Nanaimo Clippers play-by-play broadcaster Dan Marshall has been named the 2023-24 winner of the Jim Hughson Award for Broadcaster of the Year. Marshall earned the recognition after a vote was conducted with the 17 B.C. broadcasters. “Winning this award is very special,” said Marshall. “It’s also a collaborative effort for sure. We have a large […]

In a unanimous decision made by the 18 BC Hockey League broadcasters, the 2022-23 Jim Hughson Award for Broadcaster of the Year has been awarded to former Wenatchee Wild play-by-play man Arch Ecker. Ecker, who had been in the booth with the Wild since 2016, sadly passed away in September just prior to the start […]

On this week’s episode of the BCHL Podcast, we have two special guests who just had BCHL year-end trophies named after them. Our first interview is with longtime NHL play-by-play man and former voice of the Vancouver Canucks Jim Hughson (4:05) who got his start calling BCJHL games in Penticton and Kelowna in the 1970s […]

At the most recent BCHL Annual General Meeting, the Board of Governors unanimously voted in favour of updating the names of several year-end awards, as well as adding a pair of new trophies. Over the coming weeks, the league will unveil these changes. The next award to have its name changed is the BCHL’s Broadcaster […]