The West Kelowna Warriors completed what most thought impossible Saturday night as they eliminated the Penticton Vees from the playoffs with a 4-3 home win that wrapped up the series in six games. It was a Garrett Forster empty-net goal with 4:29 to go that wound up being the winner but only after a furious […]
Just as Round 2 of the BC Ford Dealers Road to the Fred Page Cup BCHL Playoffs get started tonight, the league is announcing its All-Star Teams for the 2015-16 season. The results come from polling of BCHL play-by-play broadcasters. BCHL 1st Team All-Stars: F – Tyson Jost, Penticton Vees F – Sheldon Rempal, Nanaimo […]
(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 […]
Penticton Vees forward Tyson Jost has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 28, the league announced Monday. Jost led all BCHL scorers for the week with three goals and six assists for nine points in three games. The product of St. Albert, Alta. opened his week with a goal and […]
The votes have been tallied and we now know the winners of the BCHL’s five major individual awards. A second round of polling of the league’s head coaches was carried out this week and the winners are as follows: Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (MVP) – Tyson Jost, Penticton Vees Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of […]
The finalists for the 2015-16 BCHL Awards have been determined. After polling the league’s head coaches, one player from each division has been identified. These names will be put to the coaches for one more survey to determine the ultimate winners, which will be announced on Friday, Feb. 26. The nominees are as follows: Vern […]
Tyson Jost scored twice in the first period helping the Penticton Vees to a 5-2 home win over the West Kelowna Warriors. Scott Conway made it 3-0 heading to the second and after Bryan Basilico cut into the Vees’ lead, Nick Jones restored the three-goal cushion. Jonathan Desbiens got one to keep the Warriors within […]
Coquitlam Express forward and captain Jackson Cressey has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 24, the league announced Monday. Cressey scored four goals in two games, including a hat trick, and got the game-winner both nights. The West Vancouver, B.C. product got the decisive goal in the waning […]
NHL Central Scouting released its mid-term player rankings in advance of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and there are six BCHL players among the 15 Junior A players rated. In addition, one league alumnus from the NCAA ranks is included. There is also one player currently here on a BCHL exhibition tour as part of […]
