He got to wear the ‘C’ and led his team to the postseason in his final year of junior hockey and now Ayrton Nikkel hopes to add to that resume in university hockey. The Salmon Arm Silverbacks leader from last season is now taking his game to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) level where he’ll […]
BUFFALO – Day 2 of the NHL Entry Draft saw a pair of BCHL alums selected from the NCAA ranks to make it five for the league on the weekend. The Edmonton Oilers selected towering defenceman Vincent Desharnais from Providence College early in the seventh round with the 183rd pick. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound rearguard played […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL Communications) The reward for a strong showing in the BCHL by Trail Smoke Eaters defenceman Bennett Morrison will be the chance to display his skills in the NCAA. Morrison, who played for both the Chilliwack Chiefs and Smoke Eaters this season, will play for Hamilton College of the New England […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) The NCAA Div. I opening round, and the road to the Frozen Four in Tampa Bay, Fla., gets going Friday and BCHL graduates will take their fair share of the spotlight. All told, 56 BCHL alums (eight of whom are NHL draft picks, noted below with italics) will feature in […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) The Divisional finals start this Friday. Here is a preview for each series and key players to watch closely as we near puck drop. Mainland Chilliwack Chiefs (1) vs. (2) Wenatchee Wild How they got there: Chilliwack swept the Coquitlam Express in the opening round, and have been off […]
The Powell River Kings needed overtime, but it was well worth the wait as they defeated the Cowichan Valley Capitals 3-2 in overtime to win the series, four games to two. Kyle Betts scored 1:12 into the extra frame to help the Kings ice the series. They’ll now face the Island #1 Nanaimo Clippers in the […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) One of the West Kelowna Warriors’ top players will be moving north in the fall. Captain Kyle Marino has committed to joining the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s (WCHA) Alaska Nanooks for 2016-17. This comes after a strong 2015-16 season with the Warriors where the Niagara Falls native posted 14 […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) The WCHA awards heavily featured BCHL talents. Headlining the group was the Michigan Tech Huskies star forward Alex Petan, who was named WCHA Player of the Year and part of the All-WCHA First team. Petan led the Huskies with 17 goals and 30 points. The Coquitlam Express alum played […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) It’s been a memorable season for two former BCHLers, who notched their first career NHL goals during the 2015-16 campaign. Defenceman Josh Manson, the former Salmon Arm Silverbacks standout scored his first goal in the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks in a Nov. 6 home game against the Columbus […]
(Submitted by Alex Hoegler, BCHL communications) Offence was aplenty in a Game 3 showdown between the Mainland #2 Wenatchee Wild and #3 Langley Rivermen which required overtime. Kyle Stephan’s game winner 18 seconds into sudden death gave the Wild a 7-6 victory and a 2-1 lead in the series. In what was an action-filled first period, […]
