The Vernon Vipers last trip to the Royal Bank Cup was in 2014 when they hosted the tournament. In this article, I look back at the tournament for the Vipers and for the four other teams that spent eight days in the Okanagan Valley playing for a national championship. […]
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BCHL Today: Bucks, Warriors and Cents add new players, Vees forward commits to UND, and more
Rookie camp leads to five commitments for Bucks Bucks commit 5 players from rookie camp! Full press release here:https://t.co/zvxMRxpOWz — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) September 14, 2020 The Cranbrook Bucks announced that they have added 2002-born defensemen Cameron Kungle and Cam Reid and 2002-born forwards Nathan Fox and Hayden Gelbard as […]
BCHL Today: Smoke Eaters trade one defenseman and acquire another, Vees pick up 2019 CJHL rookie of the year finalist, and more
Smokies make a pair of trades TRADE: Smoke Eaters make two moves as they acquire Carson Hemenway from Notre Dame Jr. Hounds. While sending Kyle Pow to West Kelowna. Article: https://t.co/iuIhPcFQOu Welcome to Trail Carson and thank you Kyle Pow!#WeAreSmokeEaters pic.twitter.com/yWKJLxiheS — Trail Smoke Eaters (@BCHLSmokeEaters) August 27, 2020 […]
Chiefs alternate jerseys: a look back through time
One of my colleagues, Clifford Hofferd, is writing a series of articles about the Prince George Spruce Kings alternate jerseys the team has used over the years. Here we’ll take a look at the alternate or sponsor jerseys the Chilliwack Chiefs have had over the years. Some of these […]
Revisiting the 2009 Victoria Grizzlies and the RBC Cup tournament
It’s been eleven years since the Grizzlies hosted the 2009 Royal Bank Cup (now the Centennial Cup), junior A hockey’s national championship. Although the host Grizzlies didn’t win the tournament, it is often forgotten that they were only one goal away from playing in the final against the BCHL […]
Mapping out a BCHL and junior B farm system
Junior hockey doesn’t have a formal farm system like the NHL, but could it? The Pacific Junior Hockey League announced on May 15th that Chilliwack has been awarded an expansion team for the 2020-21 season making it seven BCHL cities with junior B teams in their communities. The BCHL […]
The greatest season in Canadian junior A hockey history
Many in the Okanagan won’t forget the Penticton Vees 2011-12 season. At the helm was head coach and general manager, Fred Harbinson. While under his watchful eye, the Vees racked up the accolades throughout the season, winning the Interior Division, Fred Page Cup, Doyle Cup, and Royal Bank Cup […]
BCHL Today: Canadian Junior Hockey League officially shuts down 2019-20 season, Cents extend GM/Head Coach Sweet-Coulter, and more
CJHL officially pulls the plug on 2019-20 season The #CJHLHockey officially announces the cancellation of the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Details: https://t.co/0BC9MB60gX @THEMHL – @LHJAAAQ – @TheCCHL – @OJHLOfficial – @NOJHL – @SIJHL – @mjhlhockey – @theSJHL – @TheAJHL – @GoBCHL pic.twitter.com/C58tR1VMJu — CJHL (@cjhlhockey) March 13, 2020 The […]
CJHL and Hockey Canada announces cancellation of the remainder of 2019-20 season
There will be no national junior A champion crowned in 2020. For the first time in history, and because of the coronavirus pandemic, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League have cancelled the remainder of the season. There will also be no winner of the Fred Page Cup BCHL […]
