The BCHL, like the rest of the sports world, is in mourning in the wake of the news from Saskatchewan about the Humboldt Broncos Friday evening. Humboldt’s team was certainly familiar to the BCHL and a big name on the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) landscape, having hosted the RBC Cup national championship in 2012 and […]
The field is set for the NCAA Div. I men’s hockey tournament which starts Friday and there are big numbers of BCHL graduates competing. Of the 16 NCAA teams entering the tournament, 15 have at least one former BCHL player on the roster and six of the teams have five league grads or more. In all, there […]
The Express will be matching up against the Penticton Vees for Round 1 of the BCHL Interior Conference playoffs. The playoff schedule has been released as follows: GAME 1 – Friday March 2 @ Penticton Vees GAME 2 – Saturday March 3 @ Penticton Vees GAME 3 – Tuesday March 6 @ Express 7:00 pm Game Time GAME 4 – Wednesday March 7 @ Express […]
After stage one of voting by the league’s head coaches, a finalist has been named from each division for the BCHL’s annual awards. For the first time in league history, the Goaltending Award is being voted on. Prior to this season, it simply went to the goalie with the lowest goals-against average and 1,000 minutes […]
Prospects Spring Identification Camp Birth years: 1999 to 2000 GOALIE SELECTION SPRING ID PRE-CAMP Dates: May 3, 2018 @ 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm Location: Planet Ice, 2300 Rocket Way, Coquitlam, BC Goalie Cost: $100.00 Due to the limited number of goalies that can attend and receive quality ice during our ID Camp, we will […]
The best hockey in Canada is coming to Chilliwack, May 12th to 20th, with the RBC Cup. Tournament packages for all thirteen games, including both semi-final games, and the championship final, are just one hundred and seventy nine dollars. Go to hockeycanada.ca/tickets to buy yours today!
As Canada’s men’s hockey team prepares for its second game at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Friday night against the Czech Republic, a quick scan of its roster reveals a strong contingent of players who cut their teeth in Junior hockey in the Canadian Junior Hockey League. There are three BCHL alumni in that mix in […]
After 15 years on the job, this will be the final season for John Grisdale as commissioner of the BCHL. Grisdale is the first person to have taken on the title of commissioner and he has held the league’s top job longer than any person in league history. He succeeded Ron Boileau, who was league president, in 2003. Prior to […]
It is with heavy hearts that the BCHL sends news of the passing of longtime Vernon Vipers owner and governor Duncan Wray. He was 68. “We were shocked and saddened to receive word today about Duncan,” said BCHL commissioner John Grisdale. “He was the lifeblood of the Vipers franchise for a very long time and […]
Taken from the BCHL website: Coquitlam Express forward Eric Linell has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 3, the league announced Monday. Linell scored five time as the Express earned a win and a tie in three outings. The native of Great Neck, N.Y. opened the week with […]
