A former Coquitlam Express captain is one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given annually to the top player in NCAA men’s hockey. Michigan Tech Huskies senior captain Alex Petan, who played three years with the Express, led the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in conference scoring with 16 goals and 29 […]
(Harvard photo courtesy of Gil Talbot) (Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) A pair of BCHL alums have each traveled a unique path to lead their respective NCAA teams into the postseason, and they’re going to face off this weekend. Brayden Jaw and the Harvard Crimson will face off against Jacob Pritchard and the St. […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) One of the West Kelowna Warriors’ top players will be moving north in the fall. Captain Kyle Marino has committed to joining the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s (WCHA) Alaska Nanooks for 2016-17. This comes after a strong 2015-16 season with the Warriors where the Niagara Falls native posted 14 […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) The WCHA awards heavily featured BCHL talents. Headlining the group was the Michigan Tech Huskies star forward Alex Petan, who was named WCHA Player of the Year and part of the All-WCHA First team. Petan led the Huskies with 17 goals and 30 points. The Coquitlam Express alum played […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) The Providence College Friars are entering the Hockey East playoffs on an eight-game winning streak, led by former Surrey Eagles forward Brandon Tanev. The 24-year-old has scored 15 goals this season, which is tied for the team lead with 2012 Calgary Flames’ first-round pick Mark Jankowski. On a Hockey […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) It can be difficult to follow the footsteps of your father when he played in the NHL and is an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins. Joe Sacco of the Vernon Vipers has gotten off to a strong start after committing to play for the University of New Hampshire […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) It was a good month in college hockey for Gage Torrel, the former standout forward of the Langley Rivermen. The 21-year-old freshman of the Lake Superior State Lakers, was named Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Rookie of the Month for February. Torrel scored seven points in eight games during […]
The Penticton Vees are pleased to announce forward Nicholas Jones has committed to the University of North Dakota. Jones is the fifth player on the Vees roster to commit to UND and will join the Fighting Hawks for the 2017-18 season. Gabe Bast, Dixon Bowen, Tyson Jost and Colton Poolman are the other four Vees that […]
It can be tough to stand out when you play on a team with the top-scoring line in the league for most of the season but Nolan Aibel was able to do enough in his role behind the Sheldon Rempal-Matt Hoover-Devin Brosseau line to earn a scholarship to Ivy League Brown University. Aibel has been […]
For the second time this season, a BCHL alum has taken the Hockey Commissioner’s Association (HCA) monthly player award. Danton Heinen, the Boston Bruins draft pick, former Surrey Eagles captain and current standout at the University of Denver, got the nod for February. Michael Garteig, a Powell River and Penticton alum, earned the same recognition in […]
