Photo credits: Ed Mailliard (Briere), Rob Rasmussen (Metsa), Omaha Athletics (Ward), SPX/Minnesota State Athletics (Hirose) We head into the Christmas break with another NCAA Roundup packed full of BCHL alums being recognized for their high level of play. This week, we highlight five players who earned weekly conference awards. ECAC 1st Star of the Week […]
Photo credit: BSU Photo Services (Driscoll) It was a good week for BCHL alums playing in the WCHA as they captured three of the four weekly awards in the conference, plus yet another Wenatchee Wild grad got his hands on a Player of the Week award, this time in the Atlantic Hockey conference. Atlantic Hockey […]
Photo credit: Garrett James Photography As a youngster growing up in Duncan, B.C., Cowichan Valley Capitals forward Luc Wilson had a slight advantage over the rest of his hockey-playing colleagues. His father Brant worked at the local arena and would stay late after work to use the ice to work on skills with his son. […]
Photo credits: Russ Hons (Kawaguchi), MI Hockey (Ghantous) A pair of BCHL alums took home weekly honours in the NCAA this week. NCHC Forward of the Week Jordan Kawaguchi – Junior – University of North Dakota (Chilliwack Chiefs) Kawaguchi led the NCHC with six points last weekend to guide North Dakota to a conference-opening sweep […]
In this week’s NCAA roundup, only one BCHL alum earned a conference Player of the Week award, but we saw a few freshmen score their first career goal and a pair of BCHL grads earn a shutout for their first-career win. WCHA Defenceman of the Week Edwin Hookenson – Senior – Minnesota State University Mavericks […]
Photo credit: Russ Hons/UND Athletics (Scheel), CA Hill Photo (Risteau) The college hockey season is underway across the NCAA and BCHL alums are already being recognized for their play early in the season as five former players from the league were named Players of the Week in their conference. ECAC Hockey Player of the Week […]
Nanaimo Clippers forward Tyler Williams was an offensive force in his first BCHL season. The 19-year-old led the team in assists and finished just one point back of the Clippers scoring lead. His strong play last season caught the attention of NCAA scouts as Williams has committed to the Lake Superior State University Lakers for […]
Photo credit: Lisa Mazurek Vernon Vipers forward Connor Marritt grew up in Kelowna, B.C. and has played his entire hockey career in the Okanagan area. Having just completed his second BCHL season with the Vipers, he now knows that in a year’s time he will be moving out of the province and out of the […]
After one successful year in the BCHL, West Kelowna Warriors defenceman Lucas Bahn is heading south again as he has committed to the University of Alabama-Huntsville next season, located only a couple of hours away from his hometown of Hendersonville, Tenn. The 19-year-old saw his offensive game grow in West Kelowna this year, putting up […]
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Langley Rivermen forward Daneel Lategan made his way to Canada and ended up playing minor hockey in Alberta near his hometown of Westlock. In 2016, he made the jump to B.C. to play Junior B hockey in the Kootenay Interior Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and a year later he […]
