The BCHL has announced the participants for the outdoor Alumni & Friends Game, presented by Cascades Casino Penticton, as part of the league’s All-Star Weekend in Penticton. The game takes place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 on the Penticton Outdoor Rink. The list of alumni and special guests is highlighted by Stanley Cup […]
Over the years, the BCHL has built a rich history of players being selected at the NHL Draft. From the first player from the league being selected in the 1975 draft to having three first-rounders in the same draft in 2016, the BCHL has had a presence on draft day for nearly 50 years. With […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography The BCHL and College Hockey Inc. are hosting an information seminar Feb. 8 in Coquitlam prior to the Express home game against the Chilliwack Chiefs. The seminar will be attended by hockey players born from 2007 to 2009, as well as their parents. Speakers include former NHLer and University of […]
Photo credit: Island Images Photography The BCHL has concluded its long-awaited 60th Anniversary All-Star Weekend event in Penticton, B.C. after hosting a Top Prospects Game at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Friday and an outdoor skills competition, Alumni & Friends Game and All-Star Tournament on an outdoor rink on Saturday. “This weekend was well […]
Three-time Stanley Cup Champion and former Penticton Panthers defenceman Duncan Keith, along with Burnaby Express alumnus and 14-year NHLer Kyle Turris, will be guest coaches for the 2023 BCHL Top Prospects Game on Friday night in Penticton. Keith will man the Team East bench alongside Penticton Vees head coach Fred Harbinson, while Turris will be […]
The BCHL has announced the participants for the outdoor Alumni & Friends Game, presented by Johnston Meier Insurance, as part of the 60th Anniversary All-Star Weekend in Penticton. The game takes place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 on the newly built outdoor rink. The list of alumni and special guests is highlighted by […]
On this week’s episode of the BCHL Podcast, we connect with a pair of BCHL legends with plenty of college and NHL experience. Our first interview is with Burnaby Express alumnus and 14-year NHL veteran Kyle Turris (4:13) who recently had the Kyle Turris Community Award named after him. We also speak with former Chilliwack […]
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. This week, the league will unveil the two new awards. The latest award introduced by the BCHL is the Kyle Turris Community […]
The BC Hockey League has spent the season honouring the league’s 60th Anniversary by looking back on its six decades of existence. To finish off this year’s coverage of that milestone year, the league has sourced the opinions of three BCHL experts to determine the 60th Anniversary Team. A roster featuring the all-time greatest and […]
As we celebrate the BC Hockey League’s 60th Anniversary season, we will take a look back at the past and celebrate the teams and people that made this league what it is today. In this edition, we go back to the 2000s, a decade which saw new highs at the NHL Draft and the introduction […]
