Photo credits: Garrett James Photography (Gendron), Liz Wolter (Wagnon, Urness) Nanaimo Clippers forward Willyam Gendron, Surrey Eagles forward Zachary Wagnon and Cranbrook Bucks forward Noah Urness have been named the NAPA Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week. 1st Star – Willyam Gendron (F) – Nanaimo Clippers Gendron led all BCHL players with six points […]
NCAA conferences handed out their first monthly awards of the 2023-24 season, along with weekly honours as well. Nine different BCHL alums received awards with one in particular being honoured three times with his conference’s Forward of the Week and Player of the Month, as well as the national co-Player of the Month. Hockey Commissioner’s […]
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 clubs […]
The BCHL has announced the winners of its year-end awards for the 2022-23 season. Three award finalists for each trophy were determined after a round of voting by the 18 league head coaches. Winners were selected after a second round of voting by the same coaches. Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player) Bradly Nadeau […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Wenatchee Wild – 4 Cranbrook Bucks – 2 The Wenatchee Wild are moving on to Round 2 after defeating the Cranbrook Bucks 4-2 in Game 6 of their first-round series. Ean Somoza got Wenatchee on the board in the first and Arvega Hovsepyan potted a second period marker to put […]
Vernon Vipers – 2 West Kelowna Warriors – 1 Ethan David stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced to earn first star of the game, while Ethan Merner scored the game-winner midway through the third period as the Vernon Vipers edged the West Kelowna Warriors 2-1 in Game 5 of their first-round series to […]
Salmon Arm Silverbacks – 2 Prince George Spruce Kings – 1 Silverbacks goalie Matthew Tovell stole the show in Game 1 of their first-round series, stopping 34 of the 35 shots he faced to lead his team to a 2-1 victory. After a scoreless opening frame, the ‘Backs got on the board via an Ethan […]
The Shaw BCHL Playoffs begin tomorrow. Earlier, we previewed the Coastal Conference matchups, now we dig into the series on the Interior Conference side of things. #1 Penticton Vees vs. #8 Trail Smoke Eaters Head-to-Head: Penticton won the season series 5-0 with one win coming in a shootout. Top Performers: Penticton – F Bradly Nadeau […]
Presented by Chevrolet +++ Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Story by Kenneth Wong Cranbrook Bucks forward Noah Quinn was raised on the ice. Born in Nelson, B.C., Quinn recalls fond memories of playing hockey with his father and skating on the public rink with his mother. At age 13, he moved to Penticton to attend […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Alberni Valley Bulldogs goaltender Hobie Hedquist, Cranbrook Bucks forward Noah Quinn and Chilliwack Chiefs forward Mason Kesselring have been named the NAPA Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week. 1st Star – Hobie Hedquist (G) – Alberni Valley Bulldogs Hedquist was a brick wall for the Bulldogs over the weekend, […]
