Foods are proud to once again recognize billet families from across the league for going the extra mile to support BCHL players off the ice with the Billet Families of the Month award. Throughout the season, the league will recognize one billet family from each team and the outstanding work they do […]
This week, we have alumni from Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo and Surrey all making noise in college hockey and taking home weekly conference awards. We give you the details in this week’s NCAA Roundup, presented by Johnston Meier Insurance. ECAC Hockey Defender of the Week Pito Walton – Senior – Princeton University (Coquitlam Express) […]
It was a banner week for BCHL alumni plying their trade in the NCAA as there were nine former BCHLers honoured with weekly conference awards. We recap it all in this week’s NCAA Roundup, presented by Johnston Meier Insurance. CCHA Forward of the Week David Silye – Junior – Minnesota State University (Nanaimo Clippers/Penticton Vees) […]
On this week’s episode of the BCHL Podcast, we catch up with Chilliwack Chiefs forward Sasha Teleguine (2:34) to talk about his highlight reel goal from the season opener, his year in college hockey and why he decided to return to the BCHL. We also speak with the reigning 1st Star of the Week, McCoy […]
Photo credits: Garrett James Photography (Bidewell, Fairlie), Pure Life Photography (Tovell) Cowichan Valley Capitals goaltender McCoy Bidewell, Salmon Arm Silverbacks goaltender Matthew Tovell and Prince George Spruce Kings goaltender Jordan Fairlie have been named the NAPA Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week. 1st Star – McCoy Bidewell (G) – Cowichan Valley Capitals Bidewell was […]
In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2022-23 season, we will be going team-by-team to profile new players coming in for the upcoming year. This will include recaps of offseason commitments and acquisitions, as well as scouting reports from the coaches. We have moved into the Coastal Conference. Next up is the […]
The BC Hockey League and the Vancouver Canucks Alumni have announced six winners for the BCHL Canucks Alumni Scholarship Program for the 2021-22 season. The program, which has been in place since 1987, is designed to provide former BCHL players the opportunity to apply for scholarship funds as they continue their academic careers. The recipients […]
