On this week’s episode, we speak with current BCHL official and former BCHL player Braiden Epp (2:51) who shares his story of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in May of last year. He details the issues he’s dealt with since then, his road to recovery and his recent return to the ice to referee a […]
Photo credit: Fighting Irish Media (Galajda) The Watch List for the 2021-22 Mike Richter Award was announced this morning and there are four BCHL alumni included. Bentley University’s Evan DeBrouwer, University of Notre Dame netminder Matthew Galajda, University of Connecticut goalie Darion Hanson and Quinnipiac University’s Yaniv Perets were all part of the 28 goalies […]
Photo credit: Chaisson Creative To say the last eight months have been challenging for BCHL official Braiden Epp is a massive understatement. The 25-year-old from Prince George, B.C., who is also a former BCHL player, had his life turned upside down last May when he noticed a strange sensation his legs while refereeing games in […]
The BC Hockey League announced today that the upcoming Road Show event in Burns Lake, B.C. has been postponed to the 2022-23 season due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the province. The event, featuring two regular-season games between the Prince George Spruce Kings and the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, had originally been scheduled for […]
Photo credits: Garrett James Photography (Trotter, Norlin), Tami Quan (Joughin) Prince George Spruce Kings goaltender Aaron Trotter, West Kelowna Warriors forward Marcus Joughin and Warriors defenceman Isaiah Norlin have been named the BCHL 3 Stars of the Week. 1st Star – Aaron Trotter (G) – Prince George Spruce Kings Trotter posted his first shutout of […]
Over the past week, nine former BCHL players were honoured with weekly and monthly awards in the NCAA, including a Vernon Vipers alumnus who was named conference Player of the Month, Forward of the Week and National Player of the Month. We recap it all in this week’s NCAA Roundup, presented by Johnston Meier Insurance. […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Trail Smoke Eaters forward Zach Michaelis, Salmon Arm Silverbacks forward Simon Tassy and Prince George Spruce Kings goaltender Jordan Fairlie have been named the FortisBC 3 Stars of the Month for December. 1st Star – Zach Michaelis (F) – Trail Smoke Eaters Michaelis was the league’s second leading scorer in […]
On this week’s NCAA Roundup, presented by Johnston Meier Insurance, we take a closer look at the six BCHL alumni that earned weekly conference awards earlier this week. NCHC Forward of the Week Brett Stapley – Senior – University of Denver (Vernon Vipers) Stapley had a huge weekend to power Denver to a sweep of […]
After 94,679 votes in just one week, the BCHL has unveiled the results of the All-Star Fan Vote to determine the remaining spots for the league’s 3-on-3 outdoor All-Star Tournament Jan. 15 in Penticton. The final 10 roster spots were decided through a fan vote after the initial list of 18 skaters was announced on […]
We have wrapped up the month of November, which means there were monthly awards handed out in the NCAA, in addition to the weekly honours. Seven BCHL alumni earn conference recognition and we recap it all below. Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week Evan DeBrouwer – Senior – Bentley University (Nanaimo/Prince George) DeBrouwer backstopped the […]
