(McCormack photo courtesy BSU Photo Services) One had a career weekend while the other set a school record and it grabbed the attention of the decision makers in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The players in question are Langley Rivermen alum Mitch McLain of Bowling Green and former Nanaimo Clippers standout Graeme McCormack of Bemidji […]
Though he’s now focused on the BCHL postseason, it has to feel a bit like mission accomplished on another front for Powell River Kings goaltender Jeff Smith. The Maple Ridge, B.C. native has accepted an offer to St. Cloud State University to play for the Huskies starting next season. This after he played his freshman […]
(Hockey Now on the BCHL – Future NCAA teammates having nice seasons in the BCHL) Though this is his first (and likely only) season in the BCHL, Austin McIlmurray is certainly making an impact with the Coquitlam Express. The 19-year-old forward, who is from Coral Springs, Fla., was the BCHL’s top scoring rookie as of […]
When Nick Rutigliano heads off to Bentley University to begin his NCAA hockey career, it will help to have plenty of familiar faces around. The West Kelowna Warriors defenceman in the third player on his team to commit to the Div. I program in Massachusetts. Also headed there are forwards Jonathan Desbiens and Brett Mennear. […]
Not many BCHL players draw the attention of an ESPN personality upon their announcement of a commitment to college but when Langley Rivermen forward Ryan Barrow let it be known on Twitter that he had signed with Dartmouth, he drew a response from John Buccigross. The significance remains unclear but several of Barrow’s Langley teammates […]
Look back over former West Kelowna Warriors captain Matt Anholt’s hockey career and you’ll see his offensive numbers always mushroom in his second season at every level. That’s been the case again this season, his sophomore campaign at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, and he still has two more years to go. This week, the native […]
CALGARY, Alberta (February 19, 2016) – The annual review of Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) alumni playing at the next level sees a small increase to 2,094 CJHL alumni pursuing their academic and hockey careers at colleges and universities across North America. The CJHL strives to develop athletic and academic excellence in a high-performance setting by […]
The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce 1996-born defenceman Nick Fiorentino has accepted the opportunity to attend and play NCAA Div. I hockey at Northeastern University in Boston starting in the fall. Fiorentino is in his first and only season in the BCHL, a campaign where to date he leads the Cents blueline in scoring with 7 goals, 28 […]
The National Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHC) this week announced 98 student-athletes as top academic achievers in the 2015-16 season. Among them are eight graduates of the BCHL. The NCHC Academic All-Conference Team recognizes any student-athlete that has accumulated a 3.0 GPA or better while having completed at least one year at their current institution. To […]
It’s been a well-worn path from Powell River to the NCAA and Kings defenceman Adam Brubacher is the latest to travel it. Brubacher has committed to play Div. I hockey next season for the Tigers of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The blueliner has earned a reputation this season, which will be his lone BCHL campaign, […]
