Victoria Grizzlies goalie Matthew Galajda has taken care of an important piece of business for himself and the season hasn’t even started yet. Galajda has committed to play NCAA Div. I hockey at Ivy League Cornell University. He’ll head to school and play for the Big Red starting in the 2017-18 season. A product of […]
The 2015-16 BCHL season was notable for many things including an RBC Cup national title for the West Kelowna Warriors and three first-round selections at the NHL Entry Draft. But the number 148 will stand out as among the best things achieved during the last campaign. That’s the number of college commitments for players in […]
Ben Butcher and Latrell Charleson became teammates last year with the Vernon Vipers and they’ll continue to be on the same side at the college level. Both have committed to play NCAA Div. III hockey at Buffalo State University starting this coming season. Butcher, a veteran of 218 BCHL games, posted 13 goals and 14 […]
Last season, the St. Norbert College Green Knights were the national runner-up at the NCAA Div. III Frozen Four and they’re hoping their latest addition from the BCHL can help them back to the top of the heap. Surrey Eagles forward Kurt Black has committed to St. Norbert for the coming season. Black posted 19 […]
Cowichan Valley Capitals forward Patrick Geary has found a home for college hockey this coming season. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound native of Libertyville, Ill. will play for the Polar Bears of Bowdoin College in the fall. Geary is coming of his lone BCHL campaign where he registered 18 goals and 17 assists in 57 games. He […]
After a final BCHL season that included a league title and a national championship with the West Kelowna Warriors, Garrett Forster has added a personal cherry on top with an NCAA Div. I commitment. The Delta, B.C. native will play at St. Cloud State University (SCSU) next season, joining a Huskies program based in St. […]
The contingent of BCHLers from Vancouver Island to Concordia University-Wisconsin (CUW) has grown to a triumvirate. Victoria Grizzlies forward Dante Hahn is the latest to commit to the school, joining Cowichan Valley Capitals grads Josh Adkins and Jake Switzer. Hahn, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound forward, produced 12 goals and 24 assists last season which were both […]
The Hockey East conference has announced its All-Academic Team for the 2015-16 season and 21 BCHL alums made the grade. Players needed to achieve a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on the 4.0 scale in each of the previous two semesters to earn the recognition. Jace Hennig, who played for Coquitlam and Prince George […]
A school with a tremendous athletic presence is the future for Cowichan Valley Capitals forward Josh Adkins. Adkins has committed to play at NCAA Div. III Concordia University-Wisconsin for next season. The school boasts 11 men’s teams and 15 women’s teams. In addition to hockey, Falcons athletes participate in tennis, acrobatics, triathlon, lacrosse and many […]
The Surrey Eagles are pleased to announce captain Paul McAvoy has committed to Colgate University for 2017-18. He becomes the second Eagles player to commit to the division I NCAA school after Jeff Stewart also signed there earlier this offseason. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound McAvoy tied Kurt Black for the team lead in goals, scoring 14 […]
