Presented by Chevrolet. In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2023-24 season, we will go team-by-team to profile new players entering the league for the upcoming season, including scouting reports from the coaches. This year, we will go in reverse order of how the teams finished last season, starting with the two clubs […]
The BCHL has announced the winners of its year-end awards for the 2022-23 season. Three award finalists for each trophy were determined after a round of voting by the 18 league head coaches. Winners were selected after a second round of voting by the same coaches. Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player) Bradly Nadeau […]
After conducting a vote with all 18 BCHL head coaches, the league has determined finalists for six year-end individual awards. Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player) Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees) Josh Nadeau (Penticton Vees) Ean Somoza (Wenatchee Wild) Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) Oliver Auyeung-Ashton (Victoria) Micah Berger (Wenatchee) Aydar Suniev […]
Presented by Chevrolet +++ Photo credit: Garrett James Photography Story by Kenneth Wong Cranbrook Bucks forward Noah Quinn was raised on the ice. Born in Nelson, B.C., Quinn recalls fond memories of playing hockey with his father and skating on the public rink with his mother. At age 13, he moved to Penticton to attend […]
In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2022-23 season, we will be going team-by-team to profile new players coming in for the upcoming year. This will include recaps of offseason commitments and acquisitions, as well as scouting reports from the coaches. We will start with the Interior Conference. First up is the […]
In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2021-22 regular season, we will be going team-by-team to profile new players coming in for the upcoming year. This will include recaps of offseason commitments and acquisitions, as well as scouting reports from the coaches. Next up is the Cranbrook Bucks. Last year’s debut campaign […]
Walker Gelbard came into Cranbrook Bucks camp last fall as a 15-year-old just looking to get noticed by a coach or two and maybe stand out enough to get an opportunity to come back the following year and have a chance to make the team. As it turned out, he made such a strong impression […]
Photo credits: Garrett James Photography (Lapointe), Tami Quan (Stienburg) On the newest edition of the BCHL Podcasts, we talk with: Ryan Donald (Cranbrook Bucks) Greg Lapointe (Coquitlam Express) Matthew Stienburg (West Kelowna Warriors) Donald is the head coach and general manager of the expansion Bucks and he tells us about his team’s first win last […]
All summer we’ll be going team-by-team to profile new players coming in for the 2020-21 season with recaps of offseason commits and acquisitions. We will also have interviews and scouting reports from the coaches. Next up is the Cranbrook Bucks. The timing for the Cranbrook Bucks is unfortunate as they wait to make their BCHL […]
