BUFFALO – Day 2 of the NHL Entry Draft saw a pair of BCHL alums selected from the NCAA ranks to make it five for the league on the weekend. The Edmonton Oilers selected towering defenceman Vincent Desharnais from Providence College early in the seventh round with the 183rd pick. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound rearguard played […]
Victoria Grizzlies graduating captain P.J. Conlon developed into a reliable scoring threat this past season and the program that’s recruited him for next season hope that trend continues. Conlon is headed to NCAA Div. III Amherst College in Massachusetts. The 6-foot, 190-pound native of Goderich, Ont. finished second in Grizz scoring last season with 21 […]
The Prince George Spruce Kings are excited to announce that 18-year-old forward Kyle Johnson has committed to play NCAA Div. I hockey at Yale University for the 2018-19 season. “We are very happy for Kyle; he is a terrific player and a great young man who is very deserving of this commitment,” said Spruce Kings General […]
The Surrey Eagles are proud to announce forward Jeff Stewart has committed to play for NCAA Div. I Colgate University starting in 2018-19. This past season, the 1998-born Surrey native scored 11 goals and added 21 assists in 44 games – his first full season in the BCHL. He was the recipient of the team’s rookie […]
Kale Bennett has an NHL assistant coach in his dad Ray of the St. Louis Blues and he’ll be playing college hockey next year for a former NHL coach in Andy Murray. Western Michigan University (WMU) will be home for Kale starting in the fall as the Nanaimo Clippers defenceman has committed to the NCAA […]
Daniel Nachbaur made four stops over three BCHL seasons but he now knows where he’ll be for the next four. The Wenatchee Wild forward has committed to play for the Beacons of UMass-Boston, an NCAA Div. III program that was the national runner up this past season. Nachbaur played 107 BCHL games between Merritt, Prince […]
Rob Mann and Alex Kerfoot bring different skill sets to the ice but they’ll both be asked to perform the same role – as team captain – in the upcoming NCAA season. Mann, going into his senior year at Robert Morris University, is a 6-foot-4, 225-pound defenceman who plays a no-nonsense game, responsible in his […]
American International College (AIC) has had some good recruiting success late in the season from the Wenatchee Wild. Having inked Kyle Stephan in March, AIC has just landed another standout Wild forward in Blake Christensen. A native of Rochester Hills, Mich., Christensen posted 16 goals and 20 assists for 36 points in 52 games this […]
It’s been almost two months since Kade Kehoe last played a competitive game but he knows there will be plenty more in his future now that he’s locked up an NCAA Div. I commitment for next season. The Cowichan Valley Capitals forward will play at Colorado College starting this fall. The native of Saskatoon led […]
It’s getting harder to make the case players don’t improve enough while playing in the BCHL and the proof is right there on the ice. The recent performances of Penticton Vees standouts Tyson Jost and Dante Fabbro at the World Under-18 tournament in North Dakota are one way of showing that elite-level players receive the […]
