CALGARY, Alberta (September 26, 2016) – A new season is now underway across all ten leagues in the CJHL, and already there are eleven teams who remain unbeaten after their first few weeks of regular season play. The British Columbia Hockey League just completed its annual Showcase this past week in Chilliwack and all […]
The Penticton Vees are pleased to announce defenceman Joe Leahy has committed to Cornell University for the 2018-19 season. “Joe has really impressed since the onset of training camp. He not only has great size but excellent mobility and sees the game very well, said president, general manager and head coach Fred Harbinson. “We’re excited to […]
Calgary, Alberta (September 2, 2016) – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced today its Pre-Season Top 20 rankings for the 2016-2017 season. The leagues in which the teams belong to are in parentheses. Portage Terriers (MJHL) Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) Penticton Vees (BCHL) Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL) […]
Penticton Vees centre, and captain, Tyson Jost was drafted 10th overall by the Colorado Avalanche Friday night at the NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo. He joins Kyle Turris (third to Phoenix Coyotes in 2007) as the only top-10 NHL draft picks in BCHL history. Jost was available backstage at the draft: Tyson Jost on being […]
It’s a far different story for each of them, but no one can ever take away from Justin Schultz and Beau Bennett that they are Stanley Cup champions. The pair of BCHL grads got to hoist the Cup Sunday night in San Jose as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game […]
A pair of BCHL alums are champions of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). Victoria Grizzlies product Justin Courtnall and former Penticton Vees netminder Joel Rumpel won the Kelly Cup with the Allen Americans Thursday after a 4-2 home win over the Wheeling Nailers. OFFICIAL STORY FROM ECHL.COM The Americans, based in Allen, Texas, are […]
CALGARY, Alberta (May 12, 2016) – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) today announced the winners of five CJHL National Awards. The CJHL National Awards are awarded each season and recognize individual success in the 10 Junior A leagues in the CJHL. They include Most Valuable Player, Top Forward, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender and Rookie of the […]
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 […]
Fresh off his junior season that saw him win a national title with the University of North Dakota, former Penticton Vees standout defenceman Troy Stecher has signed with the Vancouver Canucks. CLICK HERE to read the official release from the Canucks. Stecher was the 2013 BCHL Interior Conference Top Defenceman trophy winner and captained the […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) The West Kelowna Warriors are two wins away from reaching the Fred Page Cup Finals, but their success up to this point hasn’t left them satisfied. While they stunned the league by knocking off the heavily-favoured Penticton Vees in the Interior Division Finals to reach Round 3, there wasn’t […]
