Merritt Centennials defenceman Michael Van Unen has played on the same team as his twin brother Rylan from minor hockey all the way up to the BCHL. After announcing his commitment to the Northern Michigan University Wildcats for the 2019-20 season, the brothers will now become rivals for the first time next season in the […]
After playing his entire hockey career in B.C.’s Interior region, including three years in the BCHL with Merritt, Centennials forward Rylan Van Unen will be heading north next year as he has committed to play for the University of Alaska Nanooks for the 2019-20 season. Van Unen has already equaled his career-best output in points […]
After hitting the 100th career-point milestone in late October, Penticton Vees forward Andre Ghantous has secured his future as he has committed to the Northern Michigan University Wildcats for the 2019-20 season. Ghantous has 12 points (4-8-12) in 18 games this year for the Vees after spending the first two years of his BCHL career […]
After a full weekend of games in the NCAA, four BCHL alums from three different Division I conferences, including a trio of former Vernon Vipers, have earned Player of the Week honours. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) saw two former BCHLers earn top honours as former Trail Smoke Eater and current captain at Michigan […]
Coquitlam Express forward Joshua Wildauer will be heading back to his home state of Michigan next year as he has committed to the Lake Superior State Lakers for the 2019-20 season. Wildauer heads into this weekend’s games leading the Express in scoring with 22 points (9-13-22) in 20 games, which ties him for 16th overall […]
After reaching the 100-game plateau on opening night on Friday, Salmon Arm Silverbacks defenceman Akito Hirose has added another milestone to his resume as he has committed to play for the Minnesota State University (Mankato) Mavericks in the 2019-20 season. Hirose has just started his third season with the Silverbacks, where he has put up […]
Main training camps for the coming BCHL season have not yet opened but it wasn’t too early for Merritt Centennials forward Nicholas Wicks to make a big decision about his college hockey future. The native of Delta, B.C. has secured an NCAA Div. I future at the University of Alaska-Anchorage (UAA) and is set to […]
Like his twin brother, Victoria Grizzlies forward Justin Michaelian has secured a future in NCAA Div. I hockey for the coming season. Michaelian has committed to play at Ferris State University (FSU) next season in his native Michigan. His brother Brendon, a defenceman who this past season captained the North American Hockey League’s Amarillo Bulls, […]
Five BCHL alums were named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s (WCHA) 2017-18 All-League Teams, the NCAA conference announced this morning. Former Langley Rivermen forward Mitch McLain, who is now a senior at Bowling Green, was named to the All-WCHA Second Team, along with former Coquitlam Express standout Adam Rockwood, who is a junior forward […]
After four seasons in the BCHL, including 211 regular season games and 14 in the playoffs, Merritt Centennials defenceman Tyrell Buckley will be moving on to play for the Michigan Tech Huskies in the 2018-19 season. Currently unable to play in Merritt’s playoff series with the Wenatchee Wild due to injury, the Centennials captain still […]
