It was a successful month for many BCHL alumni now plying their trade for NCAA Division I schools. Several former players from the league earned weekly and monthly awards due to their strong play on the ice. We recap it all below. National Collegiate Hockey Conference Taylor Ward (F) – Senior – University of Nebraska-Omaha […]
Photo credits: Rob Rasmussen (Tufto), Jonathan Knight Photography (Johnson), Ed Mailliard (Briere), Mady Salvani (Galambos) This week saw the highest number of former BCHL players rewarded with conference awards so far this year as six took home weekly honours and another two were recognized for their play in the month of December. Atlantic Hockey Player […]
A new episode of the BCHL Podcast is now live! This week we talk to: -Kevin Wall (Penn State University, Carolina Hurricanes, Chilliwack Chiefs) -Bliss Littler (Wenatchee Wild) Wall tells us about his torrid start to his sophomore year at Penn State, his memories of the 2019 NHL Draft and how the BCHL prepared him […]
Day two of the NHL Draft was today and, as expected, it featured a ton of BCHL talent. After Alex Newhook was selected 16th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in Round 1 yesterday, seven more players from the league were chosen today in rounds two to seven. The eight players were the most selected since […]
The 2019 NHL Draft takes place this weekend on June 21 and 22 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. With 10 BCHL players making the cut on NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings released in April, we are breaking down each player and where they can expect to be taken come draft day. Alex Newhook (F) – […]
NHL Central Scouting released their final rankings ahead of the 2019 Entry Draft taking place June 21 and 22 in Vancouver and 10 BCHL players are listed. Leading the way is Victoria Grizzlies forward and BCHL MVP Alex Newhook. The league’s leading scorer is ranked 13th among North American skaters, up three spots from his […]
Tallying up the results from a survey of the league’s broadcasters has revealed the first team, second team and all-rookie team of BCHL All-Stars. In all, 11 teams are represented across the three teams and two players found themselves included in the rookie team as well as the one of the All-Star squads. All of […]
Tonight – Chilliwack Chiefs (42-13-1-0) at Prince George Spruce Kings (37-13-1-5) 7 p.m. at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena in Prince George Presented by the BCIHL TICKETS FREE TO VIEW ON HOCKEYTV Previous Meetings Tonight is the seventh of eight meetings this year between the teams and the season series is tied at three wins apiece. […]
An initial round of nominations has narrowed down the finalists from each division for the BCHL annual awards. In a weighted vote, each BCHL head coach was asked to submit a list ranking their top choices for each of most valuable player, rookie of the year, top defenceman, top goalie and most sportsmanlike player. The […]
Victoria Grizzlies forward Alex Newhook has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 3, the league announced Monday. The 18-year-old had four goals and three assists in three games this week, including a hat trick and a five-point effort on Sunday afternoon. Newhook started his week by picking up […]
