The BCHL has announced the rosters for the 2025 Top Prospects Game, hydrated by CWENCH, on Jan. 17 at Rogers Rink in Salmon Arm, B.C. as part of All-Star Weekend. The game is for the top NHL Draft eligible players in the league, plus 16 and 17-year-old draft prospects. Selections were made through a poll […]
Photo credits: Liz Wolter (Hughes), Garrett James Photography (Heise, Busch), Lawrence Scott (Loranger), Island Images (Hockley) NHL Central Scouting released its annual Players to Watch list ahead of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and nine current BCHL players made the cut, as well as one 2025-26 committed player. Every BCHL player listed is ranked as […]
Photo credits: Liz Wolter (Stefanek, Pridham), Island Images (Ashton, Lahey), Davin Beer (Sawyer) NHL Central Scouting released its Final Rankings today ahead of the NHL Entry Draft in June and 16 current, future and former BCHL players are included on the list. 10 names on the list are current BCHL players, five are committed to […]
Photo credits: Island Images (Lahey, Monteiro), Liz Wolter (Ashton, Stefanek), Tami Quan (Pridham) NHL Central Scouting released its Mid-Term Rankings today and 10 BCHL players are included on the list. The highest ranked player is West Kelowna Warriors forward Jack Pridham who comes in as the 70th ranked North American skater. The Penticton Vees lead […]
The BCHL will once again hold a Top Prospects Game on Jan. 19 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, B.C. and, after a vote between BCHL head coaches and general managers, as well as input from NHL Central Scouting, the roster have been announced. Players listed by Central Scouting on their Players to […]
NHL Central Scouting has released its initial Players to Watch list ahead of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft and there are 15 BCHL players named. The list is separated into different categories. A Prospects: 1st round candidate B Prospects: 2nd/3rd round candidate C Prospects: 4th/5th round candidate W Prospects: 6th/7th round candidate LV (Limited Viewing): […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography (Beckner, Nadeau, Suniev, Stanley) NHL Central Scouting released their final rankings this morning ahead of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and there are 12 current, former and future BCHL players listed. Five players that are currently in the league made the list, as well as two former players now playing […]
Presented by Chevrolet +++ Photo credit: Garrett James Photography By Nick Greenizan Moving away to play junior hockey can be a tough, stressful decision for a teenage hockey player, no matter how far away from home they may be headed. Luckily for Victoria native Owen Beckner, when it came time for him to pull up […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography (Stanley, Nadeau, Beckner, Suniev) Six current BCHL players, two alumni in the NCAA and three others committed to BCHL teams next year were listed by NHL Central Scouting on their Midterm Rankings ahead of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft in June. The list is headlined by University of Connecticut forward […]
Photo credit: Pure Life Photography (Beckner), Garrett James Photography (Nadeau, Stanley Lacroix), Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog (Wood) NHL Central Scouting has released its Players to Watch list ahead of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and there is no shortage of BCHL representation. A total of nine current players, one future prospect and another two former […]
