With the 2023-24 NCAA Division I hockey regular season set to begin this weekend, rosters are now final and there will again be a significant amount of BCHL alumni playing college hockey at the highest level. This year, 404 former BCHL players cracked Division I rosters across the NCAA, which is the second-most in BCHL […]
The BC Hockey League announced today that current NHL referee Kelly Sutherland, former NHL officials Shane Heyer and Jay Sharrers, as well as Big Ten (NCAA) Coordinator of Officials Steve Piotrowski have signed on as development coaches and mentors for the BCHL’s Officiating Program in 2023-24. The group will work directly with BCHL officials, either […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography/Island Images Photography The majority of NHL teams have kicked off their development camps following the draft last week and there are 89 current and former BCHL players attending camps across the league so far. Camp rosters are made up of draft picks, signees and invited players. There are still a […]
In Part 1 of our NHL Draft preview, we speak with four of the BCHL’s top prospects for the draft: Matthew Wood (University of Connecticut/Victoria Grizzlies) (3:23) Aydar Suniev (Penticton Vees) (14:14) Owen Beckner (Salmon Arm Silverbacks) (22:03) AJ Lacroix (Chilliwack Chiefs) (30:39) Subscribe and listen: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/bchlmedia/bchl-podcast-nhl-draft-preview-part-1-matthew-wood-aydar-suniev-owen-beckner-aj-lacroix?si=31b24a4761624d97a1e4483732d17205&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing The BCHL’s coverage of […]
The 2023 NHL Draft is set to take place on June 28 and 29 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings include five players that played in the BCHL last year and another two who are BCHL alumni in college hockey. Leading up to the draft, we will share interviews with […]
On this week’s episode, we speak with Quinnipiac University forward and Penticton Vees alumnus Jacob Quillan (2:46) who is fresh off scoring the overtime winning goal in the NCAA’s National Championship game. We also talk to Vees goalie and reigning BCHL 1st Star of the Week Luca Di Pasquo (15:53). Subscribe and listen: Apple Podcasts […]
On this week’s episode, we speak with Quinnipiac University senior and Chilliwack Chiefs alumnus Skyler Brind’Amour (2:44) whose team is preparing for the NCAA’s Frozen Four next week. We also speak with West Kelowna Warriors forward, Seattle Kraken draft pick and Harvard University commit Ben MacDonald (21:04) as the Warriors prepare to take on the […]
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 […]
In Part 2 of our year-end NCAA Roundup, presented by Johnston Meier Insurance, we recap the 11 BCHL alumni that took home individual conference awards at the conclusion of the season. CCHA Forward of the Year David Silye – Junior – Minnesota State University (Nanaimo Clippers/Penticton Vees) Silye led the CCHA with 23 goals and […]
For the second year in a row, former Penticton Vees goaltender and current Quinnipiac University netminder Yaniv Perets was named a top-10 finalist for the NCAA’s Hobey Baker Award this week, given to college hockey’s top player at year end. A week prior, Perets was also named a top-three finalist for the Mike Richter Award […]
