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Howarth commits to ‘Cats

Already well on his way to new BCHL highs in goals and points, Trail Smoke Eaters forward Kale Howarth can add another line to his hockey bio – a college hockey commitment to Northern Michigan University. Howarth accepted the NMU offer last week and will head to campus next season. The 6-foot-5, 205-pounder has seven […]

Armour commits to Bemidji State

Ross Armour of the Trail Smoke Eaters has committed to Bemidji State University of the NCAA Div. I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) for the 2018-19 season. A native of Rossland, B.C. – just outside Trail – Armour posted 9-26-35 last season in 53 games and is off to a fine start to this season with […]

Nieto locks up future at LSSU

The Wenatchee Wild are pleased to announce that goaltender Garrett Nieto has committed to play college hockey for Lake Superior State University. Nieto, a 17-year-old, 6-foot-3, 235-pound goaltender from Yorba Linda, Calif., recently completed his first season with the Wild, compiling a 2.09 goals against average and a .911 saves percentage in 19 games, winning […]

Marino inks with Nanooks

(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 […]

BCHL Alums feature heavily in WCHA postseason awards

(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 […]

McLain, McCormack take conference kudos

(McCormack photo courtesy BSU Photo Services) One had a career weekend while the other set a school record and it grabbed the attention of the decision makers in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The players in question are Langley Rivermen alum Mitch McLain of Bowling Green and former Nanaimo Clippers standout Graeme McCormack of Bemidji […]

Anholt nabs WCHA POW nod

Look back over former West Kelowna Warriors captain Matt Anholt’s hockey career and you’ll see his offensive numbers always mushroom in his second season at every level. That’s been the case again this season, his sophomore campaign at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, and he still has two more years to go. This week, the native […]

Huskies honours: Petan, Benik earn NCAA nods

Now in their respective final seasons of NCAA hockey, Alex Petan and Joey Benik are perhaps saving their best for last. Petan is the only player in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association scoring race averaging better than a point per game in conference play and just led the Michigan Tech Huskies to an undefeated month […]

Pair of Vees commit to NMU

The Penticton Vees are pleased to announce forwards Demico Hannoun and Luke Voltin have committed to Northern Michigan University (NMU) for the 2016-17 season. Hannoun, who’s in his fourth season in the BCHL, has 11 goals and 22 points in 29 games this season despite the fact he missed 13 games due to injury. The North Delta, BC, […]

Hope signs on with Nanooks

The West Kelowna Warriors are pleased to announce that Kylar Hope has committed to the University of Alaska-Fairbanks for the 2016-17 season. Hope, from Lashburn, Saskatchewan, is in his third season with the Warriors, where he sits third in team scoring with 21 goals, and 32 assists through 42 games. Hope recently played in his 150th […]